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Adolf Karl Arthur Heribert von Larisch〔''Gothaisches genealogisches Taschenbuch der adeligen Häuser''. Justus Perthes, Gotha 1907, p. 394. (The year of birth is erroneously given as 1893 instead of 1894).〕 (18 July 1893 – 16 May 1972) was a German Army officer who rose to the rank of ''Generalleutnant'' during World War II. He was also a recipient of the renowned Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Born into an aristocratic family, Larisch entered military service in 1914, a few months before the start of World War I. He served as a troop officer during the war and was discharged from the army two years after its end, in 1920. After this, he spent several years as landowner in Pomerania, and was re-employed by the ''Landesschutz'', an unofficial branch of the army. He became an active officer again in 1933 and until the start of World War II was assigned mostly as military instructor and company commander. Afterwards, he spent most of the war commanding units under formation, in inactive fronts or in occupational duty. From 1943 on he distinguished himself as a field commander at the Eastern Front. Captured by American forces in June 1945, he was held until July 1947 and after his release he lived in Hamburg, West Germany until his death in 1972. ==Early years and World War I== Adolf Karl Arthur Heribert von Larisch was born on 18 July 1894 in Freiburg im Breisgau as the first son of a military officer. Both of his parents were members of the German nobility; his father, Gebhard Otto von Larisch (9 January 1863 – 5 October 1923) ultimately reached the rank of ''Major a. D.'' (retired Major), while he also held the rank of a ''Hauptmann d. R.'' (Captain of the Reserves) in the prestigious 2nd Foot Guards Regiment (''2. Garde–Regiment zu Fuß'').〔Guido von Frobel: ''Militär–Wochenblatt'' No. 18, 1924. Berlin: E. S. Mittler & Sohn, p. 431.〕 His mother was Editha Karoline Luise Elisabeth, ''née'' Freiin (Baroness) von Weiler (16 September 1874 – 5 December 1971), daughter of Arthur Freiherr von Weiler, a judicial counsellor (''Landgerichtsrat'') and ''Kammerherr'' (Chamberlain) in the service of the Grand Duchy of Baden. His parents had married in Freiburg im Breisgau, where Larisch's father served, on 4 October 1892. The couple went on to have a daughter, Marie Elisabeth Edith Irmgard, who was born in Sprottau, a city in the Province of Silesia, on 22 June 1897.〔〔''Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels'', Adelige Häuser Vol. XXX, Vol. 145 of total series. Limburg (Lahn): C. A. Starke, 2008, ISSN 0435-2408, p. 241–242.〕 Young Larisch didn't attend one of Imperial Germany's cadet schools (''Kadettenanstalten''), but received civilian education, attending schools in Hildesheim and Hanover in Lower Saxony and in Doberan in Mecklenburg.〔(Εntry of Heribert von Larisch ) in the Rostock Matrikelportal〕 After successfully completing his high school studies (''Abitur''), 19-year-old Larisch followed his father's profession. Entering a prussian Regiment required the consensus of the regimental officers' majority, which was typically achieved by persons of relatively high social and economical status. This was made possible for Larisch, as he was a member of German nobility and son of an officer. Thus, on 5 February 1914, 19-year-old Larisch was accepted as a ''Fahnenjunker'', a rank roughly equivalent to an officer candidate, typically after taking a written exam, in the 18th Dragoon Regiment, 2nd of the Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg (''2. Großherzoglich Mecklenburgisches Dragoner-Regiment Nr. 18''), garrisoned in Parchim, a city of the Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. Normally, officers candidates who entered the Prussian Army were required to pass certain exams after a few months in order to obtain the rank of ''Fähnrich'' (Cadet Sergeant), and received their ''Leutnant'' (2nd Lieutenant) commission after several months' service. However, in July of that year, World War I broke out. By then, Larisch had been in army service for merely half a year.〔Bradley, Hildebrand and Röverkamp, ''Die Generale des Heeres 1921–1945'' Band 7, p. 394–395.〕〔Robinson & Robinson, ''Handbook Of Imperial Germany'', p. 180.〕 Shortly after the outbreak of World War I on 28 July 1914, Larisch was mobilized on 2 August 1914 and received a hastened commission to ''Leutnant'' on 16 September of that year. He spent the majority of the war with the 18th Dragoon Regiment, serving as platoon and squadron commander, apparently without particular distinction. In January 1918 he was transferred to the 359th Infantry Regiment to assume the command of a company; in that position, he was promoted to ''Oberleutnant'' (1st Lieutenant) on 18 May 1918. A few months later, in August, he became ''Ordonnanzoffizier'' (Batman) at the staff of ''I. Reserve–Korps'' (I Reserve Corps). He was still serving in that position when the German Empire capitulated on 11 November 1918.〔 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「Heribert von Larisch」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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