Maximilian
Sigmund Wilhelm von Kirschbaum
(27.07.1862 - 25.10.1916) - kia
place of birth: Nürnberg,
Franken (Franconia)
Königreich
Bayern: Div-Kdr,
Generalmajor
The
outbreak of the Great War found
Maximilian von Kirschbaum serving in the Royal Bavarian Army as a
brigade-level commander subordinate to Ritter von Höhn's
6th Bavarian Infantry Division. For his bravery and meritorious leadership in
battle, he was awarded the Ritterkreuz (Knight's Cross) of
Bavaria's highest military order - the Militär-Max-Joseph-Orden and was
officially presented with the decoration on 30.10.1914. General von Kirschbaum then became that division's commander
himself in October 1916, although he was killed in action one month
later at La Bassée, France. He was survived by his
spouse, the former Henriette Freiin von Brück and daughter Charlotte,
who later became a renowned theologian. Generalmajor von
Kirschbaum was laid to rest at Munich's Nordfriedhof.
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Generalmajor |
06.08.1914 |
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Militär-Max-Joseph |
25.09.1914
Ritter |
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