Bruno von Mudra

Karl Bruno Julius Mudra, from 1913 von Mudra (1 April 1851, in Bad Muskau – 21 November 1931, in Zippendorf) was a Prussian officer, and later General of Infantry during World War I. He was a recipient of Pour le Mérite with Oak Leaves. Mudra married on 12 October 1886 in Rheydt Paula Schött (* 26 June 1860 in Rheydt – † 22 November 1937 in Schwerin), daughter of Hermann Schött (owner of a big print shop) and Sofie Wilhelmine Jansen. They had two children:

• Herbert Emil Bruno (1887–1945), Colonel
• Edith (1892–1942).

Bruno von Mudra
Born	1 April 1851 Bad Muskau, Kingdom of Prussia
Died	21 November 1931(1931-11-21) (aged 80) Zippendorf, Germany
Allegiance	Prussia  German Empire
Service / branch	Imperial German Army
Years of service	1870–1919
Rank	General of Infantry
Commands	Guards Pioneer Battalion Engineer and Pioneer Corps 7th (1st Westphalian) Pioneer Battalion 39th Division XVI Corps 8th Army Armee-Abteilung A 1st Army 17th Army
Battles / wars	Franco-Prussian War World War I
Awards	Pour le Mérite with Oak Leaves

Honours

•  Kingdom of Prussia:
  • Iron Cross II Class (1870)
  • Iron Cross I Class
  • Pour le Mérite (13 January 1915) and Oak Leaves (17 October 1916)

Military offices
Preceded by General der Infanterie Maximilian von Prittwitz	Commander, XVI Corps 1 March 1913 – 28 October 1916	Succeeded by Generalleutnant Adolf Wild von Hohenborn
Preceded by General der Infanterie Max von Fabeck	Commander, 8th Army 22 October 1916 – 2 January 1917	Succeeded by General der Artillerie Friedrich von Scholtz
Preceded by General der Infanterie Karl d'Elsa	Commander, Armee-Abteilung A 4 January 1917 – 9 June 1918	Succeeded by General der Infanterie Johannes von Eben
Preceded by General der Infanterie Fritz von Below	Commander, 1st Army 9 June – 12 October, 1918	Succeeded by General der Infanterie Otto von Below
Preceded by General der Infanterie Otto von Below	Commander, 17th Army 12 October – 1 December, 1918[1]	Succeeded by Dissolved

References

1. "The Prussian Machine". Retrieved 25 October 2012.

• Hanns Möller: Geschichte der Ritter des Ordens pour le mérite im Weltkrieg, Band II: M–Z, Verlag Bernard & Graefe, Berlin 1935

External links

• Biography on "The Prussian Machine"