Walther Reinhardt

General der Infantrie Walther Reinhardt
General der Infanterie Walther Reinhardt in 1919
1st Chief of the German Army Command Weimar Republic
In office 13 September 1919 – 26 March 1920
President	Friedrich Ebert
Chancellor	Gustav Bauer
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Hans von Seeckt
Prussian Minister of War German Empire
In office 2 January 1919 – 13 September 1919
President	Friedrich Ebert
Chancellor	Philipp Scheidemann Gustav Bauer
Preceded by	Heinrich Scheuch
Succeeded by	Position abolished
Personal details
Born	(1872-03-24)24 March 1872 Stuttgart, Kingdom of Württemberg, German Empire
Died	8 August 1930(1930-08-08) (aged 58) Berlin, Free State of Prussia, Weimar Republic
Military service
Allegiance	German Empire  Kingdom of Württemberg  Kingdom of Prussia  Weimar Republic
Branch/service	Imperial German Army Army of Württemberg (1892–1918)  Prussian Army (1914–1918) Reichswehr Reichsheer
Years of service	1892–1930
Rank	General der Infantrie
Battles/wars	World War I German Revolution of 1918-19
Awards	Iron Cross, First Class Iron Cross, Second Class Pour le Mérite with Oak Leaves Commander of the Royal House Order of Hohenzollern with Swords Military Merit Order, 4th Class with Swords and Crown (Bavaria) Knight's Cross of theMilitary Merit Order (Württemberg)

Walther Gustav Reinhardt (German pronunciation: [ˈvaltɐ ˈʁaɪnhaʁt]; 24 March 1872 in Stuttgart – 8 August 1930 in Berlin) was a German officer who served as the last Prussian Minister of War and the first head of the army command (Chef der Heeresleitung) within the newly created Ministry of the Reichswehr of the Weimar Republic. During the Kapp Putsch of 1920, Reinhardt remained loyal to the elected government and was one of the few senior officers of the Reichswehr willing to order troops to fire at the revolting units.