Johannes Georg von der Marwitz (July 7th 1856 – October 27th 1929) was a Prussian Général of Cavalerie , which ordered several German armies during the First World War.

Georg von der Marwitz is born with Stolp (today Slupsk) in Poméranie and enters the German army in 1875. Of 1883 with 1886 he is pupil with the Military academy. Until 1900 it orders a regiment of cavalry, to then become chief of staff of the XVIII Body. Before the First World War does not burst he is inspector-general of the cavalry.

Marwitz receives different commands during the war: in 1914 it is named on the face of the west and takes part in the Bataille of Haelen (Belgium). It is then transferred on the face from the east and order the XXXVIII Reserve Body, which takes part in the Second battle of the Lakes Mazurie at the beginning of the winter of 1915. Transferred in the south it fights against the Russian at the sides of the Austro-Hungarian and is decorated with the For the Merit the March 7th 1915.

Marwitz is useful then on the face of the west as a commander of the VI Bodies, before setting out again in the east until the stop of the Offensive Brusilov in June 1916. The October 6th 1916 it is named aide-de-camp of the Emperor Guillaume II, function which it leaves in December of the same year to take the command of the second armed on the face with the west. In November 1917 it must face the British attack with the Bataille of Cambric, which sees the first massive use of the tanks. In September 1918 it takes the command of the fifth armed, which it will preserve until the end of the conflict.

After the defeat of Germany von Marwitz withdraws public life. He dies in Wundichow in 1929 at the 73 years age.

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