Theophil Sprecher von Bernegg
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Theophil Andreas Luzius Sprecher von Bernegg (27 April 1850, Maienfeld – 6 December 1927) was a Swiss politician and military Chief of the General Staff (1905–1919).
At the outbreak of World War I, he declined the office of General, which led to Colonel Ulrich Wille being elected.
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Sprecher was depicted on a Swiss stamp in 1950. A complete edition of his writings was published in 2002.
Works
- Daniel Sprecher, ed. (2002). Generalstabschef Theophil Sprecher von Bernegg, Gesammelte Schriften (in German). Zurich: Verlag Neue Zürcher Zeitung. ISBN 978-3-85823-967-9.
Further reading
- Scheurer, Karl; Hartmann, Georg; Bridler, Otto; Brügger, Friedrich (1928). Ansprachen, gehalten an der Beerdigung von Oberstkorpskommandant Theophil Sprecher v. Bernegg am 10. Dezember 1927 in Maienfeld (in German). Chur: Bündner Tagblatt.
- Hartmann, Benedict (1930). Oberstkorpskommandant Theophil Sprecher v. Bernegg, Generalstabschef der schweiz. Armee : Versuch einer Biographie (in German) (2nd ed.). Chur: F. Schuler.
- Wildbolz, Eduard (1928). Oberstkorpskommandant Theophil von Sprecher 1850-1927 (in German). Zurich: Orell Füssli.
- Wirz, Hans Georg (1950). Zum hundertsten Geburtstag von Theophil Sprecher von Bernegg, Generalstabschef 1905-1919 : 27. April 1950 (in German). Zurich.
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: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - Kurz, Hans Rudolf (1961). Oberstkorpskommandant Theophil Sprecher von Bernegg. Persönlichkeit, Wirken, Gedanken (in German). Wattwil: Toggenburger Verlag.
- Sprecher, Daniel (2003). Generalstabschef Theophil Sprecher von Bernegg. Eine kritische Biographie (in German). Zurich: Verlag NZZ. ISBN 978-3-03823-070-0.
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- Sprecher, Theophil (von Bernegg) in Romansh, German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
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