Bavaria Bavarian Generals

[Chris Boonzaier]

Have you cast out a big net looking for photos of him?

[ccj]

I have tried and tried but I don't have the bavarian resourse materials required. Only one photo on the web that I've found thus far.

[ccj]

Wonder if anyone has found photos of von H

[ccj]

Does anyone have photos of von Hartz?

[ccj]

Bernhard Josef Maria von Hartz (* 12 April 1862 in Regensburg ; † 20 August 1944 in Villages ) was a Bavarian Infantry General .

Family

Hartz was born into a family that in 1825 in the Bavarian hereditary nobility was charged. He was the son of the late Bavarian Lieutenant Colonel Leonhard von Hartz and his wife Hildegart, born Litzlkirchner. His father had recently in the 13th Infantry Regiment served. Hartz married on August 2, 1894, Pauline Benzino. The marriage produced a son and a daughter were born.

Military career

After visiting the cadet corps Hartz was as Portepeefähnrich the body infantry regiment of the Bavarian army transferred. He graduated from the military academy in Munich, was born on April 9, 1884 to thereafter second lieutenant promoted and served from 1887 as adjutant of the III. Battalion. From 1892 to 1895 graduated Hartz, in the meantime the first lieutenant was promoted, the Military Academy , the pronounced him to qualify for the General Staff. [1] As a captain he was from March 1897 Chef of the 12th company, then came 1899 to the Central Office of the General Staff and in the same year to the General Staff of the I. Army Corps . 1900, he was transferred to the Ministry of War . Here Hartz worked in the Department of General Army affairs. He also served as a member of the upper Examinations Commission for candidates of the higher military-administrative service. 1903/04 in the General Staff of the 5th Division in Nuremberg active, Hartz was with his promotion on September 21, 1904 Major set back to the Central Office of the General Staff and the General Staff after Berlin commanded. For a period of two years Hartz was also extra-budgetary excessive military member of the Bavarian Division at the National Military Court . Leaving in his command during the Great General Staff, he was transferred as a battalion commander in the Infantry Life Guards on 28 August 1906. On October 1, 1906, he resigned in the military service for one year and commanded the III. Battalion. Subsequently appointed as a lieutenant colonel to head of department at the Central Office of the General Staff, Hartz was ordered back to Berlin in the General Staff. On 24 January 1910 he was trusted with the leadership of the Infantry Guards Regiment, Hartz promoted on March 7th to Colonel and then appointed him on 26 March 1910. commander of this regiment. During this employment he was on 31 October 1911, the Cross of Honor of the Order of Merit of the Holy Michael excellent. [2] On September 30, 1912 released by this command, Hartz was subsequently appointed commander of the 2nd Infantry Brigade appointed and shortly afterwards to Major General transported. Already on March 27, 1913, he was the brigade again and was once more in command of the Great General Staff in Berlin. Hartz was one of the relatively few Bavarian generals who were commanded repeated there. [3] King Ludwig III. paid tribute to his achievements in March 1914 the award of the Knight's Cross of Merit of the Bavarian Crown.

With the outbreak of the First World War Hartz was ordered back to Munich and the chief quartermaster at AOK the sixth Army appointed. As such, he made ​​the border skirmishes and the Battle of Lorraine with. After that you commanded him back into the Great General Staff and Hartz recorded on 7 September 1914, the Military Merit II. Class with Swords [4] and in October and November 1914, the Iron Cross II. and I. class. [5] In May 1915, to Lieutenant General transported, Hartz was born on September 7, 1915 appointed commander of the 2nd Infantry Division appointed. This, he led the Western Front including in the lossy battles at La Bassée and Arras to Verdun and the Somme . Although formally until February 8, 1917 commander of the division, Hartz was on 25 January 1917 the Bavarian Military Representative in the General Headquarters and appointed with the star of Red Eagle II. Class awarded with swords. [6] From this post he was released on 6 April 1918 and served until May 10, 1918 in representation as leader of the General Command zbV 57 . Subsequently appointed leader, Hartz took until the war ended at the position battles in Champagne part. [7]

After the Armistice of Compiègne on 13 December 1918 relieved from his command, Hartz was established in January 1919 with the character adopted as a general of infantry in retirement.

Cross of Honor of the Order of Merit of Holy St Michael

Knight's Cross of Merit of the Bavarian Crown

Military Merit II. Class with Swords

Iron Cross II

Iron Cross I

Red Eagle II. Class with Swords

[ccj]

can someone translate this list of awards for Von Hartz?

[03fahnen]

Hello, possibly you already have this photo,
but just in case, here I have a photo of HARTZ - GENERALLEUTNANT Bernhard Josef Maria von Hartz (12.04.1862 - 20.08.1944)

 

[ccj]

Thank you, I’ve seen a lower resolution of that photo. I’ve been searching for wartime photos but haven’t found any. However, I noticed the other day in a photo posted of generals a man who certainly resembles Hartz
 

what do you think?

[Glenn J]

Charles,

 

he certainly does not appear to be well photographed, however is is one of him.

 

Regards

Glenn

 

[ccj]

Nice photo Glenn, that’s a nice photo of von Hartz in field gray

 

 

 

 

Edited February 4, 2023 by ccj

[Deutschritter]

Gentlemen, I am looking for anything on Bavarian Generalleutnant Wilhelm Weiß ... I would be thankful for any help.

Edited March 6, 2023 by Deutschritter

[Deutschritter]

On 01/01/2015 at 21:30, ccj said:

can someone translate this list of awards for Von Hartz?

 

Is it possible to upload this great awards list in a larger version? It can hardly be read. Thank you! I see he received the Turkey Eiserner Halbmond in 1917, but what could the last decoration (1.4.1918) from Turkey be?

[ccj]

I'll look for the copy I have and post larger.

[Deutschritter]

18 hours ago, ccj said:

I'll look for the copy I have and post larger.

Thank you!

[ccj]