1st Chief of the German Army Command Weimar Republic
In office 13 September 1919 – 26 March 1920
President
Friedrich Ebert
Chancellor
Gustav Bauer
Preceded by
Position established
Succeeded by
Hans von Seeckt
Prussian Minister of War German Empire
In office 2 January 1919 – 13 September 1919
President
Friedrich Ebert
Chancellor
Philipp Scheidemann Gustav Bauer
Preceded by
Heinrich Scheuch
Succeeded by
Position abolished
Personal details
Born
(1872-03-24)24 March 1872 Stuttgart, Kingdom of Württemberg, German Empire
Died
8 August 1930(1930-08-08) (aged 58) Berlin, Free State of Prussia, Weimar Republic
Military service
Allegiance
German Empire
Kingdom of Württemberg
Kingdom of Prussia
Weimar Republic
Branch/service
Imperial German Army
Army of Württemberg (1892–1918)
Prussian Army (1914–1918)
Reichswehr
Reichsheer
Years of service
1892–1930
Rank
General der Infantrie
Battles/wars
World War I German Revolution of 1918-19
Awards
Iron Cross, First Class Iron Cross, Second Class Pour le Mérite with Oak Leaves Commander of the Royal House Order of Hohenzollern with Swords Military Merit Order, 4th Class with Swords and Crown (Bavaria) Knight's Cross of theMilitary Merit Order (Württemberg)
Walther Gustav Reinhardt (German pronunciation:[ˈvaltɐˈʁaɪnhaʁt]; 24 March 1872 in Stuttgart – 8 August 1930 in Berlin) was a German officer who served as the last Prussian Minister of War and the first head of the army command (Chef der Heeresleitung) within the newly created Ministry of the Reichswehr of the Weimar Republic. During the Kapp Putsch of 1920, Reinhardt remained loyal to the elected government and was one of the few senior officers of the Reichswehr willing to order troops to fire at the revolting units.
Walther Gustav Reinhardt (German pronunciation: [ˈvaltɐ ˈʁaɪnhaʁt]; 24 March 1872 in Stuttgart – 8 August 1930 in Berlin) was a German officer who served...
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called Chef der Heeresleitung, a post held in early 1920 by General WaltherReinhardt. Chancellor Bauer was obliged to sign the Treaty of Versailles in...
Reichswehr Minister. The head of army command was initially General WaltherReinhardt. After the Kapp Putsch, General Hans von Seeckt took over the post...
fighting was resumed, contradicting the officer corps and the views of WaltherReinhardt, the Prussian Minister of War. Hindenburg followed Groener on this...
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the Ministry of the Reichswehr. In 1920, when von Seeckt succeeded WaltherReinhardt as Head of the Army Command (Chef der Heeresleitung), this expanded...
general strike, Seeckt sent Colonel Wilhelm Heye to meet with General Walther von Lüttwitz, the real leader of the Kapp putsch, to inform him that it...
Minister of War Heinrich Scheuch November 14, 1918 January 2, 1919 N/A WaltherReinhardt January 3, 1919 March 25, 1919 N/A Minister of Agriculture Otto...
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