Education
From 1856 to 1859 he attended the Kriegsschule, and from 1860 to 1866 served as Adjutant in the Prussian army.
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Wilhelm Scherff
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Originally from Frankfurt, he joined the Prussian army in 1852. He took part in the Austro-Prussian War of 1866 and the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-1871 as a general staff officer In 1882 he became head of the general staff of the XIth Army Corps, in 1883 Brigade commander, and in 1888 Lieutenant General and commander of the 33rd infantry division in Strasbourg.
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In 1879, he was a member of the border adjustment commission in Bulgaria, and after his return he became commander of the 29th infantry regiment.
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Germany