Emil Eichhorn [SEP] date of birth
Emil Eichhorn
Emil Eichhorn (9 October 1863 - 26 July 1925) was a USPD politician and Chief of the Berlin Police during the 1918–1919 German Revolution.
Eichhorn was born in Röhrsdorf near Chemnitz in October 1863 and became apprenticed as a glass workers in 1878, becoming active in the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD). He became a full-time official in 1893 and was the head of its press office from 1908–17, when he left with others to form the USPD where he played a similar role.
responsibilities granted to certain army commanders. Crown Prince Wilhelm for instance, was simultaneously commander of the 5th Army and Army Group German Crown Prince from August 1915 to November 1916.
All eight German army groups were named after their commanders.
- Army Group Mackensen (Poland) (22 Apr 1915 - 8 Sep 1915)
- Army Group Linsingen (8 Sep 1915 - 31 Mar 1918)
- Army Group Eichhorn-Kiev (31 Mar 1918 - 30 Apr 1918)
- Army Group Eichhorn (30 Apr