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The economic importance of the military for the Münster garrison.
The following will illustrate the significance of the military garrison for the city of Münster. Münster was a strong troop station for a long period. It must be clarified what — positive or negative — effects this circumstance had on Münster's economy. These remarks complement the article on the city of Münster as a Royal Prussian garrison 1815 - 1918.
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The Early Period – from the Town's Formation to the Thirty Years' War
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The Napoleonic Intermezzo (1806 – 1813/14)
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The Prince-Bishopric Era in the Sign of Absolutism (1661 – 1802). 1st Part. The 17th Century.
The following presents the army of the Prince-Bishopric of Münster in the 17th century, i.e. primarily the military organization of the Münster Prince-Bishop Christoph Bernhard von Galen (1650–78). His conflict with the city of Münster is given considerable attention here as well.
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The City of Münster as a Royal Prussian Garrison 1815 - 1918
The following outlines the conditions in the city of Münster as a Royal Prussian garrison, i.e. the period from 1815 - 1918. It was the military center of the Province of Westphalia with numerous command authorities and a number of units stationed there. The biographies of the commanding generals can be found in a separate article. For the individual units last stationed in Münster (in 1914), reference is also made to the individual separate articles in this focus. The account also deals with the relationship of the Prussian military to the predominantly Catholic citizenry, the economic significance of the military for the city, the reconciliation of the people of Münster with the new circumstances—especially after the Wars of Unification—and the changes brought about by the First World War.
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The Visit of Kaiser Wilhelm II from August 29 to September 1, 1907, in Münster
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Barracks (IR 13)
The troops of the Münster garrison also included the Infantry Regiment Herwarth von Bittenfeld (1st Westphalian) No. 13.
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IR 13 - Burials and Graves
Germany suffered 1,773,700 deaths in the First World War (according to other sources: 2,037,000). The German losses are distributed as follows: field/occupation army 1,900,876, navy 34,836, in the colonies 1,185. In addition there are about 100,000 missing persons who were considered dead. Of the approximately 281,000 officers of the German army, about 55,000 (= 19%) fell. The losses among the ranks – including non-commissioned officers – are estimated at approx. 14%. About 1,250,000 dead German soldiers were buried outside the homeland, among them in the colonies 1,053 German colonial troops. The recorded losses of individual regiments were mostly dramatic.
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Daily Routine in Wartime in the Home Garrison - Return of the Flags
On July 19, 1915, it says in the war chronicle of the city of Münster 1914-18 by Eduard Schulte (p. 120): "In the afternoon, with a marching band playing, 24 flags and standards from the army units of the VII Army Corps were brought from the station to the Royal Palace. Trench warfare in the West leaves no room for the use of the historical field insignia and flags. Under the cover of 120 front-line soldiers, the flags were transferred here."
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Barracks (K 4)
The Cuirassier Regiment von Driesen (Westphalian) No. 4 (designation from 1889) arrived at its new garrisons in Westphalia in 1817: Münster, Hamm, Dortmund and Coesfeld. Later, individual squadrons were moved to Paderborn, Neuhaus, Lippstadt, Telgte and Warendorf. From 1871 the bulk of the regiment was assembled in Münster, while the 4th squadron was housed in Hamm and the 5th squadron in Telgte. From 1885 all squadrons were stationed in Münster. However, between 1833 and 1849 the regiment was detached to Silesia, and from 1866 to 1870 to Hanover.
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Colonel General v. Einem
The person of Colonel General Karl Wilhelm Georg August Gottfried von Einem called von Rothmaler (* January 1, 1853 in Herzberg am Harz; † April 7, 1934 in Mülheim an der Ruhr) is particularly associated with the garrison Münster. He was not only, until 1895, commander of the Cuirassier Regiment von Driesen (Westphalian) No. 4 in Münster, but also Chief of the General Staff of the VII Army Corps (from 1896) and later Commanding General of the VII Army Corps (from 1909). In 1914 he was appointed Commander-in-Chief of the 3rd Army and in 1915 was finally promoted to Colonel General. In the period from 1903 to 1909 he had been War Minister. He was already close to the young Emperor Wilhelm II, who also always protected him. In the preliminary remarks to the personal notes of Colonel General v. Einem about his time as an army commander in the First World War, the editor describes his five-year period as Commanding General of the VII: Army Corps as “all in all the happiest time of his life” (Junius Alter/ Hrgb., Ein Armeeführer erlebt den Weltkrieg. Persönliche Aufzeichnungen des Generalobersten v. Einem, Leipzig 1938, p. 22). On 07.04.April 1934 at around 4 o'clock in the morning von Einem died at the age of 81 in his then place of residence Mühlheim an der Ruhr. His grave is located in the Zentralfriedhof, namely in the Protestant Field West I. The funeral was also attended by Oskar, the son of the emperor living in Dutch exile.
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