Friedrich von Scholtz
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Friedrich von Scholtz
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| Born |
24 March 1851 Flensburg |
| Died | 30 April 1927 (aged 76) Ballenstedt |
| Allegiance |
 Prussia Imperial Germany
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| Service/branch | Prussian Army |
| Years of service | 1870-1919 |
| Rank | General of the Artillery |
| Unit | 8th Army |
| Commands held |
XX Corps 8th Army Armee-Abteilung Scholtz Heeresgruppe Scholtz |
| Battles/wars |
Franco-Prussian War First World War |
| Awards | Pour le Mérite |
Friedrich von Scholtz (born 24 March 1851 in Flensburg; died 30 April 1927 in Ballenstedt) was a German general, who served as commander of 20th Corps and the 8th Army of the German Empire on the Eastern Front in the First World War and later as commander of Army Group Scholtz on the Macedonian Front.
Growing up in Ballenstedt, Scholtz's military career began in 1870 in Rendsburg as a Gunner in the artillery and senior officer cadet. Later that year he volunteered for the Franco-Prussian War. After the war, he studied at the Military Academy in Potsdam and on 9 March 1872 he qualified as an artillery officer with the rank of lieutenant. Between 1874 and 1876, he studied at the artillery school in Berlin and in 1901 was promoted to colonel. In 1908, he was appointed to command the 21st Division of the Imperial Army and on 1 October 1912 was promoted to General of the Artillery and given command of XX Army Corps.
With the outbreak of the First World War, Scholtz was transferred together with his army corps to the Eastern Front where he took part in the Battle of Tannenberg and the Battle of Lodz. On May 26, 1915, he was appointed commander of the 8th Army and was sent to secure the lines at Verdun.
On April 22, 1917, Scholtz was transferred to the Balkans, where he replaced General Otto von Below as commander of the army group consisting of the 11th German Army and 1st Bulgarian Army. His force was almost entirely made up of Bulgarian units, as most of the German forces had been pulled out of the Balkans. The 11th German Army was no exception, and by 1918 it had six Bulgarian infantry divisions and one infantry division with German staff but made up of Bulgarian units. Scholtz managed to coordinate the activities on the Macedonian Front and gained a good reputation with Germany's Bulgarian allies.
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