Hugo Friedrich Philipp Johann Freiherr von Freytag-Loringhoven (May 20, 1855 – October 19, 1924) was a Prussian general and a writer on military matters, being awarded the Pour le Mérite in 1916 for his work as a historian.[1]
He entered the Imperial German army in 1877, a few years after German unification, as a lieutenant. From 1887 to 1896 he taught military history at the Prussian Military Academy in Berlin. He then worked for a while for Alfred von Schlieffen, later being described as "Schlieffen's favorite disciple",[2] and in 1907 took command of the 12th Regiment of Grenadiers at Frankfurt an der Oder. In 1910 he became Oberquartiermeister, and in December 1913 took command of the 22nd Division at Cassel.
With the mobilisation of troops in 1914 for World War I, he became firstly a liaison officer with the Austro-Hungarian forces. He then returned to the Supreme Army Command as Stellvertretender Generalquartiermeister (Deputy Quartermaster-General), where he became an unofficial adviser to Erich von Falkenhayn although he bemoaned his lack of influence.[3] He briefly led the 9th Reserve Corps, then the 17th Reserve Division, and in September 1916 went back to the Supreme Army Command. On April 18, 1918, he was promoted to General of the Infantry.
Antulio Joseph Echevarria, "General Staff Historian Hugo Freiherr von Freytag-Loringhoven and the Dialectics of German Military Thought", The Journal of Military History, no 60, 1996.
Foley, R. T. (2007) [2005]. German Strategy and the Path to Verdun: Erich von Falkenhayn and the Development of Attrition, 1870–1916 (pbk. ed.). Cambridge: CUP. ISBN978-0-521-04436-3.
Bernd Freiherr Freytag v. Loringhoven, Freytag von Loringhoven: Eine Kurzgefasste Familiengeschichte, Munich, 1986.
hugo, freytag, loringhoven, hugo, friedrich, philipp, johann, freiherr, freytag, loringhoven, 1855, october, 1924, prussian, general, writer, military, matters, being, awarded, pour, mérite, 1916, work, historian, contents, biography, publications, family, als. Hugo Friedrich Philipp Johann Freiherr von Freytag Loringhoven May 20 1855 October 19 1924 was a Prussian general and a writer on military matters being awarded the Pour le Merite in 1916 for his work as a historian 1 Hugo von Freytag Loringhoven Contents 1 Biography 2 Publications 3 Family 4 See also 5 References 6 SourcesBiography editHe was born on May 20 1855 in Copenhagen Denmark the son of a diplomat Karl von Freytag Loringhoven 1811 1882 His family was Baltic German and originated in Westphalia He entered the Imperial German army in 1877 a few years after German unification as a lieutenant From 1887 to 1896 he taught military history at the Prussian Military Academy in Berlin He then worked for a while for Alfred von Schlieffen later being described as Schlieffen s favorite disciple 2 and in 1907 took command of the 12th Regiment of Grenadiers at Frankfurt an der Oder In 1910 he became Oberquartiermeister and in December 1913 took command of the 22nd Division at Cassel With the mobilisation of troops in 1914 for World War I he became firstly a liaison officer with the Austro Hungarian forces He then returned to the Supreme Army Command as Stellvertretender Generalquartiermeister Deputy Quartermaster General where he became an unofficial adviser to Erich von Falkenhayn although he bemoaned his lack of influence 3 He briefly led the 9th Reserve Corps then the 17th Reserve Division and in September 1916 went back to the Supreme Army Command On April 18 1918 he was promoted to General of the Infantry He died on October 19 1924 in Weimar Publications editHis published works include Deductions from the World War the English translation of Folgerungen aus dem Weltkriege 1918 Family editHis son Leopold married the Dadaist artist and poet Elsa von Freytag Loringhoven See also editFreytag LoringhovenReferences edit Hugo Freiherr von Freytag Loringhoven Pour le Merite website Retrieved 30 January 2014 Robert E Foley Note 40 Schlieffen Alfred von 2003 Military Writings Psychology press p 249 ISBN 9780714649993 Foley 2007 pp 96 97 Sources editAntulio Joseph Echevarria General Staff Historian Hugo Freiherr von Freytag Loringhoven and the Dialectics of German Military Thought The Journal of Military History no 60 1996 Foley R T 2007 2005 German Strategy and the Path to Verdun Erich von Falkenhayn and the Development of Attrition 1870 1916 pbk ed Cambridge CUP ISBN 978 0 521 04436 3 Bernd Freiherr Freytag v Loringhoven Freytag von Loringhoven Eine Kurzgefasste Familiengeschichte Munich 1986 Military officesPreceded byAdolf Wild von Hohenborn Quartermaster General of the German Army21 January 1915 29 August 1916 Succeeded byErich Ludendorff nbsp nbsp This biographical article related to the German Army is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hugo von Freytag Loringhoven amp oldid 1176416933, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
