Max von Gallwitz | |
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![]() Gallwitz on 13 July 1915 | |
Born | Breslau, Province of Silesia, Kingdom of Prussia (now Wrocław, Republic of Poland) | 2 May 1852
Died | 18 April 1937 Naples, Kingdom of Italy (now Naples, Republic of Italy) | (aged 84)
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Service/ | ![]() |
Years of service | 1870–1918 |
Rank | General |
Commands | Guards Reserve Corps Twelfth Army Eleventh Army Second Army Fifth Army Army Group Gallwitz |
Battles/wars | Franco-Prussian War World War I |
Max Karl Wilhelm von Gallwitz (2 May 1852 – 18 April 1937) was a German general from Breslau (Wrocław), Silesia, who served with distinction during World War I on both the Eastern and Western Fronts.[1][2]