Hermann von Kuhl
| Hermann von Kuhl | |
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General von Kuhl in 1914
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| Born | 2 November 1856 Koblenz, Kingdom of Prussia |
| Died | 4 November 1958 (aged 102) Frankfurt am Main, Germany |
| Allegiance |
 Prussia German Empire Weimar Republic
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| Service/branch | Prussian Army |
| Years of service | 1878–1919 |
| Rank |
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| Battles/wars | |
| Awards |
Pour le Mérite with Oakleaves (1916) Military Order of Max Joseph (1916) Order of the Red Eagle (1918) Pour le Mérite f. Wiss. u. Künste (1924) |
| Other work | Author, Military historian |
Hermann Josef von Kuhl (2 November 1856 – 4 November 1958) was a Prussian military officer, member of the German General Staff, and a Generalleutnant during World War I. One of the most competent commanders in the German Army, he retired in 1919 to write a number of critically acclaimed essays on the war. Hermann von Kuhl is one of only five recipients to be distinguished with both the "military class" and "peace class" of the Pour le Mérite, Prussia's and Germany's highest honor.
Hermann von Kuhl was born in Koblenz, Rheinpreußen (Rhenish Prussia), the son of a high school teacher. He studied philosophy, classical philology, German studies and comparative linguistics at the Universities of Leipzig, Tübingen, Marburg and Berlin. In 1878 he received his D.Phil. with the dissertation De Saliorum Carminibus. During his studies, he was a member of the University of Leipzig's singing group St. Pauli.
On 1 October 1878 he joined the 5th Westphalian Infantry Regiment No. 53 – Köln as a cadet. There he was promoted to Leutnant in 1879 and Oberleutnant in 1889. After attending the Prussian Military Academy from 1889 to 1892, he served in the Royal Prussian District Command (Bezirkskommando) Wesel and the Grenadier Regiment "King Friedrich Wilhelm I" (2nd East Prussian) No. 3 – Königsberg, where he was a company commander.
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