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Hugo
Hans Karl von Winterfeld
(08.10.1836 - 04.09.1898)
place of birth: Landsberg-Warthe, Provinz Brandenburg
Königreich
Preußen: KG,
Generaladjutant SM, General der Infanterie
Royal Prussian officer Hugo von Winterfeld served
as Adjutant General under three Kaisers: Wilhelm I, Friedrich III, and
Wilhelm II. Winterfeld participated in the Austro-Prussian War of 1866.
As a Hauptmann at Prussia's Great Staff headquarters, he fought at Sedan during the Franco-Prussian
War of 1870-71. In his final assignment, von Winterfeld
followed General von Meerscheidt-Hüllessem as commander of the Guards
Corps in Berlin. During the last year of his command, he additionally
headed the Supreme
Command of Mark Brandenburg (Oberkommando in den Marken).
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General
der Infanterie |
27.01.1895 |
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Erinnerungs-Kreuz |
Deutscher Krieg 1866 |
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Eisernes
Kreuz II |
Deutsch-Französischer
Krieg 1870–1871 |
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