Maximilian von Laffert | |
|---|---|
 Maximilian von Laffert during WWI | |
| Born | 10 May 1855 Lindau, Kingdom of Bavaria |
| Died | 20 July 1917 (aged 62) Frankfurt am Main, Kingdom of Prussia |
| Allegiance | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} German Empire (to 1918) |
| Service/ | Heer |
| Years of service | 1871–1917 |
| Rank | General of Cavalry |
| Commands held | Karabinier-Regiment (2. Schweres Regiment) Königlich Sächsisches Garde-Reiter-Regiment (1. Schweres Regiment) 32. Kavallerie-Brigade (3. Königlich Sächsische) 23. Kavallerie-Brigade (1. Königlich Sächsische) 40. Infanterie-Division (4. Königlich Sächsische) XIX. (II. Königlich Sächsisches) Armeekorps |
| Battles/wars | World War I |
| Awards | Pour le Mérite |
Maximilian August Hermann Julius von Laffert (10 May 1855 in Lindau – 20 July 1917 in Frankfurt am Main) was a Saxon officer, later General of Cavalry during World War I. He was a recipient of the Pour le Mérite.
Maximilian von Laffert suffered a heart attack while commanding his troops in France and died later in Frankfurt on 20 July 1917. He is interred at the Nordfriedhof in Dresden.
Awards
- Iron Cross of 1914, 1st and 2nd class
- Pour le Mérite (1 September 1916)
- Order of the Crown, 4th class (Prussia)
- Commander 2nd class of the Military Order of St. Henry (31 July 1916); previously awarded the Knight's Cross on 9 September 1914
- Order of the Red Eagle, 4th class
- Commander of the House Order of the White Falcon
- Commander 1st class of the Albert Order
- Commander 2nd class of the Saxe-Ernestine House Order
- Commander, 1st Class of the Civil Order of Saxony
- Service Award (Saxony)
- Military Merit Order, 2nd class with star (Bavaria)
- Commander, 1st Class of the Order of Henry the Lion (Brunswick)
- Knight's Cross, 1st Class of the Friedrich Order (Württemberg)
Footnotes
References
- Karl-Friedrich Hildebrand, Christian Zweig: Die Ritter des Ordens Pour le Mérite des I. Weltkriegs Band 2: H-O, Biblio Verlag, Bissendorf 2003, ISBN 3-7648-2516-2, S.285-287
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.