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Emil
Friedrich Karl von Lessel
(12.12.1847 - 09.12.1927)
place of birth: Erfurt
Königreich
Preußen: KG China-Expedition, Generalleutnant
Prussian general Emil von Lessel served as commanding general of the
Ostiasiatisches Expeditionskorps, Germany's contingent of 11,000 troops
dispatched to China in the summer of 1900 in
response to the Boxer Rebellion. Generalleutnant von Lessel remained in
China for one year and then returned to Europe in 1901 for convalescent leave
and eventual retirement from active duty. Upon entering military service in
1866, Lessel saw front-line duty during the Austro-Prussian campaign and in
Prussia's 1870 war with France. He later functioned as Chief of Staff at I.
Armeekorps headquarters in Königsberg, as well as Oberquartiermeister
(Senior Quartermaster) at Great General Staff headquarters in Berlin.
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