Lieutenant General Ludwig Winner ORIGINAL Photo Document from 1918 WW1

Description: Lieutenant General Sieger Historical picture document from Illustrirte Zeitung from 1918 (no reprint - no copy) Format 6 x 9.5 cm - printed on the back. Condition: good - see scan! Shipping is of course quick and packaged to be kink-proof! Shipping:within Germany free of charge - please send an email.Please also note my other offers! Here are more motifs in the shop! Shipping costs only apply once for multiple items purchased! Documentation: Ludwig Sieger (* 27. September 1857 in Zülpich; † 15 November 1952 at Burg Gladbach) was a Prussian artillery general. Sieger was born the eighth of nine children of the manufacturer Heinrich Xaver Sieger. He survived all siblings. On the 23rd On June 1, 1884 he married Anna Wachendorff in Bonn and had three children with her from 1885 to 1892. Elfriede, the second child, married on 7. May 1912 the officer Rudolf Schniewindt. After graduating from high school and two semesters at the Technical University (Berlin-) Charlottenburg, Sieger entered the university on January 1st. August 1878 as a cadet in the Westphalian Foot Artillery Regiment No. 7 and was born here on April 14. February 1880 promoted to second lieutenant. from 1 October 1880 to 30 On September 1882 he graduated from the United Artillery and Engineering School and served a year later until 30 September 1882. September 1886 as adjutant of the II. battalions of his main regiment. Later he became adjutant of the artillery shooting school in Hanover, then the 2. Foot artillery inspection before becoming company commander in the Schleswig Field Artillery Regiment "Generalfeldmarschall Graf Waldersee" No. 9 was appointed. In 1894 he became adjutant to the General Inspectorate of Foot Artillery. In 1896 he was transferred to the War Office. He was appointed artillery officer from the square in Koblenz, then departmental commander in his old regiment, the Schleswig Field Artillery Regiment "Generalfeldmarschall Graf Waldersee" No. 9. Then he became 1. Artillery officer from the square in Metz. In 1905 he was promoted to lieutenant colonel and commander of the 1. Rhenish Field Artillery Regiment "von Holtzendorff" No. 8 appointed. He returned to the War Office in 1906 as head of department. In 1907 he was promoted to colonel. In 1910 he was entrusted with the management of the business of the President of the Artillery Examination Commission. After being promoted to major general, he was appointed permanently to that position. In February 1914 he was promoted to lieutenant general. As President of the Artillery Testing Commission, he distinguished himself in the development and expansion of heavy artillery. For example, at the introduction of the 42cm mortar, Krupps Dicker Berta During mobilization, he became chief of field ammunition and chief of the general staff of the field army. As such, he was responsible for distributing ammunition manufactured or procured by the ministry to the front sectors. He was enjoying this special trust of Falkenhayn. At the 14th. In June 1916 he was appointed commander of the 16. Reserve Division, which he led at the Battle of the Somme in November. After she was relieved, she came to 7. Army on the Aisne. There she was on the 21st. April 1917 at Mercy-le-Haut opposite the French Commander-in-Chief Nivelle. After its detachment, the division fought on the eastern front in Bukovina from the beginning of July and on 27. August together with the 8. Bavarian Reserve Division the Dolzok ridge near Czernowitz. Kaiser Wilhelm II appointed him on 11. September 1917 commander of the XVIII. Reserve Corps. In December the corps was sent to Flanders for the 4. army relocated. Here it fought in April in the Battle of the Kemmel. Wilhelm II drew him for this battle. personally awarded the Order Pour le Mérite. At the beginning of July he left Flanders and joined the 18th Corps with his corps. Army subordinate. With this he was pushed back to the Siegfried position at the beginning of September. His achievements prompted the Army High Command (AOK) 18 to propose the General, with the endorsement of Crown Prince Rupprecht of Bavaria, for the award of the Oak Leaves for the Pour le Mérite, which he accepted through the AKO on 3 August 1941. Received November 1918. After the demobilization of the XVIII. Reserve Corps returned victorious on 3 January 1919 returned to his peacetime position as President of the Artillery Examination Commission. on the 30th On January 1, he was put up for disposition in approval of his resignation request. With seniority from that day he received on 16. September 1919 the character as General der Artillerie.Source: WikipediaIf combined shipping via eBay doesn't work, I will of course refund the overpaid shipping costs! Ludwig Sieger (* 27. September 1857 in Zülpich; † 15 November 1952 at Burg Gladbach) was a Prussian artillery general. Sieger was born the eighth of nine children of the manufacturer Heinrich Xaver Sieger. He survived all siblings. On the 23rd On June 1, 1884 he married Anna Wachendorff in Bonn and had three children with her from 1885 to 1892. Elfriede, the second child, married on 7. May 1912 the officer Rudolf Schniewindt. After graduating from high school and two semesters at the Technical University (Berlin-) Charlottenburg, Sieger entered the university on January 1st. August 1878 as a cadet in the Westphalian Foot Artillery Regiment No. 7 and was born here on April 14. February 1880 promoted to second lieutenant. from 1 October 1880 to 30 On September 1882 he graduated from the Uni

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