A future general officer in the 1899 group. The squadron commander is Jobst Freiherr Knigge (1861-1928) who spent most of his earlier career in Ulanen-Regiment Nr. 13. Entering as a Fahnenjunker on 1 April 1881 and rising to the rank of major on 18 May 1907. He had a brief interlude as the commandant of the headquarters of the expeditionary force to China in 1900/01. Eventually leaving the regiment, he assumed command of Grenadier-Regiment zu Pferde Nr. 3 on 18 February 1913 followed by his promotion to Oberstleutnant on 1 October 13. He deployed with his regiment at mobilization and was promoted to Oberst on 27 January 1916. He further commanded Landwehr-Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 4 and the 1. Garde-Kavallerie-Brigade and retired with brevet as a Generalmajor on 8 May 1918.
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Glenn