Hans von Eulitz

Hans Alfred von Eulitz (13 September 1866 - 28 November 1945) was a Saxon Army officer who served during World War I.

Life

He was born on 13 September 1866 in the Kingdom of Saxony. He entered the military in 1886 as a Second-Lieutenant. In 1893, he was promoted to Premier Lieutenant, to Hauptmann in 1899, to Major in 1906, and to Oberstleutnant in 1912. In the same year, Eulitz became a staff officer in the XII (1st Royal Saxon) Corps, commanded by Karl Ludwig d'Elsa. In 1914, Eulitz became the corps's chief of staff.[1] He participated in battles on the Western Front. On 14 September 1916, he became commander of the 45th Infantry Brigade. After two months was named chief of staff of Armeeabteilung A.[2] Then, in 1917, he was transferred to the Grand Headquarters. In May of that year Eulitz became an aide-de-camp to King Frederick Augustus III of Saxony; and on 6 November he was promoted to Generalmajor. Near the war's end, during a meeting with Paul von Hindenburg and Erich Ludendorff, he voiced the position that an armistice was necessary.[3] He retired from the army on 4 July 1919.[4]

References
  1. "XII. Armeekorps (Alte Armee) – GenWiki". wiki-de.genealogy.net. Retrieved 2022-02-21.
  2. "A.Abt A (WK1) – GenWiki". wiki-de.genealogy.net. Retrieved 2022-02-21.
  3. Sidman, Charles F. (1972). The German Collapse in 1918. Coronado Press. p. 90. ISBN 978-87-29-10547-3.
  4. "Hans von Eulitz". prussianmachine.com. Retrieved 2022-02-21.
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