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He was born in Ludwigsburg, Württemberg, the son of a regimental paymaster. He entered the Württemburg Army in 1884, and attended the War Academy from 1893 until 1897, whereupon he was appointed to the General Staff ( 1899). For the next seventeen years he was attached to the railway section, becoming head of it in 1912. In November of 1916 he moved into the Prussian War Ministry as deputy war minister. In August 1917 he took a field command in the Ukraine. On the resignation of Erich Ludendorff he became First Quartermaster General (Deputy Chief of the General Staff) under Hindenburg. In this capacity he counselled Kaiser Wilhelm II to abdicate and oversaw the retreat and demobilisation of the army after World War IWorld War I (also known as the First World War , the Great War the War of the Nations and the "War to End All Wars") was a world conflict occurring from 1914 to 1918. No previous conflict had mobilized so many soldiers, or involved so many in the field of.

After his resignation from the army ( September 30September 30 is the 273rd day of the year (274th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 92 days remaining, as the final day of September. Events 1399 Henry IV is proclaimed King of England. 1452 First printed book, the Johann Gutenberg Bible. 1919Events January January 1 Edsel Ford succeeds his father as head of the Ford Motor Company January 5 Spartacist uprising Socialist demonstrations in Berlin turn into attempted communist revolution with Spartacist League in the forefront January 9 Spartacus), he was in and out of retirement in the 1920's. He served as Transportation MinisterThis page lists German Transportation Ministers. See also lists of incumbents. Ministers of Transport, 1919-1945 Johannes Bell ( Z) 1919-1920 Gustav Bauer ( SPD) 1920 Wilhelm Groener 1920-1923 Rudolf Oeser ( DDP) 1923-1924 Rudolf Krohne ( DVP) 1924-1927 W between 19201920 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar) Events January January 7 Forces of Russian White admiral Kolchak surrender in Krasnoyarsk. January 9 Britain announces it will build 100,000 homes for war veterans. January 10 Leagu and 1923Centuries: 19th century 20th century 21st century Decades: 1870s 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s Years: 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 Events January 1 Grouping of all UK railway companies into four larg. He succeeded Otto Geßler as Defence Minister in 1928, a post he held until 1932. In 1931 he also became Interior Minister, and favoured the banning of the SA. After the removal of Brüning and the appointment of Franz von Papen as Chancellor Groener retired from public life.

Groener was married twice: Helene Geyer ( 1864- 1926), with one daughter, and Ruth Naeher-Glück, with whom he had a son. Groener died in Bornstedt b. Potsdam on May 3, 1939.

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Paul von Hindenburg |width="40%" align="center"|Chief of the General Staff
1919 |width="30%" align="center"|Succeeded by:
Hans von Seeckt

|width="30%" align="center"|Preceded by:
Gustav Bauer |width="40%" align="center"|Transportation Minister of Germany
1920–1923 |width="30%" align="center"|Succeeded by:
Rudolf Oeser

|width="30%" align="center"|Preceded by:
Otto Geßler |width="40%" align="center"|Defence Minister of Germany
1928–1932 |width="30%" align="center"|Succeeded by:
Kurt von Schleicher

|width="30%" align="center"|Preceded by:
Joseph Wirth |width="40%" align="center"|Interior Minister of Germany
1931–1932 |width="30%" align="center"|Succeeded by:
Wilhelm Freiherr von Gayl