Hermann von Eichhorn

Hermann Emil Gottfried von Eichhorn (February 13, 1848 – July 30, 1918) was a Prussian officer, later Field Marshal during World War I.

 Biography 
Eichhorn was born in Breslau in the Kingdom of Prussia in 1848. His first time he fought during the Austro-Prussian War. Eichhorn received the Pour le Mérite on August 18, 1915.

On July 30, 1918 he died by assassination in Kiev. He is buried in Berlin.

Awards
 Order of Saint Stanislaus, 3rd class (31 August 1871)
 Order of the Crown (Prussia), 1st class (17 January 1904)
 Order of Philip the Magnanimous (8 September 1905)
 Order of the Red Eagle - Grand Cross with Oak Leaves (20 August 1907)
 Pour le Mérite (18 August 1915) with Oak Leaves (28 September 1915)
 Military Order of St. Henry Commander Second Class (25 October 1916)
 University of Berlin - Honorary Doctorate (18 February 1918)

Category:1848 births
Category:1918 deaths
Category:Assassinated German politicians
Category:German military people