Oskar von Niedermayer
Military Person
1885 – 1948
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Who was Oskar von Niedermayer?
Oskar Ritter von Niedermayer was a German General, professor and adventurer. Sometimes referred to as the German Lawrence, Niedermayer is remembered for having led the 1915-1916 Indo-German-Turkish mission to Afghanistan during World War I in an endeavor to incite the Emir Habibullah Khan to attack British India, as a part of the Hindu German Conspiracy as an adjunct to the German War effort. Between the World Wars, Niedermayer was associated with the Universities of Munich and Berlin.
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