EMMICH, GENERAL OTTO VON

(1848-1915), German officer. Educated at the Gymnasium School, Minden; began military life as a cadet, and joining the army became a lieutenant in 1872, captain 1880, brigadier-general 1905, lt.-general 1909, and General 1912. Though a capable officer, his principal claim to distinction in the World War 1914-1918 was that he led the vanguard of German troops into Belgium territory and thus invaded a neutral state. He was normally in command of the 10th Corps and on Monday, August 3, 1914, he Jed three divisions acro the Belgian border. He commanded troops at Liege and in the battles of Mons, the Marne, and at Rheims under General von Buelow, and continued in active service until the close of the war. geographer and historian; pub. Rexum Frisicarum historiae decades 1616, Opus nostri, etc.