Maximilian Hoffman Biography and Timeline

First General Staff Officer

Appointed First General Staff Officer to the Eighth Army in East Prussia

Eighth Army

Appointed First General Staff Officer to the Eighth Army in East Prussia

Role range: 1914-1918

First General Staff Officer

Appointed First General Staff Officer to the Eighth Army in East Prussia

Role range: 1914-1918

Chief of Staff

Appointed Chief of Staff on the Eastern Front

Chief of Staff

Appointed Chief of Staff of the Eastern Front

Role range: 1914-1918

Peace

German representitive at Brest Litovsk where the Russians are seeking an armistice

Role range: 1914-1918

Riga Offensive

Plans the successful Riga Offensive

Role range: 1914-1918

Treaty of Brest Litovsk

Treats the breakdown of negotiations as an end of the armistice. Notifies the Russians that military operations will resume on 18 February

Role range: 1914-1918

Capture of Dvinsk

Lenin refuses the German armistice terms & Hoffman orders the capture of Dvinsk

Role range: 1914-1918

Capture of Lutsk

Lenin refuses the German armistice terms & Hoffman orders the capture of Dvinsk

Role range: 1914-1918

Invasion of Russia

A reply to the ultimatum of 17th Feb is not received & the German invasion continues

Role range: 1914-1918

Peace

Telegrams German peace terms to Moscow

Role range: 1914-1918

Treaty of Brest Litovsk

Demands the Soviet Government withdraw its army from the Ukraine. Demands the Soviet Government evacuate Livonia & Estonia

Role range: 1914-1918

Peace

Launches an offensive against the Russians which forces them to sign a peace Treaty

Role range: 1914-1918

Bolshevik Party

Negotiates & signs on behalf of Germany with the Bolshevik Government

Role range: 1914-1918

Treaty of Brest Litovsk

Negotiates & signs on behalf of Germany with the Bolshevik Government. Implements the Treaty of Brest Litovsk

Role range: 1914-1918