PEEBLES PROFILES

PEEBLES PROFILESEPISODE I: Erwin RommelAlthough he was best remembered as the Desert Fox of the Second World War, Johannes Erwin Eugen Rommel achieved success and fame as a young soldier…

PEEBLES PROFILES EPISODE II: Curt BeitzenWWI U-boat commanderKapitänleutnantSUCCESSES12 ships sunk with a total of 16,746 GRT1 warship sunk with a total of 10,850 tons2 ships damaged with a total of…

PEEBLES PROFILESEPISODE III: Leutnant Werner VossWerner Voss, Germany's fourth ranking ace, was born on April 13, 1897 in Krefeld, Germany..On November 15, 1914, Voss joined the Westphalian Hussaren (Cavalry) Regiment…

PEEBLES PROFILESEPISODE VICordt von Brandis: Hero of Douaumont?Born on October 4, 1888 in Eimbeckhausen, Cordt von Brandis began his military career as a cadet in Naumburg and Gross-Lichterfelde.On June 19,…

PEEBLES PROFILESEPISODE VII: Peter StrasserBorn in Hanover on April 1, 1876, Peter Strasser joined the German Imperial Navy (Kaiserliche Marine) at the age of only fifteen. After serving on board…

PEEBLES PROFILESEPISODE VIII: Max ImmelmannMax Immelmann was born on September 21, 1890 in Dresden.In 1905, he was enrolled in the Dresden Cadet School. He joined the Eisenbahnregiment (Railway Regiment) Number…

PEEBLES PROFILESEPISODE IX: "THE LAST HUSSAR"FIELD MARSHAL AUGUST VON MACKENSENHe was born Anton Ludwig Friedrich August Mackensen on December 6, 1849 in Hans Leipnitz in the Prussian province of Saxony.…

PEEBLES PROFILESEPISODE X: Arthur ZimmermannArthur Zimmermann was born on October 5, 1864 in the East Prussian town of Marggrabowa (present day Olecko, Poland). He studied law from 1884-87 in the…

PEEBLES PROFILESEPISODE XI: Richard HentschRichard Hentsch was born in Cologne on December 18, 1869. At eighteen he joined the Royal Saxon Army and later graduated from the Kriegsakademie (War Academy).In…