decoration. On February 2, 1918, the 14th Army in Italy was dissolved and the army's staff under Otto von Below took command of the 17th Army, newly formed for the German spring offensive in France. After helping prepare the army for the offensive, Konrad Krafft von Dellmensingen was promoted to General der Artillerie and given command of the II Bavarian Army Corps, which he led from April 18, 1918, through the German spring offensive and the defensive battles that followed to the war's end. Post-war Konrad Krafft von Dellmensingen retired from the army in December 1918. He was active in monarchist circles after the war seeking a return of the Bavarian monarchy. He also participated in the 1920s in the preparation of the official history of the Bavarian Army in the war: in 1926 and 1928, he edited a 2-volume account of the Battle of Caporetto, Der Durchbruch am Isonzo (The Breakthrough on the Isonzo). In 1937, a barracks complex in Garmisch-Partenkirchen was named the "Krafft-von-Dellmensingen-Kaserne". In 1945, the Kaserne was taken over by the United States Army. The program of denazification was launched after the end of the Second World War; the name “Krafft-von-Dellmensingen-Kaserne” was deleted. On 9 July 1975 this decision was reversed; the barracks were named after Dellmensingen again. Today this building houses part of the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies. The name "Krafft-von-Dellmensingen-Kaserne" was removed from the outside of the barracks on 29 June 2011. Krafft von Dellmensingen had died in Seeshaupt, Upper Bavaria. Decorations and awards Order of the Red Eagle; 3rd class Pour le Mérite (13 September 1916); Oak Leaves added on 11 December 1916 Commander of the Württemberg Military Merit (11 September 1917) Grand Cross of the Military Order of Max Joseph Order of the Iron Crown (Austria), 1st class References Rudolf von Kramer, Otto Freiherr von Waldenfels und Dr. Günther Freiherr von Pechmann: Virtuti Pro Patria: Der königlich bayerische Militär-Max-Joseph-Orden (München 1966). Includes a biography of Konrad Krafft von Dellmensingen. Short biography (with some errors) Curriculum vitae with picture Notes 1862 births 1953 deaths People from the Kingdom of Bavaria People from Berchtesgadener Land German untitled nobility German Army generals of World War I Bavarian generals Grand Crosses of the Military Order of Max Joseph Recipients of the Pour le Mérite (military class) German monarchists