Karl Johann Casimir Ritter von Landmann
(23.08.1846 - 21.07.1925)
place of birth:  Großweingarten, Mittelfranken
Königreich Bayern:  Generalstabschef,  General der Artillerie ch. z.D.


Royal Bavarian general Karl von Landmann served as an artillery officer during two 19th century wars and was reactivated to serve during the Great War. He joined the Bavarian military forces in time to take part in the 1866 campaign against Prussia. He later fought alongside his Prussian counterparts during the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-71, receiving the Iron Cross 2nd Class for his actions for his valor.

Following his duty with Germany's occupational forces in post-war Paris, Landmann continued on active duty in peacetime Bavaria, where he saw tours of duty at Bavaria's General Staff Headquarters and at the War Ministry. His additionally completed a three-year assignment with Prussian Great General Staff in Berlin.

For his meritorious leadership during peacetime, he was awarded in 1891 the Ritterkreuz (Knight class) of the Bavarian crown's order of merit - the Verdienstorden der Bayerischen Krone. The official presentation of the decoration elevated him into Bavarian nobility with the title of "Ritter von Landmann." He thereafter was tasked as Bavaria's II. Armee-Korps Chief of Staff and additionally commanded artillery units at the regimental and brigade level. He ultimately functioned as Governor General at the Ingolstadt Fortress before retiring from active duty in 1903. He briefly returned to the role after the First World War broke out ten years later and spent the remainder of the conflict in service with Bavaria's Red Cross. For these accomplishments, Ritter von Landmann was brevetted as a General der Artillerie.

	General der Artillerie	25.06.1917  (charakter)
	Armee-Denkzeichen	Deutscher Krieg 1866  (Königreich Bayern)
	Eisernes Kreuz II	Deutsch-Französischer Krieg  1870–1871
	Verdst-Ord Bayr-Krone	28.01.1891  Ritter