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Eugen von Falkenhayn
Eugen von Falkenhayn (4 September 1853 – 3 January 1934) was a German General of the Cavalry, commanding officer of the XXII Reserve Corps in World War I and Lord Chamberlain of Empress Auguste Viktoria.
Biography
Falkenhayn was born in Burg Belchau, West Prussia (Białochowo, Poland) to Fedor von Falkenhayn (1814–1896) and Franziska von Falkenhayn, née von Rosenberg (1826–1888). His brother Arthur (1857–1929) became tutor of Crown Prince Wilhelm while Erich (1861–1922), became Prussian minister of war and chief of the German General Staff. His only sister Olga von Falkenhayn was the mother of Fieldmarshal Fedor von Bock.[1]
Falkenhayn joined the Prussian Army on 2 August 1870 at the Cuirassier Regiment "Queen" (Pomeranian) No. 2 in Pasewalk, he became a member of the Prussian General Staff in 1883 and Military attaché in Paris in 1887. In 1889 he was attached to the military headquarter of Wilhelm II and became the educator of Prince Wilhelm and Prince Eitel Friedrich of Prussia. He returned to the General Staff in 1894.[2]
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Erich Georg Anton Sebastian von Falkenhayn (1861-1922) was born in Graudenz, in West Prussia, on 11 November 1861.
He served as Chief of the Imperial German General Staff for part of the First World War before his eventual dismissal by Kaiser Wilhelm II. Having joined the army at an early age Falkenhayn served as a military instructor to the Chinese army in 1899, where he remained until 1903. During the Chinese Boxer Rebellion he was a member of the German General staff, seeing action when the Allies marched to relieve besieged Peking.
Upon his return to Germany, Falkenhayn continued to serve on the German General staff, and was appointed Prussian Minister of War in 1913. Whilst in this role he and Helmuth von Moltke, then Chief of Staff, frequently clashed. However, with the declaration of war in August 1914 and the German setback at the Marne, the Kaiser, Wilhelm II, dismissed Moltke and replaced him with Falkenhayn on 14 September 1914.
Falkenhayn's cautious nature appeared to make hi
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Falkenhayn, Erich von
By Holger Afflerbach
Erich von Falkenhayn (1861-1922)
This is a portrait photograph of Erich von Falkenhayn, General of the Imperial German Army, taken in 1915. Falkenhayn was Chief of the General Staff from 14 September 1914 to 29 August 1916 and Minister of War from 7 July 1913 to 20 January 1915.
Unknown photographer: Erich von Falkenhayn, black-and-white photograph, n.p., 1915; source: Bundesarchiv, Bild 183-R09788, via Wikimedia Commons, http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bundesarchiv_Bild_183-R09788,_Erich_v._Falkenhayn.jpg.
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Falkenhayn, Erich Georg Anton von
Prussian Minister of War, Chief of the German General Staff
Born 11 September 1861 in Burg Belchau, Kingdom of Prussia
Died 08 April 1922 in Potsdam, Weimar Germany
Summary
Falkenhayn was Prussian minister of War and Chief of Staff (1914-1916). He was one of the decision makers during the July crisis 1914 and responsibleCopyright ©oakvibe.pages.dev 2025