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General First nameLieutenant-Colonel Walter Hermann
LastnameKortegarn
GenderMale
CountryGermany
Date of birth1868-11-19
Place of birthBonn, Germany
Date of death1917-03-26
Place of deathFreiburg, Germany


About

Adapted from the internet:

http://www.roll-of-honour.com/Surrey/GodalmingCharthouseSchool.html

Walter Kortegarn was the first son of Dr Arthur Kortegarn. Walter attended Charterhouse School in Surrey, England, in the years 1883-1884. He later joined the 3. Grossherzögliches-Hessisches Regiment [3rd Grand Ducal Hessian Regiment] of the German Army. In the Great War he commanded the Kaiser Alexander Garde-Grenadier-Regiment No. 1, from 19th September 1914 to 6th October 1914, in the rank of Major.

He is recorded as relinquishing this command through serious wounds sustained in fighting near Arras on 5th October 1914 and most likely then saw no further front-line service. In 1915 he held a post at the War Ministry. He was awarded the Iron Cross, 1st Class, the Hessian Medal for Bravery and the Saxon War Service Cross. He died at Freiburg, apparently from natural causes or from late effects of his wounds, on 26th March 1917.

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Archive statistics Career1898 - 1899
Tournament wins0
Matches4
Match wins1


Tournaments European Championship - 1899 German International Championships - 1898 German National Championships - 1898