26 November 1841 Berlin-Spandau, Kingdom of Prussia
Died
28 January 1929(1929-01-28) (aged 87) Potsdam, Germany
Allegiance
Prussia
German Empire
Years of service
1861–1918
Rank
Generaloberst mit dem Range als Generalfeldmarschall
Commands held
1. Garde-Regiment zu Fuß
55. Infanterie-Brigade
1. Garde-Infanterie-Division
Imperial Grand Headquarters
Battles/wars
Second Schleswig War Austro-Prussian War Franco-Prussian War World War I
Awards
Order of the Red Eagle
Pour le Mérite
Hans Georg Hermann von Plessen (26 November 1841 – 28 January 1929) was a Prussian Colonel General with the rank of Generalfeldmarschall and Canon of Brandenburg. He held the office of His Majesty's Orderly Adjutant General (German: SM diensttuender Generaladjutant) to Kaiser Wilhelm II, thus making him one of the Emperor's closest confidants. During World War I he simultaneously served as Commandant of the Imperial Grand Headquarters.[1]
By 1918 he was the oldest serving officer in the Imperial German Army, although Paul von Hindenburg falsely claimed this for himself.[2] Von Plessen also was a recipient of the Pour le Mérite, Germany's highest military honor. He remained devoted to the Kaiser until the collapse of the monarchy in November, 1918.[1]
^ abM. Naumann: Die Plessen. Stammfolge vom XIII. bis XX. Jahrhundert. Limburg an der Lahn: Starke Verlag, 1971]
^Hans von Plessen Archived 2012-11-12 at the Wayback Machine at The Prussian Machine, retrieved 08-Aug-2012
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