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Hermann Karl Bruno von François (January 31, 1856 – May 15, 1933) was a German ''General der Infanterie'' during World War I, and is best known for his key role in several German victories on the Eastern Front in 1914. ==Early life and military career== Born in Luxembourg to a noble family of Huguenot extraction, François was exposed to a military life from an early age. His father Bruno von François was a Prussian general and commander of the 27. (Preußische) Infanterie-Brigade. He was killed in action leading his men during the Battle of Spicheren on 6 August 1870, only a few days before the Battle of Sedan. François, who had enrolled as an officer cadet, was by 1875 based in Potsdam as ''Leutnant'' of the 1.Garde-Regiment zu Fuß. From 1884 - 87, he attended the Military Academy at Berlin, and by 1889 had been promoted to ''Hauptmann'' (Captain) and had joined the General Staff. By the early 1890s, François was posted to the XV Corps as a general staff officer based in Strasbourg. After a brief stint as company commander in 151. Infanterie-Regiment of the 31st Division, François devoted all his energies to the General Staff. In 1894 he was promoted to major and transferred to the 8th Division in Mannheim. By 1899, François was the Chief of Staff for the IV Corps, commanded by ''General der Infanterie'' Paul von Hindenburg and based in Magdeburg. In 1901, François's mother, Marie took the family to German South-West Africa to follow her youngest son, Hugo von François who was a ''Hauptmann'' (Captain) in the Colonial Army. The family was based in the region during the Herero Wars, in which Hugo fought. François' other brother, Curt von François, was a well known scientist and researcher specialising in Africa. In 1908, François was promoted to ''Generalmajor'' and placed in command of the Hessischen-Brigade in Darmstadt. François was promoted to ''Generalleutnant'' in 1911 and given command of the 13th Division for a brief period before his promotion to ''General der Infanterie'' and posting to command of I Corps under the 8th Army based in Königsberg. 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「Hermann von François」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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