16 December 1916(1916-12-16) (aged 62) Partenkirchen, Kingdom of Bavaria, German Empire
Allegiance
Prussia German Empire
Service/branch
Imperial German Army
Years of service
1871–1916
Rank
General der Infantarie
Commands held
78th Infantry Regiment (Osnabrück)
25th Infantry Brigade (Münster)
28th Division (Karlsruhe)
XV Corps (Straßburg)
XIII Corps (Stuttgart)
11th Army
1st Army
12th Army
8th Army
Battles/wars
World War I
First Battle of Ypres (1914)
Battle of Mons (1914)
Battle of Le Cateau (1914)
First Battle of the Marne (1914)
Battle of the Ourcq
Awards
Pour le Mérite
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]
^William E. Hamelman: The History of the Prussian Pour le Mérite Order, Volume III (1888–1918) Matthäus Publishers, 1986
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