Wilhelm Groener
Also known as Karl Eduard Wilhelm Groener
German general (1867-1939)
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- Born
- 1867
- Died
- 1939
- Works
- 7
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- Der Feldherr wider Willen
- Politik und Kriegführung
- Die Eisenbahn als Faktor der Politik
- Der Weltkrieg und seine Probleme
- Commander against his will
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- SciPy 1.0: fundamental algorithms for scientific computing in Python
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Karl Eduard Wilhelm Groener ( German pronunciation: [ˈvɪlhɛlm ˈɡʁøːnɐ] ; 22 November 1867 – 3 May 1939) was a Württemberg–German general and politician, who served as the final Chief of the Great General Staff and Reich Minister of Transport, Defence and the Interior.
After a confrontation with Erich Ludendorff the Quartermaster general (Erster Generalquartiermeister) of the German Army, Groener was reassigned to a field command. When Ludendorff was dismissed in October 1918, Groener succeeded him. Groener worked with the new Social Democratic president Friedrich Ebert to foil a left-wing take-over during the German Revolution of 1918–19. Under his command, the army bloodily suppressed popular uprisings throughout Germany.
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1867 births1939 deathsBurials at Stahnsdorf South-Western CemeteryCommanders of the Military Order of Max JosephGerman anti-communistsGerman Army generals of World War IGerman Army personnel of World War IInterior ministers of GermanyLieutenant generals of the Kingdom of WürttembergMilitary personnel from Baden-WürttembergMinisters of the Reichswehr