Adolf Ritter von Heinleth
(24.10.1823 - 26.02.1895)
place of birth: München, Bayern (Bavaria)
Königreich
Bayern: Kriegsminister,
Generalstabschef,
General der Infanterie
General von Heinleth served in the Royal
Bavarian Army as an infantry officer from 1842 through 1890. Heinleth saw
action in both the Austro-Prussian War of 1866 and as the I.Armeekorps
chief of staff during the
Franco-Prussian War of 1870-71. Following the war years, Heinleth also
served as the Bavarian Army Chief of General Stafff from 1878-81. In 1885, General von Heinleth was appointed
to replace Joseph Ritter von Maillinger as Bavaria's Minister of War, a
position he held for five years.
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