Berthold von Deimling

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Berthold Karl Adolf von Deimling (21 March 1853 – 3 February 1944) was a general officer of the German Army during the First World War.

Deimling entered the army in 1871, following the Franco-Prussian War, and after working on the General Staff and in German South-West Africa rose to command a brigade of infantry in 1907.[1]

On the outbreak of the First World War, Deimling was in command of the XV Corps along the Swiss border and commanded them during the Battle of Mulhouse.[2] He would later command forces in the Battle of Verdun and the Battle of the Somme.

After the war Deimling became a committed pacifist and a member of the board of directors of the Deutsche Friedensgesellschaft (German peace society). He was a member of the German Democratic Party. He died in Baden-Baden.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Who's Who - firstworldwar.com
  2. ^ Hot spots on the Swiss border - Oswald Schwitter
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