There may have been more .... does anybody know ? or would like to add to the list ! A - O Generalmajor Friedrich Wilhelm von AUER Killed on 3 January 1918 while commanding the 103. Infantry Division in action on the Siegfried Line. Generalmajor von BENDLER Died at Mülheim on 7 March 1917 from wounds received in action at Vienne Chion (France), while commanding Reserve Infantry Regiment 247. General der Infanterie Eugen Ritter von BENZINO Killed in action on 28 November 1915 while commanding the Replacement Division. Generalleutnant Albert von BERRER Killed at San Gottardo (Italy) on 28 October 1917, while serving as Commanding General, Corps Command 51. Generalmajor Arthur BILSE Killed in action at Les Baraques (France) on 1 January 1916. At the time of his death, General Bilse was serving as General of Foot Artillery 15. Generalmajor Peter von BLANCKENSEE Wounded in action on 28 October 1914 in Romanova (Eastern Front), and died of his wounds on November 10. General von Blanckensee was commanding the 98. Reserve Infantry Brigade at this time. Generalleutnant Paul BLOCH von Blottnitz Killed in action near Templeux Le Gérard (France) on 21 March 1918, while commanding the 18. Infantry Division. Generalmajor Arthur Freiherr von BODENHAUSEN Died on 22 August 1914, of wounds incurred while commanding the 45. Replacement Brigade on the Western Front. General der Infanterie Alfred von BRIESEN Killed in action at Wloclawek (Eastern Front) on 12 November 1914 while commanding 49. Reserve Division. Generalmajor Karl Hans Ulrich von BÜLOW Killed at Louvigny (Western front) on 6 August 1914. Together with General von Wussow, he was the first German casualty of General rank of World War I. General von Bülow was commanding the 9. Cavalry Division at the time of his death. Generalleutnant Friedrich von BUSSE Killed on 8 September 1914 at Tarnovka (Eastern Front) while commanding the 21. Replacement Brigade. Generalmajor Eduard Freiherr von CRAILSHEIM Killed on 8 May 1915 at Krakinov (Eastern Front), while commanding the 5. Bavarian Cavalry Brigade. Generalleutnant Friedrich DEPPERT Killed at Ban de Sapt in the Vosges Mountains (France) on 14 July 1915, while commanding the 5. Bavarian Replacement Brigade. General der Infanterie Wilhelm von DITFURTH Wounded in action at Stawiski (Eastern Front), and died as a result on 7 March 1915. General von Ditfurth was the commander of 34. Landwehr Infantry Brigade when he was wounded. Generalleutnant Eugen von DORRER Wounded on 31 January 1916 at Montfaucon (France), while commanding the 44. Reserve Division, and died of his wounds on 2 April 1916. Generalfeldmarschall Hermann von EICHHORN Murdered by Ukrainian guerillas in Kiev, on 30 July 1918. Generalfeldmarschall von Eichhorn was commanding Army Group Kiev at the time of his assassination. Generalmajor Eggert von ESTORFF Killed at Rudavka (Eastern Front) on 20 February 1915, while commanding the 65. Infantry Brigade. Generalmajor Siegfried FABARIUS Died on 30 November 1915 while a prisoner of war of the Russians, at Serniki. General Fabarius was Commander of the 82. Reserve Division at the time of his capture. Generalmajor Kurt GLOKKE Killed on 4 December 1916 in Beverloo (Belgium). General Glokke was Commandant of the Field Artillery Firing School at Beverloo at the time of his death. Generalmajor Ignaz Freiherr von GODIN Killed in action on 28 September 1917 at Gits, while commanding the 6. Bavarian Infantry Division. Generalleutnant Eduard Ritter von GRAF Killed at St. Braquis (France) on 3 March 1916, while commanding the Bavarian Replacement Division. Generalleutnant Andreas von HARBOU Killed in action at Laon (France) on 20 September 1914, while commanding the 25. Reserve Infantry Brigade. Generalmajor Wolf von HELLDORF Died of wounds on 8 October 1915, at Frankfurt am Main. At the time of being wounded, General von Helldorf was Inspector of Line of Communications in the South Army on the Eastern Front. Generalleutnant Otto HENNIG Killed on 25 November 1914 at Zgierz (Eastern Front), while commanding the 35. Infantry Division Generalmajor HINZLER Killed in action on 27 December 1915 while commanding Landwehr Infantry Regiment 15. Generalmajor Arnold Freiherr von der HORST Wounded in action on 27 September 1914 in Lorraine (France), while commanding the 20. Infantry Brigade. General von der Horst died from his wounds the following day, 28 September 1914. Generalmajor HUMMITZSCH Wounded at Busmicze (Eastern Front) on 23 August 1915 and after a lengthy struggle, succumbed on 17 October 1917. General Hummitzsch was leading Landwehr Infantry Regiment 133 in action when he was wounded. Generalmajor Richard JANKE Killed in action at La Bassée (France) on 9 May 1915, while commanding Landwehr Infantry Regiment 39. Generalmajor Maximilian von KIRSCHBAUM Killed in action at La Bassée (France) on 23 August 1916, while commanding the 6. Bavarian Infantry Division. General von Kirschbaum was the second General to fall at this location (see General Janke, above). Generalleutnant Ewald von KLEIST Killed in action in France, on 28 October 1918, while commanding 51. Reserve Division. General von Kleist was the last German General killed in combat in World War I. Generalmajor Stanislaus von KOSCHEMBAHR Killed at Mulhouse in Alsace Lorraine on 9 August 1914. At the time of his death, General von Koschembahr was commanding the 84. Infantry Brigade. Generalmajor Rudolf von LEPEL Killed in action at Paschendaele (Belgium) on 3 November 1914, while commanding the 43. Reserve Infantry Brigade. Generalmajor Alfred von LEWINSKI Killed at Chauny (France) on 21 September 1914, while Commander of the 33. Infantry Brigade. Generalmajor Wilhelm von LOTTERER Killed in action on 4 March 1916 at Montmédy (France), while commanding the 5. Field Artillery Brigade. Generalmajor von MARTIN Killed at Samicki (Eastern Front) on 11 December 1914, while commanding Infantry Regiment 125. Generalmajor Franz Freiherr von MASSENBACH Killed on 26 October 1914 at Bialynin (Eastern Front), while serving as Commander of the 19. Landwehr Infantry Brigade. Generalleutnant Karl von MEYER Died on 30 October 1914 in Brussels (Belgium) from wounds received at Droogenbroodhoek on 27 October. General von Meyer was Commander of the 37. Landwehr Infantry Brigade when he was wounded. Generalmajor Georg MIESITSCHECK von Wischkau Died on 30 January 1917 of wounds incurred in battle. General Miesitscheck was the former commander of 86. Infantry Brigade. Generalmajor Otto NIELAND Wounded in action on 27 August 1914 at Cléry (France), General Nieland died of his wounds on 4 September 1914 in Cambrai. He had been commanding the 6. Infantry Brigade until wounded. Generalleutnant Ludwig Freiherr von OMPTEDA Died at Challerange (France) on 15 January 1915 from wounds received in combat the previous day at Cernay. General Baron von Ompteda was Commander of the 42. Reserve Infantry Brigade at the time of his demise. Generalleutnant Hermann von OßWALD Killed in action at Bois de Cheppy (France) on 28 November 1914, while commanding the 53. Landwehr Infantry Brigade.
P - Z Generalmajor Maximilian PECHT Killed in action at Leresti, in Rumania, on 6 November 1916. General Pecht was commander of 22. Bavarian Infantry Brigade at the time of his death. Generalmajor Erich von POCHHAMMER Killed in action in the Argonne Forest (France) on 4 October 1914, while commanding 68. Infantry Brigade. Generalmajor Theodor PÖHLMANN Killed at Romigny on the River Marne (France) on 22 July 1918, while serving as Artillery Commander 12. Generalmajor Kurt Freiherr PRINZ von Buchau Killed in action on 29 May 1918 near Cierges (France), while Commander of the 28. Infantry Division. Generalmajor Paul von REICHENAU Wounded in battle on 3 October 1914 at Neuville (France), General Reichenau succumbed to his wounds the following day, in Guémappe. At the time of being wounded, he was commanding the 15. Infantry Brigade. Generalleutnant Karl von REINHARDT Killed in action at Becelaere (Western Front) on 22 October 1914, while commanding the 107. Reserve Infantry Brigade. Generalmajor Alfred von ROSCHMANN Killed on 13 September 1916 at Chateau Manancourt (France), while Commander of the 107. Reserve Infantry Brigade. General von Roschmann was the second General commanding this unit to fall in battle (see Generalleutnant von Reinhardt, above). Generalleutnant Friedrich Prinz von SACHSEN-MEININGEN Killed in action on 23 August 1914 near Malinnes-Limsorin (France). The Prince was commander of 39. Reserve Infantry Brigade when he was killed. Generalmajor Walter SCHERBENING Killed in action at Etrépy (France) on 6 September 1914, while commanding the 21. Field Artillery Brigade. Generalmajor SCHERENBERG Died on 14 June 1917 at Warmeriville (France) from wounds received on 8 June 1917 in battle at Reims. General Scherenberg was Commander of the 231. Infantry Brigade when he was wounded. Generalleutnant Franz von SCHÖNBERG Killed at Konstanz on 30 March 1916, while commanding the 47. Mixed Replacement Infantry Brigade. Generalmajor Hugo von SEYDEWITZ Killed in action near Birschoote (Belgium) on 24 April 1915, while leading Reserve Infantry Regiment 201. Generalleutnant Georg STEINMETZ Killed on 16 September 1914 near Reims (France), while serving as General of Foot Artillery of the 3. Army. Generalmajor Johannes STENGER Killed at Aerschot, in Belgium, on 19 August 1914, as commander of 8. Infantry Brigade Generalmajor Ferdinand von STOCKHAUSEN Killed in action at Aschhoop (Belgium) on 14 December 1915, while commanding the 91. Reserve Infantry Brigade. Generalleutnant Johann STRECK Died of wounds on 12 December 1914 at Wytschaete (Belgium), while serving as Commander of the 6. Reserve Division. Generalmajor Paul von TIPPELSKIRCH Wounded in action and died as a result on 22 January 1915. General von Tippelskirch was acting commander of 69. Infantry Brigade at the time of his death. Generalmajor Friedrich von TROTHA Killed in action at Malgaofen (Western Front) on 30 August 1914, while commanding the 1. Infantry Brigade. Generalmajor Rudolf UNVERZAGT Killed on 15 July 1918 at Dormans (Western Front), while serving as General of Pioneers 7. Generalmajor August USSELMANN Killed in action at Dompierre (France) on 25 September 1914, while commanding the 2. Bavarian Field Artillery Brigade. Generalmajor Fritz von VERSEN Killed at St. Gobert (Western Front) on 16 September 1917, while Commander of the 17. Infantry Division. Generalleutnant Carlotto Graf VITZTHUM von Eckstädt Wounded in battle at Moronvilliers (France) on 16 September 1914, General Count Vitzthum was evacuated to Germany and died of his wounds one month later, 16 October 1914, in Chemnitz. At the time of being wounded, the General was commanding the Saxon Mixed Landwehr Infantry Brigade. Generalleutnant Wilhelm von VOß Died on 28 July 1915 in Metz, from wounds received in combat at Flirey (France) on 20 April 1915. General von Voß was Commander of the 241. Infantry Brigade when wounded. Generalleutnant Ferdinand WAENCKER von Dankenschweil Killed in action at Borovo (Russia) on 23 November 1914, while commanding the 49. Reserve Division. General der Infanterie Hermann von WARTENBERG Killed in action at the battle of Verdun (France) on 5 November 1917. General von Wartenberg was Commander of the 19. Reserve Division at the time of his death. General der Infanterie Karl Ritter von WENNINGER Killed in combat on 8 September 1917 at Susita (Romania), while acting as Commanding General of the XVIII. Reserve Corps. Generalmajor Friedrich von WUSSOW Killed on 6 August 1914 at Retinne (France) while commanding 14. Infantry Brigade. Generals von Wussow and Karl Hans Ulrich von Bülow were the first German Generals to fall in World War I, less than a week after it began. Generalmajor Oswald ZIMPELMANN Killed in action on the Western Front on 19 May 1918, while serving as Artillery Commander 21. Generalmajor Gustav ZINCKE Killed in action on 17 September 1914 at Aix La Chapelle (Aachen) on the French German frontier, while commanding the 23. (1. Saxon) Field Artillery Brigade.
Relevant to this thread and the one of Major-General Throsby Bridges: One of the myths of WW1 is that the Generals hid in their chateaus away from any danger, sending the soldiers to their deaths. This is just not true. Certainly in the British Army, the proportion of Brigadier-Generals killed was as high as the number of privates. Nine British Major-Generals were killed, three of them at Loos alone. In WW2, only two British Major-Generals were killed.
