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Volume 3 Far East Story Chapter 796 (3) The German Army Gathered with Stars

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    In this time and space in 1918, the person responsible for guarding Dnipropetrovsk was the 48th Reserve Infantry Division of the 29th German Reserve Infantry Corps. The division commander was Major General Emil von Blomberg. In terms of seniority, von Blomberg  Major General Blomberg was no worse than Major General von Neuhaus. In Wang Geng's previous life, Hermann von Blomberg was known as Prussia's best general. ¥ì?˼?·?¿Í¥ì

    If it were not for the tense relationship between General Hermann von Francois and Major General von Blomberg, most of the original frontline commanders on the Kharkov battlefield would have been the division commander of the 48th Reserve Infantry Division.  Von Bromberg, the elder brother of this general who was born into a Prussian aristocratic military historian in 1866, was a reserve colonel, and his nephew was Werner von Bromberg, Marshal of the Third Reich.  Fort.  

    In fact, Major General Hermann von Blomberg commanded the 48th Infantry Division and was stationed outside Dnipropetrovsk, an important port city on the Dnie River. At this moment, his nephew, who was born in 1878, was  Served as the commander of the 140th Infantry Regiment in von Neuhaus's 47th Reserve Infantry Division

    Werner Edward Fritz von Blomberg, also translated as Blomberg, Field Marshal of Nazi Germany.  Born into a noble military family in Stargard in 1878, he entered the Military Academy in 1904 and the German General Staff Headquarters in 1908. He performed prominently on the Western Front during World War I.

    On September 2, 1878, Werner von Blomberg (walteonblomberg) was born in Stargard, Pomerany, into an aristocratic military family.  His father, Emil von Blomberg, served in the army of the Second Reich with the rank of colonel.  Mother Emma Cheppe.  His uncle, General Hermann von Blomberg, was regarded as the best general in the Prussian Army.  

    In 1891, 13-year-old Blomberg entered the Junior Officer Cadet Corps and began to be exposed to strict and formal Prussian military education. Later, he attended the Junior Officer School in Bensberg and the Senior Officer School in Grosslichfeld.  He has always had excellent grades, and "he loves sports and shows outstanding ability in mastering scientific knowledge."

    In March 1897, 18-year-old Blomberg officially joined the Army of William II and became an infantry officer.  He was then sent to the 73rd Light Infantry Regiment stationed in Hanover as a trainee officer and battalion adjutant.  His outstanding performance during several years in the front line troops earned him the opportunity to study at the War College in Berlin.

    On May 18, 1907, just before graduation, Blomberg was promoted to lieutenant.  A few months later, due to his outstanding talents, he was promoted to the Army General Staff. Here, his solid professional knowledge, enthusiasm for dealing with people, ability to deal with things, and attitude of seeking excellence and innovation enabled him to play a good role.  Work efficiency.  At the same time, he also received approval from his superiors. On March 20, 1911, he was promoted to captain.

    In August 1914, the First World War broke out.  Like many Army General Staff officers, he was assigned to the 19th Reserve Division as a staff officer in charge of operations.  At the beginning of the war, he participated in the Battle of the Marne with this division (which was then part of the 10th Reserve Army of the 2nd Army).

    On March 22, 1916, he was promoted to major.  In July, he was appointed as the Chief of Operations Division of the 18th Reserve Army.  Half a year later, he was promoted to the chief staff officer in charge of operations at the 7th Army Headquarters. During this period, he reached the pinnacle of his military career in World War I. Due to his outstanding performance in the Schimindam Offensive in 1918, in 1918  On June 3, 2011, he was awarded the Order of Merit (Order of Merit), the highest military decoration during the Second Empire.

    In this time and space in 1918, the backbone of the Blomberg family was his 52-year-old uncle, Major General Hermann von Blomberg, who led the 48th Reserve Infantry Division to garrison the important town of Dnipropetrovsk, and he  His nephew, 40-year-old Major Werner von Blomberg, has just been transferred from the position of chief staff officer of the 10th Army Headquarters to the 47th Reserve Infantry Division as the commander of the 140th Infantry Regiment, and his military rank has also been promoted to  Lieutenant Colonel.

    Don¡¯t underestimate the 40-year-old lieutenant colonel. The German generals in World War I were generally older. There were no generals at the division level who were under 50 years old, such as von Neuhaus and Hermann von Blomberg.  These two major generals and division commanders are both considered young, and are already 52 years old. Generals from the field armies of the German Army and Group Army are generally between 55 and 65 years old

    For example, Field Marshal Hindenburg, the head of the Third Army Command of the Second Reich and Chief of General Staff, is already 71 years old, but Ludendorff, who was born as a staff officer, is still 53 years old in his prime. General Wilhelm Greiner, the commander of the 10th Army of the German Army in Ukraine  Because he was also the chief of staff of a group army, he was only 52 years old.

    When Lieutenant Colonel Werner von Blomberg, the new commander of the 140th Infantry Regiment of the 47th Reserve Infantry Division, received the order, he was studying the map at the regiment command post in the forest camp near Krasnorad, with him beside him  His deputy, Major Ferdo von Bock, chief of staff of the regiment, Major von Bock, who is younger than Lieutenant Colonel Blomberg Jr., is also a rising star in the German army

    Fedor¡¤?Fedoon Bock (fedoonbock) was born into a military family in Kusterling, Brandenburg Province, on December 3, 1880. His father had been promoted to general, and his mother was also from a military family. Bock had longed to become a real soldier since he was a child.  Bock studied at the Grossricht Field Military Academy and the Potsdam Military Academy.

    In 1898, Bock graduated from the military academy with honors and received the rank of second lieutenant. In 1905, he was appointed adjutant of the battalion headquarters. In 1907, he was appointed adjutant of the regiment headquarters. In 1908, he was promoted to lieutenant.  In 1910, Bock was transferred to the General Staff.  In 1912, Bock was promoted to captain.  In the Army, Bock earned the nickname "Kuszalin's Flame"

    After the outbreak of World War I, Bock continued to work in the General Staff.  It was not until 1917 that he was transferred to the battalion commander of the 4th Prussian Guards Infantry Regiment, participated in the Battle of Cambrai and received Germany's highest war medal.  In 1918, he was promoted to major.
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