Richard Theodor Ludwig Leopold von Schubert 
(19.04.1850 - 13.05.1933)
place of birth:  Wielkibor
Königreich Preußen:  OBH,  Generaloberst  z.D. (Art)


Generaloberst Richard von Schubert was a Prussian artillery specialist who was brought out of retirement to command at the corps and field army level during the Great War. He began his military career in 1867 as he was just turning 17, soon followed by his commissioning as a Sekonde-Lieutenant in the Hannover field artillery regiment. He deployed to France with his artillery unit to fight during the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-71, where he earned the Iron Cross 2nd Class. During peace time, he experienced a fairly complex and well-decorated career as an artillery officer, taking off three years to attend the Prussian War College. For more than 15 years, he additionally served in various assignments as an general staff officer.

At the rank of Generalleutnant in 1902, Schubert was assigned a divisional command in Colmar (present-day France.) He was then selected in 1907 to head of Prussia's Field Artillery Inspectorate in Berlin, with a promotion to General and with Kaiser Wilhelm II. welcoming him into the Prussian nobility in January 1909. As Inspector General of Field Artillery (1907-11,) he successfully campaigned for the German Army's increased reliance on tactical field artillery. General of Artillerie von Schubert then retired from active duty at the age of 61.

When the Germans mobilized for the Great War Schubert was immediately reactivated and assigned command of XIV. Reserve-Korps, subordinate to General von Heeringen's 7. Armee-Oberkommando. After initial engagement in the Alsatian region of the Western Front, he was transferred in September 1914 to the Eastern Front to briefly assume command of Hindenburg's 8. Armee. This lasted only two weeks, however, as Schubert immediately came into conflict with I. Armee-Korps commander General Francois over basic war strategy in the east. He returned west to command XXVII. Reserve-Korps under Herzog Albrecht's 4. Armee and engaged in the Flanders region. For his distinguished service and leadership during this campaign, he was decorated in August 1916 with the highest Royal Prussian order of bravery, the Pour le Mérite. Schubert was dispatched to the Aisne area to relieve General von Heeringen of command of 7. Armee-Oberkommando, an assignment he remained with until retiring from the military seven months later.  At retirement, he was decorated with Prussia's highest order of chivalry, the Schwarzer Adler-Orden (Order of the Black Eagle.) General von Schubert then retreated to relative obscurity in Marburg an der Lahn and lived until passing away in May 1933.

	Generaloberst	27.01.1917
	Eisernes Kreuz II	Deutsch-Französischer Krieg  1870–1871
	Militär-St-Heinrich	20.03.1916  Ritter
	Pour le Mérite	28.08.1916
	Schwarzer Adler	11.03.1917