Max von Gallwitz

Max von Gallwitz
A 1915 portrait of General der Artillerie Max von Gallwitz
Born	May 2, 1852(1852-05-02) Breslau (Wrocław)
Died	April 18, 1937(1937-04-18) (aged 84)
Allegiance	German Empire
Service/branch	Army
Rank	General
Commands held	Twelfth Army 1915
Battles/wars	World War I

Max Karl Wilhelm von Gallwitz (2 May 1852 – 18 April 1937) was a German general from Breslau (Wrocław), Silesia, who served with distinction during World War I on both the Eastern and Western Fronts.^[1][2]

Biography

Max von Gallwitz

Gallwitz began the war as a corps commander on the Western Front, but was almost immediately transferred east to join the Eighth Army under Hindenburg.^[1] In 1915 he took command of Army Group Gallwitz (Twelfth Army) and participated in the Galicia offensive alongside Mackensen, who commanded the Eleventh Army.^[3] Towards the end of 1915 he succeeded Mackensen as commander of the Eleventh Army, as the latter campaigned against Serbia. In 1916 Gallwitz moved back to the Western Front and defended against the British attack in the Battle of the Somme. From 1916-18 he commanded the Fifth Army in the west, most notably engaging the Americans during the Battle of Saint-Mihiel.

Following his retirement from the army Gallwitz served as a deputy in the Reichstag (1920–24) for the German National People's Party.^[3]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Duffy, Michael (2009-08-22), Who's Who - Max von Gallwitz, firstworldwar.com, http://www.firstworldwar.com/bio/gallwitz.htm 
2. ^ Duffy, Michael (2009-08-22), Primary Documents - Max von Gallwitz on the Battle of St Mihiel, 12 September 1918, firstworldwar.com, http://www.firstworldwar.com/source/stmihiel_gallwitz.htm 
3. ^ ^{a b} Rickard, J. (2007-10-03), Max von Gallwitz, German General, 1852-1937, http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/people_gallwitz_max.html 

• Jung, Jakob (1995) (in German). Max von Gallwitz (1852-1937). Biblio. pp. 292. ISBN 9783764824358. 

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Name	Gallwitz, Max von
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Date of birth	2 May 1852
Place of birth	Breslau (Wrocław)
Date of death	18 April 1937
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