Otto von Emmich

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Albert Theodor Otto von Emmich (April 4, 1848 – December 22, 1915) was a Prussian general.

Born in Minden, Emmich entered the Prussian Army in 1866. He attained the rank of general of infantry in 1909, and was placed in command of the 10th army corps at Hanover. During the early days of World War I in Europe in 1914, he laid siege to Liège, which he entered on August 7, 1914.

Liège was the site of the first real battle of World War I. The Imperial German troops were obliged to entrench and bring up heavy siege artillery.

Emmich was elevated to the nobility in 1913. He died of arteriosclerosis in Hanover.

[edit] References

1. The Siege of Liége: A Personal Narrative, by Paul Hamelius (London, 1914).
2. In Daily Chronicle War Books, volume iv, (1914), "The Campaign Around Liége," by J. M. Kennedy.

Persondata
NAME	Emmich, Otto von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Emmich, Albert Theodor Otto von;Emmich, Otto
SHORT DESCRIPTION	German General
DATE OF BIRTH	April 4, 1848
PLACE OF BIRTH	Minden, Germany
DATE OF DEATH	December 22, 1915
PLACE OF DEATH	Hanover, Germany