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Alexander Ritter von Metz

FML Alexander Ritter Metz von Spondalunga was born in Budweis, Bohemia, on 11 May 1861. He reached the rank of Feldmarschalleutnant and led the 11. infantry division as part of the Ost Armee under GdI Alfred Krauss until the armstice in November 1918. A more complete picture of FML Alexander von Metz and his family may be found at on their family website. GWS, 11/01 [rev. 6/08] Orders of Battle: Northern Front, May 1915 Immediately preceding the Dunajec offensive Deutsche XI. Armee, preu§. Generaloberst v. Mackensen     Chief of Staff, preu§. Oberst Seeckt    …st. VI. Korps, Kmdt. Feldmlt. v. Arz     Chief of Staff, Oberst Josef Huber        39. HonvŽd inf. div., Feldmlt. v. Hadfy               77. HonvŽd inf. brig., Genmj. v. Molnar               78. HonvŽd inf. brig., Oberst Daubner               39. field art. brig., Oberst Nowotny         12. inf. div., Feldmlt. Kestranek               23. inf. brig., Genmj. Ritt. v. Metz               24. inf. brig., Genmj. v. Puchalski               12. field art. brig., Oberst v. Dobner Orders of Battle: Roumanian Front, November 1916 Immediately following the invasion of Roumania Southern Front, Prinz Leopold von Bayern Linsingen Army Group, Gen. d. Inf. von Linsingen 4. K.u.K. Armee, Generaloberst von Terszty‡nszky     Szurmay K.u.K. Korps, Feldmlt. Szurmay         11. inf. div., Genmj. von Metz         10. Deutsch Landsturm div., Genlt. von Stocken Orders of Battle: Eastern Front, July 1917 Immediately following the Kerensky Offensive Linsingen Army Group, Gen. d. Inf. von Linsingen IV. K.u.K. Armee, Generaloberst von Kirchbach     Luga Group, Gen. d. Inf. Riemann        108. Deutsch inf. div., ?        124. Deutsch inf. div., Genmj. von RŸstow        11. K.u.K. inf. div., Genmj. von Metz