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Friedrich von Bernhardi

Friedrich von Bernhardi was born in 1849 in Esthonia, then part of the Russian Empire.  Bernhardi's fame was achieved when he was a Prussian Cavalryman during the Franco-Prussian War in 1871, and managed to be the first German to ride through the Arc de Triomphe during the Germans' victory parade.  Following this service, he joined the German army's general staff as and archivist and led the war history section from 1898 until 1901.  During the World War, Berhardi was in command of the Berhardi Corps, part of Group Woyrsch, which straddled the Pinsk Marshes and the Volhynian plain.  His force was located north of the Lutsk sector, which was the scene of the most devastating attack the Russians launched during the war.  He was awarded the Pour le Merite in 1916, following a challenging service on the Eastern Front as the Brussilov Offensive threatened to cave in the whole southern sector.  Berhardi wrote Germany and the Next War, well before the outbreak of World War I.  Friedrich von Bernhardi died in 1930. GWS, 11/01 Attention:  Visit FEEFHS map room for a Map of Galicia including some of the placenames mentioned here.  Be sure to open in a separate window to toggle between this page and FEEFHS.

Orders of Battle:  Eastern Front, July 1916 Immediately following the Brussilow Offensive Army Group Linsingen, Gen. d. Inf. von Linsingen IV. Armee, Generaloberst von Tersztyanszky Bernhardi Group, Gen. d. Kav. von Bernhardi   German comb. inf. div., Genmj. Rusche   XI. Bay. inf. div., Genlt. von Kneußl

Orders of Battle:  Eastern Front, August 1916 Immediately following the declaration of war by Roumania Army Group Linsingen, Gen. d. Inf. von Linsingen IV. Armee, Generaloberst von Tersztyanszky Bernhardi Army Group, Gen. d. Kav., von Bernhardi   Comb. German div., Genmj. Rusche   CVII. Deutsch div., Genmj. Hahndorff

Orders of Battle:  Roumanian Front, November 1916 Immediately following Roumania's defeat by the Quadruple Alliance Bernhardi Army Group, XCII. Deutsch inf. div., Genmj. Rusche      II. K.u.K. Korps, Feldmlt. Kaiser           IV. inf. div., Feldmlt. Pfeffer           XLI. Honved inf. div., Genmj. Schamschula

Orders of Battle:  Eastern Front, mid-July 1917 Immediately following the Kerensky Offensive Army Group Linsingen, Gen. d. Inf. von Linsingen IV. K.u.K. Armee, Generaloberst von Kirchbach Kowel Det., Gen. d. Kav. von Bernhardi   XLV. Deutsch Landwehr div., Genmj. von Reyher