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Wilhelm Groener

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Wilhelm Groener Reich Minister of Defence Weimar Republic In office 20 January 1928 – 13 May 1932 Chancellor Wilhelm Marx Hermann Müller Heinrich Brüning Preceded by Otto Gessler Succeeded by Kurt von Schleicher Reich Minister of the Interior Weimar Republic In office 9 October 1931 – 30 May 1932 Chancellor Heinrich Brüning Preceded by Joseph Wirth Succeeded by Wilhelm von Gayl Reich Minister of Transport   Weimar Republic In office 25 June 1920 – 12 August 1923 Chancellor Konstantin Fehrenbach Joseph Wirth Wilhelm Cuno Preceded by Gustav Bauer Succeeded by Rudolf Oeser Chief of the German General Staff German Empire In office 3 July 1919 – 7 July 1919 Preceded by Paul von Hindenburg Succeeded by Hans von Seeckt Personal details Born Karl Eduard Wilhelm Groener ( 1867-11-22 ) 22 November 1867 Ludwigsburg, Neckar District, Württemberg Died 3 May 1939 (1939-05-03) (aged 71) Potsdam-Bornstedt, Brandenburg, Nazi Germany Nationality German Political party Independent Military service A...

Adolf Wild von Hohenborn

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Adolf Wild von Hohenborn Prussian Minister of War In office 21 January 1915 – 29 October 1916 Monarch Wilhelm II Prime Minister Theobald von Bethmann-Hollweg Preceded by Erich von Falkenhayn Succeeded by Hermann von Stein Personal details Born 8 July 1860 Kassel, Electorate of Hesse Died 25 October 1925 Profession military officer Awards Pour le Mérite Order of the Red Eagle House Order of Hohenzollern Order of the Griffon (Mecklenburg) Order of the Crown (Württemberg) Military service Allegiance   German Empire Years of service 1880–1922 1917–18 (Ottoman Army) Rank General of the Infantry (German Army) Battles/wars First World War Heinrich Adolf Wild von Hohenborn (8 July 1860 – 25 October 1925) was a German officier of the Prussian Army, Generalleutnant during the First World War. From 21 January 1915 to 29 October 1916 he also served as minister of war. He retired 3 November 1919 with the character as General der Infanterie. Life During his term as minister of war, he was critical ...