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Max von Fabeck
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Herrmann Gustav Karl Max von Fabeck (6 May 1854 – 16 December 1916) was a Prussian military officer and a German General der Infantarie during World War I. He commanded the 13th Corps in the 5th Army and took part in the Race to the Sea on the Western Front and also commanded the new 11th Army on the Eastern Front. Subsequently, he commanded several German armies during the war until his evacuation from the front due to illness in 1916 and died on 16 December. A competent and highly decorated commander, von Fabeck is a recipient of the Pour le Mérite, Prussia's and Germany's highest military honor.[1]
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Born | 6 May 1854 Berlin, Kingdom of Prussia |
Died | 16 December 1916(1916-12-16) (aged 62) Partenkirchen, Kingdom of Bavaria, German Empire |
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Years of service | 1871–1916 |
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Battles/wars | World War I
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Awards | Pour le Mérite |
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