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Alexander
Konstantin
Graf Vitzthum von Eckstädt
(07.07.1846 - 09.12.1916)
place of birth: Schloss Fantaisie bei Bayreuth
Königreich Sachsen: KG, General
der Infanterie
Alexander Graf Vitzthum von Eckstädt was commanding
general at Royal Saxon XIX. Armeekorps headquarters prior to World War One.
He started his career as a soldier in 1866 and saw action during the
Franco-Prussian War of 1870-71. In peacetime, he worked his way to
divisional commander and then in 1904 replaced Heinrich von Treitschke as XIX.AK
commander in Leipzig. His younger brother Woldemar was also a Saxon
general who headed up 58th Infantry Division during the Great War.
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General
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29.05.1903 |
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Eisernes Kreuz II |
Deutsch-Französischer Krieg 1870–1871 |
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