Hermann von Stein
Hermann von Stein during WWI
Born13 September 1854
Wedderstedt, Kingdom of Prussia
Died26 May 1927(1927-05-26) (aged 72)
Kloster Lehnin, Germany
Allegiance German Empire (to 1918)
Service/branchHeer
Years of service1873–1918
RankGeneral of the Artillery
Commands held
Battles/warsWorld War I
AwardsPour le Mérite

Hermann Christlieb Matthäus Stein, from 1913 von Stein (13 September 1854, in Wedderstedt 26 May 1927, in Kloster Lehnin) was a Prussian officer, General of the Artillery and Minister of War during World War I. He was a recipient of Pour le Mérite.

Awards

References

  • Gothaisches Genealogisches Taschenbuch, Teil B 1941, Seite 480, Verlag Justus Perthes, Gotha 1941
  • Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels, Adelslexikon Band XIV, Seite 54, Band 131 der Gesamtreihe, C. A. Starke Verlag, Limburg (Lahn) 2003
  • Der Völkerkrieg, Band 2, Seite 106, Casimir Hermann Baer (Herausgeber), Stuttgart 1914
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