Max von Fabeck

Max von Fabeck
General von Fabeck
Born	6 May 1854 Berlin, Kingdom of Prussia
Died	16 December 1916(1916-12-16) (aged 62) Partenkirchen, Kingdom of Bavaria
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

World War I

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.

Fabeck was born in Berlin in 1854, when it was the capital of the Kingdom of Prussia. He was the son of Prussian Lieutenant-General Hermann von Fabeck (1816–1873) and wife Bertha, née von dem Borne (1829–1910). By the time he was 17 years old he was already a second lieutenant in the 1st Footguards Regiment (German: 1. Garde-Regiment zu Fuß). From 1878 to 1879 he attended the Prussian Military Academy. In 1882 he was appointed to the German General Staff and was promoted to captain in 1884. From 1886 he served in the General Staff of the 28. Division in Karlsruhe.