Hugo von Kirchbach
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Hugo Ewald Graf von Kirchbach was a Prussian general who commanded the Prussian V Corps during the Franco-Prussian War.
Hugo von Kirchbach
Battle of Wissembourg (1870)
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The Battle of Wissembourg or Battle of Weissenburg, the first of the Franco-Prussian War, was joined when three German army corps surprised the small French garrison at Wissembourg on 4 August 1870. T
Hugo von Kirchbach
…was promoted to General der Infanterie and appointed commander of the Prussian V Corps. He played a prominent role in the early battles of the war at Wissembourg and Wörth. At Sedan von Kirchbach and his V Corps were tasked with closing the ring on the northern side around the French Army of Châlons trapped at…
German concentration on Wissemburg
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Illustration of the 5th Royal Bavarian Regiment at the battle
Illustration of the storming of the Geissburg