Prussian Minister of War

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Prussian Minister of War

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Prussia

Prussia was, most recently, a historic state originating out of the Duchy of Prussia and the Margraviate of Brandenburg. This state had for centuries substantial influence on Germany and European history....
n War Ministry was gradually established between 1808 and 1809 as part of a series of reforms initiated by the Military Reorganization Commission created after the disastrous Treaty of Paris

Treaty of Paris

Many treaties have been negotiated and signed in Paris, France, including:*Treaty of Paris , ended the Albigensian Crusade*Treaty of Paris , between Henry III of England and Louis IX of France...
. The War Ministry was to help bring the army under constitutional control, and, along with the General Staff

German General Staff

The German General Staff was an institution whose rise and development gave the German military a decided advantage over its adversaries. The Staff amounted to its best "weapon" for nearly two centuries....
systematize the conduct of warfare. Gerhard von Scharnhorst

Gerhard von Scharnhorst

Gerhard Johann David von Scharnhorst was a general in Prussian service, Chief of the Prussian General Staff, noted for both his writings, his reforms of the Prussian army, and his leadership during the Napoleonic Wars....
, the most prominent and influential of the reformers, served as acting war minister from roughly 1808 until 1810 (he was also Chief of the General Staff).

for further succession, see Defence Minister of Germany

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Prussian Ministers of War, 1808 - 1918
Minister	Years
Gerhard von Scharnhorst Gerhard von Scharnhorst Gerhard Johann David von Scharnhorst was a general in Prussian service, Chief of the Prussian General Staff, noted for both his writings, his reforms of the Prussian army, and his leadership during the Napoleonic Wars....	1 March 1808–17 June 1810
Karl Georg Albrecht Ernst von Hake Karl Georg Albrecht Ernst von Hake Karl Georg Albrecht Ernst von Hake was a Kingdom of Prussia general and Minister of War.Hake was born on an estate near Kremmen. He entered the Prussian Army in 1785....	17 June 1810–August 1813
Hermann von Boyen Hermann von Boyen Leopold Hermann Ludwig von Boyen was a Kingdom of Prussia army officer who helped to reform the Prussian Army in the early 19th century. He also served as minister of war of Prussia in the period 1 March 1841 - 6 October 1847....	3 June 1814–November 1819
Karl Georg Albrecht Ernst von Hake Karl Georg Albrecht Ernst von Hake Karl Georg Albrecht Ernst von Hake was a Kingdom of Prussia general and Minister of War.Hake was born on an estate near Kremmen. He entered the Prussian Army in 1785....	November 1819–October 1833
Job von Witzleben	October 1833–1837
Gustav von Rauch	1837–1 March 1841
Hermann von Boyen Hermann von Boyen Leopold Hermann Ludwig von Boyen was a Kingdom of Prussia army officer who helped to reform the Prussian Army in the early 19th century. He also served as minister of war of Prussia in the period 1 March 1841 - 6 October 1847....	1 March 1841–6 October 1847
Ferdinand von Rohr	6 October 1847–2 April 1848
Karl von Reyher	2 April 1848–26 April 1848
August Wilhelm Graf von Kanitz	26 April 1848–16 June 1848
Ludwig Freiherr Roth von Shreckenstein	16 June 1848–7 September 1848
Ernst von Pfuel Ernst von Pfuel Ernst Heinrich Adolf von Pfuel was a Prussian Army general.Pfuel was born in Jahnsfelde , Margraviate of Brandenburg. He served as commander of the Prussian sector of Paris from 1814-1815 during the Napoleonic Wars....	7 September 1848–2 November 1848
Karl von Strotha	2 November 1848–27 February 1850
August von Stockhausen	27 February 1850–31 December 1851
Eduard von Bonin Eduard von Bonin Eduard von Bonin was a Kingdom of Prussia general who served as Prussian Minister of War from 1852-54 and 1858-59....	31 December 1851–1854
Friedrich Graf von Waldersee	1854–6 November 1858
Eduard von Bonin Eduard von Bonin Eduard von Bonin was a Kingdom of Prussia general who served as Prussian Minister of War from 1852-54 and 1858-59....	6 November 1858–28 November 1859
Albrecht Graf von Roon Albrecht Graf von Roon Albrecht Theodor Emil Graf von Roon was a Prussian soldier and politician. Roon, along with Otto von Bismarck and Helmuth von Moltke the Elder, was one of the leading figures in Prussia's government during the key decade of the 1860s, when Germany was unified under Prussia's leadership....	5 December 1859–9 November 1873
Georg von Kameke	9 November 1873–3 March 1883
Paul Bronsart von Schellendorf Paul Bronsart von Schellendorf Paul Bronsart von Schellendorf was a Kingdom of Prussia general and writer.Bronsart was born in Gdansk , Province of Prussia. He entered the Prussian Guards in 1849, and was appointed to the German General Staff in 1861 as a captain; after three years of staff service he returned to regimental duty, but was soon reappointed to the staff, a...	3 March 1883–8 April 1889
Julius von Verdy du Vernois Julius von Verdy du Vernois Julius von Verdy du Vernois was a Germany general and staff officer, chiefly noted both for his military writings and his service on Helmuth Graf von Moltke staff during the Franco-Prussian War....	8 April 1889–4 October 1890
Hans von Kaltenborn-Stachau	4 October 1890–19 October 1893
Walther Bronsart von Schellendorf	19 October 1893–14 August 1896
Heinrich von Gossler	14 August 1896–15 August 1903
Karl von Einem Karl von Einem Karl von Einem [*genannt von Rothmaler*] was the commander of the German 3rd Army during the First World War and served as the Prussian Minister of War responsible for much of the German military buildup prior to the outbreak of the war....	15 August 1903–11 August 1909
Josias von Heeringen Josias von Heeringen Josias von Heeringen was a Germany general of the German Empire who saw service in the First World War.Heeringen was born in Kassel in the Electorate of Hesse....	11 August 1909–7 June 1913
Erich von Falkenhayn Erich von Falkenhayn Erich von Falkenhayn was a Germany soldier and German General Staff during World War I. He became a military history after the war....	7 June 1913–21 January 1915
Adolf Wild von Hohenborn	21 January 1915–29 October 1916
Hermann von Stein	29 October 1916–9 October 1918
Heinrich Scheuch	9 October 1918–2 January 1919
Walther Reinhardt†	2 January 1919–13 February 1919

for further succession, see Defence Minister of Germany
†Between 9 November 1918 and 2 January 1919 there was no Prussian Minister of War.