Heeringen

The 7th Army had its headquarters in Karlsruhe, the capital of the Grand Duchy of Baden, and was commanded by Colonel General Josias von Heeringen.

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Tirpitz and von Heeringen, chiefs of the German navy and army staffs, the latter a second Moltke.

The Secrets of the German War Office Dr. Armgaard Karl Graves

They have the same aquiline features, tall, thin, dried-up body, the same taciturn disposition, even to their hobbies -- Moltke being an incessant chess player, Heeringen using every one of his spare moments to play with lead soldiers.

The Secrets of the German War Office Dr. Armgaard Karl Graves

Heeringen is looked upon with the same respect and accredited with quite as much strategical knowledge as Moltke was.

The Secrets of the German War Office Dr. Armgaard Karl Graves

It is curious that there is a great similarity between the late Moltke and Heeringen.

The Secrets of the German War Office Dr. Armgaard Karl Graves

Von Heeringen must have realised that the offensive was being wrenched from his grasp.

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Interviewed recently, General von Heeringen said: "The English first-line troops are splendid soldiers, experienced and very tough, especially on the defensive."

The Illustrated War News, Number 21, Dec. 30, 1914 Various

Only in front of von Heeringen were the sheets blank, for he never makes a note of anything, carrying everything in his marvelous memory.

The Secrets of the German War Office Dr. Armgaard Karl Graves

Gen. von Heeringen, Commander in Chief of the Nth Army, told me a similar story about two officers who fought with revolver against machine gun until their motor and tank were shot to pieces, forcing them to glide to earth.

The New York Times Current History: the European War, February, 1915 Various

When the feeling and stress over the Moroccan question was at its height General von Heeringen on leaving his quarters for his usual drive in the Thiergarten was eagerly questioned by a score of officers, awaiting his exit.

The Secrets of the German War Office Dr. Armgaard Karl Graves