Heinrich Adolf Wild von Hohenborn (8 July 1860 – 25 October 1925) was an Imperial German Army officer who served as a general and Prussian Minister of War during World War I.

Life

During his term as minister of war, from 21 January 1915 to 29 October 1916, he was critical of Paul von Hindenburg and particularly his 'Arbeitspflichtprogramm' (forced labour program). Wild von Hohenborn promulgated the Judenzählung on 11 October 1916 but did not remain in office long enough to implement it as on 29 October he was dismissed from the High Command by Wilhelm II at Hindenburg's request. He continued to serve in the field as commander of the XVI Corps and retired on 3 November 1919 with the character of a General der Infanterie.

Awards

• Pour le Mérite: 2 August 1915
  • Oak Leaves: 11 October 1918
• Iron Cross (1914), 1st and 2nd Cl*es
• Order of the Red Eagle
• House Order of Hohenzollern
• Order of the Griffon
• Order of the Crown

External links

• Books on and by Adolf Wild von Hohenborn in the catalogue of the Deutschen Nationalbibliothek
• Heinrich Adolf Wild von Hohenborn, The Prussian Machine