Walther Reinhardt

Politician

1872 – 1930

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Who was Walther Reinhardt?

Walther Gustav Reinhardt was a German officer who served as the last Prussian Minister of War and the first head of the army command within the newly created Ministry of the Reichswehr of the Weimar Republic. During the Kapp Putsch of 1920, Reinhardt remained loyal to the elected government and was one of the few senior officers of the Reichswehr willing to order troops to fire at the revolting units.

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Born
Mar 24, 1872
Stuttgart
Nationality
  • Germany
Died
Aug 8, 1930
Berlin

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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