Bruno von Mudra

Bruno von Mudra
Bruno von Mudra
Born	1 April 1851; Bad Muskau, Kingdom of Prussia
Died	21 November 1931 (aged 80); Zippendorf, Germany
Allegiance	Prussia; German Empire
Service/branch	Imperial German Army
Years of service	1870–1919
Rank	General of Infantry
Commands held	Guards Pioneer Battalion; Engineer and Pioneer Corps; 7th (1st Westphalian) Pioneer Battalion; 39th Division; XVI Corps; 8th Army; Armee-Abteilung A; 1st Army; 17th Army;
Battles/wars	Franco-Prussian War; World War I
Awards	Pour le Mérite with Oak Leaves

Karl Bruno Julius Mudra, from 1913 von Mudra (1 April 1851 in Bad Muskau – 21 November 1931 in Zippendorf) was a Prussian officer, and later General of Infantry during World War I. He was a recipient of Pour le Mérite with Oak Leaves. Mudra married on 12 October 1886 in Rheydt Paula Schött (* 26 June 1860 in Rheydt – † 22 November 1937 in Schwerin), daughter of Hermann Schött (owner of a big print shop) and Sofie Wilhelmine Jansen. They had two children:

Herbert Emil Bruno (1887–1945), Colonel
Edith (1892–1942).

Honours

Kingdom of Prussia:
- Iron Cross II Class (1870)
- Iron Cross I Class
- Pour le Mérite (13 January 1915) and Oak Leaves (17 October 1916)

Military offices
Preceded by General der Infanterie Maximilian von Prittwitz	Commander, XVI Corps 1 March 1913 – 28 October 1916	Succeeded by Generalleutnant Adolf Wild von Hohenborn
Preceded by General der Infanterie Max von Fabeck	Commander, 8th Army 22 October 1916 – 2 January 1917	Succeeded by General der Artillerie Friedrich von Scholtz
Preceded by General der Infanterie Karl d'Elsa	Commander, Armee-Abteilung A 4 January 1917 – 9 June 1918	Succeeded by General der Infanterie Johannes von Eben
Preceded by General der Infanterie Fritz von Below	Commander, 1st Army 9 June – 12 October, 1918	Succeeded by General der Infanterie Otto von Below
Preceded by General der Infanterie Otto von Below	Commander, 17th Army 12 October – 1 December, 1918[1]	Succeeded by Dissolved

References

"The Prussian Machine". Retrieved 25 October 2012.

Hanns Möller: Geschichte der Ritter des Ordens pour le mérite im Weltkrieg, Band II: M–Z, Verlag Bernard & Graefe, Berlin 1935

External links

Biography on "The Prussian Machine"

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[1] "The Prussian Machine". Retrieved 25 October 2012.