Robert Kosch
| Robert Paul Theodor Kosch | |
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| Born | 5 April 1856 Kłodzko, Lower Silesia |
| Died |
22 December 1942 (aged 86) Berlin |
| Buried | Invalid's Cemetery, Berlin |
| Allegiance |
 Prussia German Empire
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| Service/branch | Prussian Army |
| Years of service | 1874-1919 |
| Rank | General der Infanterie |
| Commands held | Infantry Regiment No. 64 78th Infantry Brigade 10th Division I. Army Corps X. Reserve Corps Danube Army 9th Army |
| Battles/wars | World War I |
| Awards |
Order of the Red Eagle Pour le Merite with Oak Leaves |
Coordinates: 52°31′55.8″N 13°22′15.8″E / 52.532167°N 13.371056°E
Robert Kosch (5 April 1856 in Glatz (Kłodzko), Prussian Silesia – 22 December 1942) was a Prussian General of the Infantry during World War I.
Robert was the youngest of ten children of Hermann and Agnes Kosch. After attending the Cadet corps, on 23 April 1874 Kosch graduated as a Sekonde-Leutnant in the (4th Lower Silesian) Infantry Regiment No. 51 of the Prussian Army. From 1877 to 1880 he studied at the Military Academy. On 3 April 1880 he married Gertrude Noeggerath, with whom he had three daughters.
From 1 April 1881 to 31 March 1887 he was posted as battalion and regimental adjutant to Infantry Regiment No. 132 in Glatz. On 1 April 1887 he was seconded to the General Staff to Berlin. After a number of regimental and staff assignements Kosch was promoted to Oberst in 1905 and later took command of the (8th Brandenburg) Infantry Regiment No. 64. In 1909 he was promoted to Generalmajor and assigned to the 78th Infantry Brigade. On 22 April 1912 he was made Generalleutnant and he was appointed commander of the 10th Division in Poznan.
After the outbreak of World War I he led his division into the Loraine region on the Western Front. On 9 October 1914, he became commander of the I. Army Corps in Lithuania, where his troops opposed numerically superior Russian forces. After initial tactical setbacks Kosch and his men finally won the Second Battle of the Masurian Lakes. For this victory Kosch was awarded the Pour le Mérite. On 11 June 1915 he was appointed Commanding General of the X. Reserve Corps. He led them in the battles on the Dniester, the Battle of Gnila Lipa and at Krasnostaw. He transferred to the Balkans Theater, where he fought against Serbia. For his success Kosch received, on 27 November 1915, the Oak Leaves to his Pour le Mérite.
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