Hermann von Strantz

Hermann Christian Wilhelm von Strantz  (13 February 1853 in Nakel an der Netze – 3 November 1936 in Dessau) was a Prussian officer, and later General of Infantry during World War I. He was a recipient of Pour le Mérite.

World War I
In 1914, von Strantz was commanding V Corps with headquarters in Posen. In peacetime the Corps was assigned to the VIII Army Inspectorate but on mobilisation V Corps was assigned to the 5th Army forming part of centre of the forces for the Schlieffen Plan offensive in August 1914 on the Western Front.

Armee-Abteilung Strantz (named for von Strantz while he was in command, but later renamed to Armee-Abteilung C) was formed on 18 September 1914 from the left (southern) wing of the 5th Army. It initially commanded V Corps and III Bavarian Corps, controlling half a dozen divisions. Strantz remained as commander of V Corps concurrently but was deputised in this post by a Divisional Commander.

Strantz remained as commander of the Armee-Abteilung until 2 February 1917 when he retired from active service (zur Disposition gestellt).

Awards

 * Iron Cross II Class (1870)
 * Iron Cross I Class (1914)
 * Pour le Mérite (22 August 1915)
 * Order of the Crown
 * Order of the Zähringer Lion
 * Bavarian Military Merit Order
 * Order of the Red Eagle
 * Belgian Order of Leopold
 * Order of Albert the Bear
 * Legion of Honour