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Erich Gustav Wilhelm Theodor Gündell from 1901 "von" Gündel (Born: 13 April 1854 in Goslar – Died: 23 December 1924 in Gottingen) was a Prussian officer, most noted as a General of Infantry in World War I. ==Military career== Erich Gündell began his military career with the Fifth Thüringian Infantry Regiment Nr. 94 of the Prussian Army on 1 April 1873 as a cadet. he gained his Ensign appointment on 15 November 1873, and was promoted to Second Lieutenant on 15 October 1874. He was appointed Adjutant to the First Battalion and held the post from 5 November 1876 to 31 May 1881. On 1 October 1881 he was assigned to attend further training at the War College in Berlin and graduated on 21 July 1884. During this time he received a promotion to First Lieutenant on 17 October 1883. Upon completion he returned to the Fifth Thüringian Infantry Regiment Nr. 94. Gündell was transferred to the General Staff on 1 April 1887 and was promoted to Captain on 22 March 1888. He served in various units as a General Staff Officer until his promotion to Lieutenant Colonel on 9 July 1900, and was appointed to the General Staff of the East Asian Expedition Corps. For his achievements, Kaiser Wilhelm II elevated Erich Gündell with Prussian hereditary peerage on 29 August 1906 with the official title of "von" added to his name.〔Militär-Wochenblatt. Nr. 108 vom 11. Dezember 1901, S. 2849–2850.〕 The East Asian Expedition Corps was dissolved and upon his return Gündell returned to the General Staff on 5 November 1901. He was then sent to the staff of 1st Army Corps, where he was appointed Chief of Staff on 14 November 1902. on 22 April 1902 he was promoted to Colonel. Gündell's next position was Commander of the "Prince Louis Ferdinand of Prussia" (2nd Magdeburgisches) Infantry Regiment Nr. 27 in Halberstadt (Saxony) on 24 April 1904. He was promoted on 22 February 1906 to Brigadier General and assigned as Chief Quartermaster for the General Staff. His next promotion came on 14 June 1906 to Major General. During the Second Hague Peace Conference in 1907, Gündell was the military delegate. Besides his work in the General Staff, he was also a member of the Academic Board of the Institute of War from 26 September 1908. Erich von Gündell's next promotion came on 27 October 1910 to Lieutenant General. He was assigned back to commanding troops with the 20th Division as Commander. Three years later he handed the command over to his successor Alwin Schmundt. His next assignment was Director of the ''Kriegsakademie'' (War Academy) in Berlin. On 4 September 1913 he was promoted to General of Infantry, and handed in his resignation, which was accepted. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Erich von Gündell」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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