Generalmajor Arthur Matthes

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Good morning,



I'm looking for a biography of Generalmajor Arthur MATTHES.

He was the Ia of 2.Armee in 1914 (as an Oberstleutnant i.G.).

After that he led the 33.Reserve-Infanterie-Brigade (to 27.9.1918) and then the 8.Infanterie-Brigade (the latter from 13.10.1918 to 7.1.1919).

Best regards,

[Glenn2438]

Hello,

this is his pre-war career:

Born 19 September 1867 in Duisburg. Religion: Evangelical. His father was a factory owner in Duisburg.

He was a Royal Prussian cadet and was commissioned directly from the cadet corps as a Sekonde-Lieutenant into the 3. Badisches Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 111 on 22 March 1888.

He was attached to the Militärturnanstalt (school of physical training) from 1 October 1891 to 31 March 1892. He was the battalion adjutant of II./IR 111 from 1 June 1892 to 30 September 1894 and held the same position in Bezirkskommando Karlsruhe from 1 October 1894 to 30 September 1896.

13.5.95: Premier-Lieutenant
1.10.96 - 21.7.99: Kriegsakademie
1.4.00-31.3.01: Attached to the Großer-Generalstab
23.3.01: Hauptmann and transferred to the General Staff
22.11.02: General Staff of Government Straßburg
1.4.04: Company commander of 8./IR 15
14.6.06: General Staff officer in 15. Division
11.9.07: Major
1.10.08: Großer-Generalstab
21.4.11: General Staff officer in VIII. Armee-Korps
1.4.13: Battalion commander of I./FR 39
18.12.13: Oberstleutnant

General Matthes died on 16 December 1950 in Jesberg, Hessen.

Regards
Glenn

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Thank you, Glenn!