Heinrich Leo von Treitschke
(30.01.1840 -17.06.1927)
place of birth:  Dresden
Königreich Sachsen:  Generalstabschef,  KG,  GenAdjutant SM,  General der Infanterie


General der Infanterie Leo von Treitschke served as Saxony's Chief of General Staff prior to the Great War. Von Treitschke began his military career at the age of 16 as he attended the Cadet Academy in Dresden. After joining up with 4. Bataillon of the Jäger-Brigade in Leipzig, von Treitschke spent the next few years involved with the three major western European campaigns. After functioning as a Line-of-Communications officer during the Danish War of 1864, he went into battle versus Prussian forces during the Austro-Prussian War of 1866, seeing action at Gitschin and Königgrätz. In 1870, he marched into France alongside his former enemy in the Franco-Prussian War. There he served on Prince Georg's general staff with 1. Infanterie-Division Nr. 23 and was decorated with the Ritterkreuz (Knight's Cross) of Saxony's highest military order - the Militär-St. Heinrichs-Orden.

Upon returning home to Saxony following victory over the French, von Treitschke was selected to function as Saxon Crown Prince Albert's personal adjutant. In February 1889, he succeeded Paul Edler von der Planitz as Chief of Staff of the Royal Saxon General Staff in Dresden. As a Generalmajor in 1893, von Treitschke was asked to serve as Adjutant in King Albert's court. Von Treitschke was transferred to Leipzig in 1899 where he became the first commanding general of XIX. Armee-Korps headquarters (I. Royal Saxon Corps), simultaneously serving as King Albert's adjutant until His Majesty's death in June 1902. General von Treitschke retired from active duty in 1904, but remained in uniform as Adjutant General in King Georg's court. Although King Georg died that same year and was succeeded by Friedrich August III., General von Treitschke remained attached to the Royal Saxon court with the title of General Adjutant Weiland of His Majesty the former King Georg. Although envisaged as a potential Field Army Commander should was break out, he was 74 when Germany mobilized in 1914 and so the idea was dropped. General von Treitschke passed away in 1927 and was interred in his hometown of Dresden. He had worn a Saxon uniform from 1856 to 1918, a military career of 64 year. His first cousin was the renowned historian who also went by the name Heinrich von Treitschke.

	Generalstabschef	25.02.1889 - 09.03.1892
	General der Infanterie	18.04.1897
	Erinnerungs-Kreuz	Deutscher Krieg 1866  (Königreich Sachsen)
	Eisernes Kreuz I	Deutsch-Französischer Krieg  1870–1871
	Militär-St. Heinrich	20.09.1870  Ritter