Career
The Cavell case was the reason that von Sauberzweig was supplanted. Among those who had to suffer under his following anger had been Herbert Hoover and his Commission for Relief in Belgium as von Sauberzweig was close to interrupt the services of this organisation. He served as chief of staff on the 8th Army in the Ukraine in 1916 and was awarded the Pour le Mérite on 6 September 1917.
02.1883 Leutnant 04.1911 III. 04.1913 Grenadier-Regiment Prinz Karl von Preußen (2 Brandenburgisches) Near
12 - Frankfurt an der Oder (Cdr) 02.1914 XI. 08.1914 XI. Armeekorps = 3. 07.1915 III. 11.1916 8.
09.1917 10. 07.1918 Generalleutnant 12.1918 38.
Infanterie-Division (Cdr).
