Eugen Paul Constantin Werner von Voigts-Rhetz
(13.01.1863 - 19.11.1914)
place of birth:  Jüterbog
Königreich Preußen:  Quartiermeister,  Generalmajor
Prussian Generalmajor Werner von Voigts-Rhetz served during the Great War as Chief of General Staff Erich von Falkenhayn's deputy. Werner von Voigts-Rhetz was born in Jüterbog with his father serving as a Prussian General der Artillerie. As an 18-year old, joined the grenadier regiment in Schwerin to launch his own military career. During peace time he served over 14 years as a general staff officer at various commands and was the Garde-Korps Chief of Staff at mobilization. As the Great War broke out, he deployed to France as part of the Supreme Army Command's Great Headquarters, Große. Functioning  Hauptquartier. Having arrived at Charleville-Mézières, France, Generalmajor von Voigts-Rhetz soon became gravely ill and died of heart failure at the age of 51 years.

 
 
Generalmajor  27.01.1913
 
 
 

  
 
Curriculum Vitae
   
16.04.1881 Sekonde-Lieutenant
16.04.1881 Großherzoglich Mecklenburgisches Grenadier-Regiment Nr. 89 - Schwerin
21.02.1886 Großherzoglich Mecklenburgisches Grenadier-Regiment Nr. 89 - Schwerin  (Bn Adjutant)
01.10.1889 Preußische Kriegsakademie - Berlin  (Student at Royal Prussian War College)
24.03.1890 Premier-Lieutenant
21.07.1892 Großherzoglich Mecklenburgisches Grenadier-Regiment Nr. 89 - Schwerin  (return from War College)
01.04.1893 Großer Generalstab - Berlin  (detached to Prussian Great General Staff HQ)
17.03.1894 Hauptmann
17.03.1894 Generalstab der Armee - Berlin  (assigned to General Staff of the Army, aggregiert)
17.03.1894 Großer Generalstab - Berlin  (detailed to Great General Staff HQ)
21.04.1894 VII. Armeekorps - Münster  (detailed to Goetze's General Staff)
12.09.1896 7. Thüringisches Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 96 - Gera  (Coy Cdr)
22.03.1897 Königlich Preußische Kaiser Wilhelm-Erinnerungs-Medaille (Zentenarmedaille)
01.02.1899 Großer Generalstab - Berlin  (detached to Great General Staff HQ)
25.03.1899 Generalstab der Armee - Berlin  (assigned to General Staff of the Army)
25.03.1899 20. Infanterie-Division - Hannover  (detailed as Frh von Gayl's First General Staff Officer Ia)
29.03.1900 Major
14.09.1900 Generalstab der Armee - Berlin  (assigned as Staff Officer to General Staff of the Army)
18.02.1901 Königlich Preußischer Johanniter-Orden - Ehren-Ritterkreuz
19.09.1901 XVII. Armee-Korps - Danzig  (detailed as Braunschweig's First General Staff Officer Ia)
20.09.1904 Infanterie-Regiment „von Voigts-Rhetz“ (3. Hannoversches) Nr. 79 - Hildesheim  (Bn Cdr)
16.04.1906 Königlich Preußischer Dienstauszeichnungskreuz für Offiziere - 25-jähriger
21.05.1906 Oberstleutnant
14.04.1907 Generalstab der Armee - Berlin  (assigned to General Staff of the Army)
14.04.1907 VIII. Armee-Korps - Koblenz  (detailed as Ploetz's Chief of Staff)
30.07.1908 Preußisches Kriegsministerium, A1 - Berlin  (assigned to Prussian War Ministry as Chief od Army Dept)
19.06.1909 Oberst
19.12.1911 5. Garde-Regiment zu Fuß - Spandau  (Cdr)
13.09.1912 49. Infanterie-Brigade (1. Großherzoglich Hessische) - Darmstadt  (Cdr)
19.11.1912 Generalstab der Armee - Berlin  (assigned to General Staff of the Army)
19.11.1912 Garde-Korps - Berlin  (detailed as Plettenberg's Chief of Staff)
27.01.1913 Generalmajor
29.05.1914 Königlich Preußischer Roter Adler-Orden - 2. Klasse mit Eichenlaub
   
Great War
   
02.08.1914 Großes Hauptquartier, Chef des Stabes des Generalquartiermeisters  (Quartermaster-General von Stein's Chief of Staff)
02.10.1914 Großes Hauptquartier, Generalquartiermeister - Charleville-Mézières  (Erich von Falkenhayn's Deputy Chief of GenStaff)
16.11.1914 das Königlich Preußische Eiserne Kreuz 1914 - 2. Klasse
19.11.1914 deceased, heart failure
11.11.1918 Waffenstillstand von Compiègne  (Armistice)
   
   
 

06.05.1914
 

 

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