Hans Gaede

Hans Gaede
Born	19 February 1852 Kolberg, Pomerania, Kingdom of Prussia
Died	16 September 1916(1916-09-16) (aged 64) Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden, German Empire
Allegiance	North German Confederation German Empire
Service/branch	Prussian Army Imperial German Army
Years of service	1870–1916
Rank	General of Infantry
Unit	XIV Corps
Commands	Thorn Fortress 23rd Infantry Regiment 84th Infantry Brigade 33rd Division Army Detachment Gaede
Battles/wars	Franco-Prussian War World War I
Awards	Pour le Mérite

Hans Emil Alexander Gaede (19 February 1852 in Kolberg – 16 September 1916 in Freiburg im Breisgau) was a Prussian officer, and later General of Infantry during World War I. He commanded Army Detachment Gaede and was a recipient of the Pour le Mérite.

Life

Gaede was born on 18 February 1852 in the Kingdom of Prussia. He entered the army in 1870 as a cadet in the 2nd Grenadier Regiment and participated in the Franco-Prussian War. He was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant on 18 November 1870.

Reactivated for World War I; Gaede was Deputy Commander of the XIV Corps, commanded by Ernst von Hoiningen. He later got the command of six landwehr regiments which became the Army Detachment Gaede, or Army Detachment B. Gaede lead his troops in defending the upper Alsace region, however serious illness resulted in Gaede being retired again in September 1916. He died mere weeks later, at the age of 64.

Awards

• Iron Cross 2nd Class (1870)
• Iron Cross 1st Class
• Pour le Mérite (25 August 1915)

References

• Hanns Möller: Geschichte der Ritter des Ordens pour le mérite im Weltkrieg, Band I: A-L, Verlag Bernard & Graefe, Berlin 1935

External links

Media related to Hans Gaede at Wikimedia Commons