When the Chief of the General Staff Erich von Falkenhayn was dismissed from office in 1916, von Hindenburg replaced him, and Prince Leopold of Bavaria was given control of the Ober Ost.
Da chefen for generalstaben Erich von Falkenhayn blev afskediget fra embedet i 1916, erstattede von Hindenburg ham, og Prins Leopold af Bayern fik kontrollen over Ober Ost.