Max von Hausen
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Max Klemens Lothar Freiherr von Hausen (1846-1922), served as a German army commander in the early stages of the First World War.
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[edit] Early life
Von Hausen entered the Saxon army and served against Prussia in the Austro-Prussian War of 1866. From 1871 to 1874 he taught at the Prussian military academy in Berlin and from 1875 until 1887 he served on the General Staff. He commanded the XII Corps from 1900 to 1902 and served as Saxon Minister of War from 1902 to 1914.
[edit] First World War
Upon the mobilization he was given command of the Third Army which mainly consisted out of fellow Saxons. He participated in the battle of the Frontiers, mainly in the battles of Dinant and Charleroi and he and his army were responsible for the destruction of Reims in September 1914. After the Second Army's retreat after the First Battle of the Marne, Von Hausen saw his own flank exposed and ordered a retreat. Upon the stabilization of the front on the Aisne River, Von Hausen was relieved of his command and replaced by General Karl von Einem.
[edit] Notes
Note regarding personal names: Freiherr is a title, translated as Baron, not a first or middle name. The female forms are Freifrau and Freiin.
[edit] References
- Barbara Tuchman, The Guns of August, New York, 1972
