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Karl Ludwig d’Elsa (born 1 November 1849 in Dresden, died 20 July 1922 in Tannenfeld bei Nöbdenitz, Löbichau, Thuringia) was a Royal Saxon army officer who was a Generaloberst in the First World War and awarded the Pour le Mérite.〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=The Prussian Machine )〕 ==Life and Military Career== Karl Ludwig d'Elsa was born on 1 September 1849 in Dresden in the Kingdom of Saxony, the son of Ludwig Ferdinand d'Elsa (1806-1882), an Oberstleutnant (Lieutenant Colonel), and Huberta Louise (née von Brandenstein, died 1911). d'Elsa joined the Cadet Corps in Easter 1864 and on 1 April 1869 was appointed as an ensign in the 101st (2nd Royal Saxon) Grenadiers "Emperor William, King of Prussia" of the Royal Saxon Army. From October 1869 to April 1870 he was assigned to the military school in Erfurt and promoted to 2nd Lieutenant on 29 July 1870. From 1 September 1870 he was adjutant of the first battalion of his regiment, with whom he participated in the Franco-Prussian War. He participated in the battles of St. Privat, Beaumont and Sedan, and the Siege of Paris. For his service in the Franco-Prussian War, he was awarded the Iron Cross (1870).〔 After the war d'Elsa received further training from 1 October 1871 to 1 March 1872 at the Military Riding Institute Dresden. From 24 June 1873 to 17 April 1875 he was regimental adjutant in his parent regiment, and then of the 45th (1st Royal Saxon) Infantry Brigade. In 1874, he was promoted to 1st Lieutenant. From 1878 to 1881 he was assigned as a company commander in the Corps of Cadets. On 1 April 1881 he was promoted to Captain and was assigned as Company Commander of the 2nd Company of the 100th (1st Royal Saxon) Life Grenadiers. Two years later he became the Company Commander of the 1st Company of the regiment. In 1887, d'Elsa was adjutant of the XII (1st Royal Saxon) Corps, and in 1889 he was promoted to Major.〔 In 1892 he became commander of the 13th (2nd Royal Saxon) Jäger Bataillon. In 1893 he became Lieutenant colonel, and in 1895 he was appointed as Chief of General Army Section at the Saxon Ministry of War. After D'Elsa was promoted to Colonel in 1896, he commanded the 101st (2nd Royal Saxon) Grenadiers "Emperor William, King of Prussia", after which he led as a Generalmajor (promoted 1899) the 48th (4th Royal Saxon) Infantry Brigade (1900-1902) and the 64th (6th Royal Saxon) Infantry Brigade (1902-1904). From 4 September 1902 d'Elsa served as ''General à la suite'' of George, King of Saxony and his promotion to Generalleutnant on 23 April 1904 serving as Adjutant General. From 19 June 1904 d'Elsa served as commander of the 24th (2nd Royal Saxon) Division; he was promoted to General der Infanterie on 23 September 1908. On 29 March 1910 he was appointed Commanding General of XII (1st Royal Saxon) Corps,〔 one of the top three peacetime positions in the Saxon contingent of the Imperial German Army.〔 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「Karl Ludwig d'Elsa」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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