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After the war d'Elsa received further training from 1 October 1871 to 1 March 1872 at the
Military Riding Institute Dresden. From 24 June 1873 to 17 April 1875 he was regimental adjutant in his parent regiment, and then of the 45th (1st Royal Saxon) Infantry Brigade. In 1874, he was promoted to
780:
D'Elsa was married twice, firstly in 1875 to
Margarethe Anna Elise (née Andrée). After her death in 1888, he remarried in 1891 to Caroline Charlotte (née von Stieglitz). He had three sons, Walther, Karl and Johann, and three daughters, Elisabeth, Margarethe Dorothe and Priska.
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352:(promoted 1899) the 48th (4th Royal Saxon) Infantry Brigade (1900–1902) and the 64th (6th Royal Saxon) Infantry Brigade (1902–1904). From 4 September 1902 d'Elsa served as
449:(an honorary rank). After the armistice, the Allies wanted to try d'Elsa as a war criminal for his alleged role in atrocities committed against Belgian civilians.
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Detachment in the sense of "something detached from an Army". It is not under the command of an Army so is in itself a small Army.
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or Army Group in the sense of a group within an Army and under its command, generally formed as a temporary measure for a specific task.
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on 29 July 1870. From 1 September 1870 he was adjutant of the first battalion of his regiment, with whom he participated in the
340:, and in 1895 he was appointed as chief of General Army Section at the Saxon Ministry of War. After D'Elsa was promoted to
321:. Two years later he became the company commander of the 1st Company of the regiment. In 1887, d'Elsa was adjutant of the
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313:. From 1878 to 1881 he was assigned as a company commander in the Corps of Cadets. On 1 April 1881 he was promoted to
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456:. He retired from the Army on 21 January 1920. D'Elsa died on 20 July 1922 at Tannenfeld bei Nöbdenitz, in the
441:
D'Elsa was placed on inactive reserve status in early 1917. On 23 January 1918, he was promoted to the rank of
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Ehrenblatt der Sächsischen Armee
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d'Elsa joined the Cadet Corps in Easter 1864 and on 1 April 1869 was appointed as an ensign in the
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on 23 April 1904 serving as adjutant general. From 19 June 1904 d'Elsa served as commander of the
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on 23 September 1908. On 29 March 1910 he was appointed commanding general of
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273:. From October 1869 to April 1870 he was assigned to the military school in
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376:, one of the top three peacetime positions in the Saxon contingent of the
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101st (2nd Royal Saxon) Grenadiers "Emperor
William, King of Prussia"
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101st (2nd Royal Saxon) Grenadiers "Emperor
William, King of Prussia"
258:, the son of Ludwig Ferdinand d'Elsa (1806–1882), an Oberstleutnant (
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101st (2nd Royal Saxon) Grenadiers "Emperor
William, King of Prussia"
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von
Baensch-Stiftung, Wilhelm; von Baensch-Stiftung, Bertha (1937).
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301:. For his service in the Franco-Prussian War, he was awarded the
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and was assigned as company commander of the 2nd
Company of the
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but was placed on inactive reserve status on 4 January 1917.
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in the sense of a number of armies under a single commander.
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Recipients of the
Military Merit Order (Bavaria), 1st class
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Rangliste der Königlich Sächsischen Armee für das Jahr 1913
262:), and Huberta Louise (née von Brandenstein, died 1911).
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offensive in August 1914. He led the XII Corps at the
452:
From 1918 to 1922, d'Elsa was president of the Saxon
1147:
German military personnel of the Franco-Prussian War
250:Karl Ludwig d'Elsa was born on 1 September 1849 in
1152:Recipients of the Pour le MĂ©rite (military class)
683:: Cross of Honour 1st Class (ReuĂź Younger Line)
218:– died 20 July 1922 in Tannenfeld bei Nöbdenitz,
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1167:Recipients of the Order of the Sacred Treasure
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400:on the right wing of the forces that invaded
917:
416:. On 17 April 1916 he was given command of
1187:Military personnel of the Kingdom of Saxony
493:Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of Saxony
245:
1172:Grand Crosses of the Order of Franz Joseph
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1162:Recipients of the Order of the Rising Sun
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319:100th (1st Royal Saxon) Life Grenadiers
163:64th (6th Royal Saxon) Infantry Brigade
160:48th (4th Royal Saxon) Infantry Brigade
1119:
856:
819:
334:13th (2nd Royal Saxon) Jäger Bataillon
151:13th (2nd Royal Saxon) Jäger Bataillon
285:. He participated in the battles of
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890:
1142:German Army generals of World War I
868:Peter Mertens (30 September 2011).
332:In 1892 he became commander of the
13:
1066:26 September 1910 – 17 April 1916
396:, part of the predominantly Saxon
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325:, and in 1889 he was promoted to
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1137:Military personnel from Dresden
1100:17 April 1916 – 4 January 1917
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512:Royal Saxon Cross Service Award
366:24th (2nd Royal Saxon) Division
167:24th (2nd Royal Saxon) Division
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964:
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733:Order of the Crown of Thailand
539:Imperial Order of Franz Joseph
388:Karl d'Elsa was in command of
383:
1:
813:
767:: Commander with Star of the
436:
714:: Knight Grand Cross in the
697:: Knight Grand Cross in the
600:Order of the Sacred Treasure
7:
1075:Horst Edler von der Planitz
1062:XII (1st Royal Saxon) Corps
784:
506:Military Order of St. Henry
504:Commander 2nd Class of the
390:XII (1st Royal Saxon) Corps
374:XII (1st Royal Saxon) Corps
323:XII (1st Royal Saxon) Corps
172:XII (1st Royal Saxon) Corps
10:
1208:
1192:Colonel generals of Saxony
716:Saxe-Ernestine House Order
638:Knight Grand Cross of the
497:Knight Grand Cross in the
467:
429:He was decorated with the
348:, after which he led as a
344:in 1896, he commanded the
70:Tannenfeld bei Nöbdenitz,
1182:Crosses of Military Merit
1102:
1092:
1081:
1068:
1058:
1047:
1042:
775:
699:Order of the White Falcon
454:War Veterans' Association
414:First Battle of the Aisne
410:First Battle of the Marne
214:(born 1 November 1849 in
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246:Life and Military Career
16:Royal Saxon army officer
1088:Ludwig von Falkenhausen
751:Cross of Military Merit
619:Order of the Iron Crown
594:Order of the Rising Sun
572:: Grand Officer of the
501:, with Swords on Rings
230:army officer who was a
1106:General der Infanterie
1021:Cron, Hermann (2002).
904:"Orden Pour le MĂ©rite"
872:. Sächsische Biografie
870:"Elsa, Karl Ludwig d'"
844:. The Prussian Machine
765:Kingdom of WĂĽrttemberg
640:Order of the Red Eagle
537:: Grand Cordon of the
370:General der Infanterie
358:George, King of Saxony
971:Baensch-Stiftung 1937
712:Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
433:on 1 September 1916.
368:; he was promoted to
360:and his promotion to
121:Years of service
842:"Karl Ludwig d'Elsa"
695:Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
661:on 1 September 1916
556:Military Merit Order
378:Imperial German Army
336:. In 1893 he became
115:Imperial German Army
1054:Hermann von Broizem
1025:. Helion & Co.
617:: 2nd Class of the
554:: 1st Class of the
283:Franco-Prussian War
190:Franco-Prussian War
769:Order of the Crown
646:Order of the Crown
633:Kingdom of Prussia
598:Commander of the
570:Kingdom of Belgium
552:Kingdom of Bavaria
354:General Ă la suite
338:lieutenant colonel
260:Lieutenant Colonel
212:Karl Ludwig d'Elsa
23:Karl Ludwig d'Elsa
1115:
1114:
1103:Succeeded by
1096:Armee-Abteilung A
1069:Succeeded by
1043:Military offices
651:2nd Class of the
644:1st Class of the
592:Commander of the
487:Kingdom of Saxony
419:Armee-Abteilung A
392:at the outset of
256:Kingdom of Saxony
209:
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177:Armee-Abteilung A
55:Kingdom of Saxony
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1082:Preceded by
1048:Preceded by
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574:Order of Leopold
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530:
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277:and promoted to
271:Royal Saxon Army
238:and awarded the
136:
113:
105:
96:
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93:
67:
47:
45:
33:
19:
18:
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1109:Bruno von Mudra
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1090:
1077:
1072:Generalleutnant
1065:
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1051:Generalleutnant
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791:Armee-Abteilung
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535:Austrian Empire
528:
526:
480:
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439:
406:Schlieffen Plan
404:as part of the
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362:Generalleutnant
248:
236:First World War
192:
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49:
48:1 November 1849
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24:
17:
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11:
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659:Pour le MĂ©rite
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311:1st Lieutenant
299:Siege of Paris
279:2nd Lieutenant
247:
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240:Pour le MĂ©rite
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204:Pour le MĂ©rite
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68:(aged 72)
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350:Generalmajor
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186:Battles/wars
66:(1922-07-20)
64:20 July 1922
1132:1922 deaths
1127:1849 births
1094:Commander,
1060:Commander,
909:27 December
876:27 December
848:26 December
394:World War I
384:World War I
228:Royal Saxon
194:World War I
1121:Categories
1002:. Dresden.
814:References
807:Army Group
735:2nd Class
653:Iron Cross
437:Later life
303:Iron Cross
297:, and the
287:St. Privat
86:Allegiance
44:1849-11-01
1008:cite book
983:Cron 2002
891:Cron 2002
462:Thuringia
443:Charakter
224:Thuringia
124:1870–1920
76:Thuringia
785:Glossary
729:Thailand
473:National
458:Löbichau
398:3rd Army
305:(1870).
291:Beaumont
226:) was a
220:Löbichau
144:Commands
104:Service/
72:Löbichau
655:(1870).
520:Foreign
468:Honours
422:on the
342:colonel
315:captain
269:of the
254:in the
252:Dresden
234:in the
216:Dresden
80:Germany
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402:France
275:Erfurt
200:Awards
106:branch
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747:Spain
681:Reuss
587:Japan
327:major
295:Sedan
1027:ISBN
1014:link
911:2012
878:2012
850:2012
412:and
293:and
129:Rank
61:Died
38:Born
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