Eduard von Liebert | |
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5th Reichskommissar of German East Africa | |
In office 4 December 1896 – 12 March 1901 | |
Preceded by | Hermann von Wissmann |
Succeeded by | Gustav Adolf Graf von Götzen |
Member of the Imperial Diet | |
In office 1907–1914 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Rendsburg, Duchy of Holstein, Denmark | 16 April 1850
Died | 14 November 1934 Tscheidt, Prussia, Nazi Germany | (aged 84)
Political party | Free Conservative Party (1907–1918) Fatherland Party (1918–1919) National People's Party (1919–1929) Nazi Party (1929–1934) |
Spouse(s) | Helene Dittmer (1876–1899) Maria Charlotte (m. 1899) |
Children | 1 |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Kingdom of Prussia (1866–1871) German Empire (1871–1917) |
Branch/service | Prussian Army |
Years of service | 1866–1917 |
Rank | General der Infanterie |
Commands | Schutztruppe of German East Africa 6th Division 15th Reserve Division Generalkommando z.b.V. 54 |
Battles/wars | Austro-Prussian War Franco-Prussian War German colonization of Africa World War I |
Eduard von Liebert, or Eduard Wilhelm Hans Liebert (born 16 April 1850 in Rendsburg; died 14 November 1934 in Tscheidt) was a German military officer, colonial administrator and statesman who served in World War I, and a Governor of German East Africa. He also was active in several right-wing organisations and parties and was a member of the Imperial Diet (German: Reichstag) for the Free Conservative Party from 1907 until 1914.