20 color German cigarette cards of German military leaders of WW1, issued 1933

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Offered here are 20 original German cigarette cards (one double) of German military leaders of World War 1.The cards were issued by the Kyriazi Cigarette Co. of Hamburg in 1933 for the album
Deutsche Helden
(German Heroes). Pictured here are:
No. 137 [2x]:
Emperor Wilhelm II (1859-1941), Emperor of Germany from 1888-1918.
No. 139:
General Field Marshal Count Alfred von Schlieffen (1833-1913)was chief of the Imperial German General Staff from 1891 to 1906. In 1905 he developed a deployment plan for defeating France in a future war. This plan was known as the “Schlieffen Plan”.
No. 140:
General Field Marshal Paul von Hindenburg (1847-1934) led the German Army in World War I and later became President of Germany from 1925 until his death in 1934. He was especially famous for his victory over the Russians at the Battle of Tannenberg and in other battles in the East in 1915.
No. 142:
Field Marshal
Baron Colmar von der Goltz (1843-1916) was a military theoretician and officer. In World War 1 he was called out of retirement to become governor of occupied Belgium
and in 1915 went to aid the Ottoman Empire.
No. 143:
General Field Marshal Hermann von Eichhorn (1848-1918) commanded the 10
th
Army on the Eastern Front. For his successes there he received the
Pour le Merité
medal in 1915 and later became Military Governor of the Ukraine, where he was assassinated in 1918.
No. 145:
Crown Prince Ruprecht of Bavaria (1869-1955) commanded the German Sixth Army on the Western Front.
No. 146:
Prince Leopold of Bavaria (1846-1930). He was a Field Marshal in the German Army in World War I. He commanded the 9
th
German Army on the Eastern Front in WW1 and for his service he received the
Grand Cross of the Iron Cross
Medal.
No. 148:
General Field Marshal Count Gottlieb von Haeseler (1836-1919) commanded the XVI. Army Corps at Metz and received the medal
Pour le Merité
for his earlier accomplishments.
No. 151:
Infantry General Erich von Falkenhayn (1861-1922) was second Chief of the German General Staff from 1914 to 1916 when he was replaced by Hindenburg because of the failure of his plan to achieve victory in the war by 1917.
No. 152:
Infantry General Erich Ludendorff (1865-1937) was a successful commander in World War I, receiving the medal
Pour le Merité
for capturing the city of Liege in August 1914. He then went to the Eastern Front and continued his successes. He became part o the German General Staff. After the war he took part in the failed Kapp Putsch (1920) and Beer Hall Putsch (1923).
No. 154:
Major General Baron Max von Hausen (1846-1922) was War Minister of the Kingdom of Saxony in the late 19
th
century. He commanded the Third Army on the Western Front and fought in the Battle of the Marne. However, due to illness he was relieved of his command in late 1914.
No. 155:
Major General Josias von Heeringen (1850-1926) took over command of the Third Army when General von Hausen took ill. Heeringen successfully defended Alsace against the French and for this he received the
Pour le Merité
medal in August 1915.
No. 157:
Infantry General Max von Fabeck (1854-1916) commanded the XIII. Corps in the Fifth Army on the Western Front and later commanded the 11
th
Army on the Eastern Front.
No. 158:
Infantry General Friedrich Sixt von Armin (1851-1936) commanded the IV. Corps of the First Army on the Western Front. For his leadership at Arras and the Somme he was award the
Pour le Merité
medal in 1916. He was then given command of the entire Fourth Army.
No. 163:
Cavalry General Georg von der Marwitz (1856-1929) commanded several armies on both the Western and Eastern Fronts. He received the
Pour le Merité
medal in 1916 for his achievements.
No. 173:
General of the Infantry Hugo von Kathen (1855-1932) was Commander of the XXIII Reserve Corps during World War 1. He received the medal
Pour le Merité
in 1916.
No. 181:
Infantry General Reinhard von Scheffer-Boyadel (1851-1925) commanded the XXV Reserve Corps on the Eastern Front and was awarded the medal
Pour le Merité
for his accomplishments there.
No. 193:
Infantry General Richard von Conta (1856-1941) commanded the First Infantry Division on the Eastern Front, achieving success at the Battle of Tannenberg. In late 1917 he was transferred to the Western Front and commanded with continued success until the end of the war.
No. 200:
Infantry General Hans von Zwehl (1851-1926) commanded the VIII. Reserves under Bülow’s Second Army in France and Belgium. His capture of the fortress at Maubeuge in two weeks earned him the first
Pour le Merité
medal given out in the war.
Each card measures 2 and 3/8 inches by 2 inches.
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