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Karl Eduard Wilhelm Groener (German pronunciation: [ˈvɪlhɛlm ˈɡʁøːnɐ] ⓘ; 22 November 1867 – 3 May 1939) was a German general and politician. His organisational and logistical abilities resulted in a successful military career before and during World War I.
Apr 30, 2024 · Wilhelm Groener was a German general and politician who helped prevent a communist revolution in Germany after World War I by throwing army support to the moderate Social Democratic government of Friedrich Ebert. Groener entered the army in 1884. By 1912 he had risen to become head of the railroad.
Wilhelm Groener (1867-1939) concluded the war as Commander-in-Chief of German forces on the Western Front and helped prevent a communist revolution by agreeing to deliver army support to the Social Democratic Party government led by Friedrich Ebert.
When the Central Powers occupied Ukraine in spring 1918, Groener became the chief of staff of the Army Group Eichhorn-Kiew. He was the key figure in shaping the German occupation strategy and often interfered in domestic Ukrainian politics, but his policy of economic utilisation eventually failed.
Karl Eduard Wilhelm Groener ( German pronunciation: [ˈvɪlhɛlm ˈɡʁøːnɐ] ⓘ; 22 November 1867 – 3 May 1939) was a German general and politician. His organisational and logistical abilities resulted in a successful military career before and during World War I.
Generalleutnant Wilhelm Groener was a career officer in the Württemberg Army who served at the end of the Great War as First Quartermaster General.
The Ebert–Groener pact was an agreement between the Social Democrat Friedrich Ebert, at the time the Chancellor of Germany, and Wilhelm Groener, Quartermaster General of the German Army, on November 10, 1918.
