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and held the post from 5 November 1876 to 31 May 1881. On 1 October 1881, he was assigned to attend further training at the War
College in Berlin and graduated on 21 July 1884. During this time he received a promotion to first lieutenant on 17 October 1883. Upon completion he returned to the Fifth Thüringian Infantry Regiment Nr. 94. Gündell was transferred to the General Staff on 1 April 1887 and was promoted to captain on 22 March 1888. He served in various units as a general staff officer until his promotion to lieutenant colonel on 9 July 1900, and was appointed to the General Staff of the East Asian Expedition Corps.
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Erich Gündell began his military career with the Fifth Thüringian
Infantry Regiment Nr. 94 of the Prussian Army on 1 April 1873 as a cadet. he gained his ensign appointment on 15 November 1873, and was promoted to second lieutenant on 15 October 1874. He was appointed Adjutant to the First Battalion
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Commander in Upper Alsace. He held this position until the end of the war. In October 1918, he was appointed as General Headquarter Chairman of the Ceasefire Commission of the Supreme Command in Spa. However, the negotiations were transferred to a civilian,
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Champagne for refitting. For the fighting at Verdun, von Gündell was recognized and awarded the
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