WARTIME PORTRAIT PHOTO & SIGNATURE - PLM WINNER - HORST VON METZSCH

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    Description WARTIME PORTRAIT PHOTO & SIGNATURE – PLM WINNER – HORST VON METZSCH Wartime portrait photo & signature. 9x13cm. Horst Karl Alfred von Metzsch (June 14, 1874 – July 11, 1946) was a Saxon artillery officer who served in the First World War, eventually reaching the rank of Generalleutnant (later honorary General der Artillerie). Background & Career: Born into Saxon nobility and began military service in 1891 as a field artillery officer. Served as an aide-de-camp at the royal court of King Friedrich August III at the outbreak of World War I. Held staff roles with reserve corps and the German 4th Army before taking command of a reserve field artillery regiment in Flanders. Military Role & Achievements: Later became Chief of General Staff of the XII Army Corps in 1916. Recognized for effective leadership and staff work at both regimental and corps levels. Awards & Recognition: Knight’s Cross of the Military Order of St. Henry (Saxony’s highest military award) Commander’s Cross (2nd Class) of the same order Later Life: Continued service in the Reichswehr after the war until retiring in 1928. Received an honorary promotion to General der Artillerie later in life. Overall: Von Metzsch was a senior artillery and staff officer, noted for his leadership and planning roles during World War I and his long military career in both imperial and postwar German forces.

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