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Hermann von Eichhorn

<p><b><span><span style="font-style: normal;">Hermann Emil Gottfried von Eichhorn</span></span></b> (13 February 1848 – 30 July 1918) was a <a href="/en/Kingdom_of_Prussia" title="Kingdom of Prussia" class="wl">Prussian</a> <a href="/en/Officer_(armed_forces)" title="Officer (armed forces)" class="wl">officer</a>, later <span><i lang="de"><a href="/en/Generalfeldmarschall" title="Generalfeldmarschall" class="wl">Generalfeldmarschall</a></i></span> during <a href="/en/World_War_I" title="World War I" class="wl">World War I</a>. He was a recipient of <span><i lang="fr"><a href="/en/Pour_le_Mérite" title="Pour le Mérite" class="wl">Pour le Mérite</a></i></span> with Oak Leaves, one of the highest <a href="/en/Order_of_merit" title="Order of merit" class="wl">orders of merit</a> in the Kingdom of Prussia and, subsequently, <a href="/en/German_Empire" title="German Empire" class="wl">Imperial Germany</a>.</p>

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<style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1066479718" typeof="mw:Extension/templatestyles mw:Transclusion">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-header,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-subheader,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-above,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-title,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-image,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-below{text-align:center}</style><div class='mobile-collapse'><header class="mobile-collapse-header mobile-collapse-btn"><b>Quick facts: Hermann von Eichhorn, Born, Died, Allegiance,...</b> <span class='arrow'>▼</span></header> <table class="infobox vcard mobile-collapse-element" style="width:25.5em;border-spacing:2px;"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above notheme" style="font-size:125%; background-color:#C3D6EF;"><div style="display:inline" class="fn"><span><span style="font-style: normal;">Hermann von Eichhorn</span></span></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #aaa;; line-height: 1.5em"><span class="mw-default-size"><a href="/en/File:Voneichornhermanngen.jpg" class="mw-file-description image media-thumb" data-hash="File:Voneichornhermanngen.jpg"><img loading="lazy" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/e/e0/Voneichornhermanngen.jpg/220px-Voneichornhermanngen.jpg" decoding="async" data-file-width="344" data-file-height="513" data-file-type="bitmap" height="328" width="220" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/e/e0/Voneichornhermanngen.jpg/330px-Voneichornhermanngen.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/e0/Voneichornhermanngen.jpg 2x" alt="Voneichornhermanngen.jpg"></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><span style="display:none">(<span class="bday">1848-02-13</span>)</span>13 February 1848<br><span><span style="font-style: normal;"><a href="/en/Breslau" title="Breslau" class="mw-redirect wl">Breslau</a></span></span>, <a href="/en/Kingdom_of_Prussia" title="Kingdom of Prussia" class="wl">Kingdom of Prussia</a>, <a href="/en/German_Confederation" title="German Confederation" class="wl">German Confederation</a> <br><small>(now <span><span style="font-style: normal;"><a href="/en/Wrocław" title="Wrocław" class="wl">Wrocław</a></span></span>, <a href="/en/Poland" title="Poland" class="wl">Poland</a>)</small></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em">Died</th><td class="infobox-data">30 July 1918<span style="display:none">(1918-07-30)</span> (aged<span>&nbsp;</span>70)<br><a href="/en/Kyiv" title="Kyiv" class="wl">Kyiv</a>, <a href="/en/Ukrainian_State" title="Ukrainian State" class="wl">Ukrainian State</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em">Allegiance</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border"><span><img loading="lazy" alt="Flag_of_Prussia_%281892-1918%29.svg" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Flag_of_Prussia_%281892-1918%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Prussia_%281892-1918%29.svg.png" decoding="async" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="540" data-file-type="drawing" height="14" width="23" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Flag_of_Prussia_%281892-1918%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Prussia_%281892-1918%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Flag_of_Prussia_%281892-1918%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Prussia_%281892-1918%29.svg.png 2x"></span></span><span>&nbsp;</span></span><a href="/en/Kingdom_of_Prussia" title="Kingdom of Prussia" class="wl">Kingdom of Prussia</a><br><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border"><span><img loading="lazy" alt="Flag_of_Germany_%281867%E2%80%931918%29.svg" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Flag_of_Germany_%281867%E2%80%931918%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Germany_%281867%E2%80%931918%29.svg.png" decoding="async" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" data-file-type="drawing" height="15" width="23" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Flag_of_Germany_%281867%E2%80%931918%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Germany_%281867%E2%80%931918%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Flag_of_Germany_%281867%E2%80%931918%29.svg/45px-Flag_of_Germany_%281867%E2%80%931918%29.svg.png 2x"></span></span><span>&nbsp;</span></span><a href="/en/German_Empire" title="German Empire" class="wl">German Empire</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em">Service/<wbr>branch</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409" typeof="mw:Extension/templatestyles">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist ">
<ul><li><a href="/en/Prussian_Army" title="Prussian Army" class="wl">Prussian Army</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/German_Army_(German_Empire)" title="German Army (German Empire)" class="mw-redirect wl">Imperial German Army</a></li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em">Years<span>&nbsp;</span>of service</th><td class="infobox-data">1866–1918</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em">Rank</th><td class="infobox-data"><span><i lang="de"><a href="/en/Generalfeldmarschall#Kingdom_of_Prussia_and_German_Empire" title="Generalfeldmarschall" class="wl">Generalfeldmarshall</a></i></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em">Commands held</th><td class="infobox-data"><div class="plainlist ">
<ul><li><span class="new">8th (1st Brandenburg) Life Grenadiers "King Frederick William III"</span></li>
<li>18th Infantry Brigade</li>
<li><a href="/en/9th_Division_(German_Empire)" title="9th Division (German Empire)" class="wl">9th Division</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/XVIII_Corps_(German_Empire)" title="XVIII Corps (German Empire)" class="wl">XVIII Corps</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/10th_Army_(German_Empire)" title="10th Army (German Empire)" class="wl">10th Army</a></li>
<li><span><span style="font-style: normal;"><a href="/en/Army_Group_Hindenburg" title="Army Group Hindenburg" class="wl">Heeresgruppe Eichhorn-Wilna</a></span></span></li>
<li><span><span style="font-style: normal;"><a href="/en/Army_Group_Mackensen_(Poland)" title="Army Group Mackensen (Poland)" class="wl">Heeresgruppe Eichhorn-Kiev</a></span></span></li></ul></div>
</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em">Battles/wars</th><td class="infobox-data"><div class="plainlist ">
<ul><li><a href="/en/Austro-Prussian_War" title="Austro-Prussian War" class="wl">Austro-Prussian War</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/Battle_of_Königgrätz" title="Battle of Königgrätz" class="wl">Battle of <span><span style="font-style: normal;">Königgrätz</span></span></a></li>
<li><a href="/en/Franco-Prussian_War" title="Franco-Prussian War" class="wl">Franco-Prussian War</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/World_War_I" title="World War I" class="wl">First World War</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/Russian_Civil_War" title="Russian Civil War" class="wl">Russian Civil War</a></li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em">Awards</th><td class="infobox-data"><span><i lang="fr"><a href="/en/Pour_le_Mérite" title="Pour le Mérite" class="wl">Pour le Mérite</a></i></span> with Oak Leaves</td></tr></tbody></table> <footer class='mobile-collapse-footer mobile-collapse-btn'><b>Close</b> <span class='arrow'>▲</span></footer></div>



Hermann Emil Gottfried von Eichhorn was a Prussian officer, later Generalfeldmarschall during World War I. He was a recipient of Pour le Mérite with Oak Leaves, one of the highest orders of merit in the Kingdom of Prussia and, subsequently, Imperial Germany. 