Hermann Geyer

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Hermann Geyer (7 July 1882 – 10 April 1946) was a German professional army officer who served the German Empire, the Weimar Republic and Nazi Germany. He fought in both world wars and attained the rank of General der Infanterie. In the First World War, he held both command and staff positions but for most of the war served on the General Staff. During the interwar years, he was the commander of Wehrkreis (military district) V in southwest Germany until he was dismissed by Adolf Hitler for expressing skepticism about his war plans. Recalled to military service in the Second World War, Geyer commanded the IX Army Corps until he was dismissed in December 1941 after the failure of the German assault on Moscow. He was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, retired in 1943 and committed suicide after the end of the war. Hermann Geyer was born in Stuttgart in the Kingdom of Württemberg. He sought a career as a professional army officer and joined the Army of Württemberg as a Fahnenjunker (officer cadet) with Grenadier Regiment 119 "Queen Olga" (1st Württemberg) in Stuttgart on 4 July 1900. He was promoted to Fahnrich on 25 February 1901, and to Leutnant on 18 October. He attended the Prussian War Academy from October 1909 to July 1912, being promoted to Oberleutnant on 19 February 1910.