The Officer Corps-4
The Steps to Becoming an Active Officer The steps to becoming an officer were aimed at ensuring that the right personnel were accepted. As with all things related to commissioning,…
The Officer Corps-3
The Officer Corps-3 The striking thing about the German officer corps is its youth. Far younger than any of their western counterparts, many officer aspirants were only 17 years old. Young…
The Officer Corps – 2
The Officer Corps – 2 Prussia was the most obdurate of the contingents, but understood that the need to fill officer vacancies was of paramount concern. The other contingents more readily…
The Officer Corps – 1
The Officer Corps - 1 On 1 October 1913, the German Army numbered 30,029 officers (23,346 from Prussia, 3,322 from Bavaria, 2,247 from Saxony and 1,114 from Württemberg). This total did…
PEEBLES PROFILES EPISODE XIV: Alexander von Kluck …and the failure of the German Army at the Marne *** BY SPECIAL REQUEST ***
PEEBLES PROFILESEPISODE XIV: Alexander von Kluck…and the failure of the German Army at the Marne*** BY SPECIAL REQUEST ***Alexander Heinrich Rudolf von Kluck was born in Munster, Westphalia on May…
Life in a Garrison Town
This book written in 1902-3, was banned in Germany, and the author found himself the object of courts martial. The book was banned as it "libeled superior officers." True, but such…