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Hans von Plessen

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Prussian general (1841-1929)

Lived 1841 to 1929 · aged 87
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Hans Georg Hermann von Plessen was a Prussian Colonel General with the rank of Generalfeldmarschall and Canon of Brandenburg. He held the office of His Majesty's Orderly Adjutant General to Kaiser Wilhelm II, thus making him one of the Emperor's closest confidants.

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General von Plessen (center) observes Wilhelm II speaking with General Otto von Emmich, victor of the Battle of Liège, 1914General von Plessen (center) observes Wilhelm II speaking with General Otto von Emmich, victor of the Battle of Liège, 1914

Awards 20

1918Pour le Mérite
Order of the Black Eagle
Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order
Order of Saint Hubert
Grand Cross of the Imperial Order of Leopold
Grand Cross of the Order of Franz Joseph
Order of St. Andrew
Grand Cross of the Military Merit Order (Bavaria)
Iron Cross 2nd Class
Grand Cross of the Order of the Red Eagle
1st Class Order of the Crown
Grand Commander of the Royal House Order of Hohenzollern
Gran Cross of the Order of the Crown
Iron Cross 1st Class
Order of the Rue Crown
Grand Cross with the Crown in Gold of the House Order of the Wendish Crown
Knight Grand Cross of the Iron Crown (Austria)
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Saint Stephen of Hungary
Knight Grand Officer of the Order of the Dannebrog
Royal Order of the Seraphim

Connected to Hans 6

Hermann, Prince of Hohenlohe-LangenburgAlso won Grand Cross with the Crown in Gold of the House Order of the Wendish CrownConstantine, Prince of Hohenzollern-HechingenAlso won Gran Cross of the Order of the CrownDuanfangAlso won Grand Cross of the Order of Franz JosephPrince Hermann of Saxe-Weimar-EisenachAlso won Order of the Rue CrownAugust von WerderAlso won Grand Cross of the Military Merit Order (Bavaria)John, Count Palatine of GelnhausenAlso won Order of Saint Hubert

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Hans Georg Hermann von Plessen was a Prussian Colonel General with the rank of Generalfeldmarschall and Canon of Brandenburg. He held the office of His Majesty's Orderly Adjutant General to Kaiser Wilhelm II, thus making him one of the Emperor's closest confidants. During World War I he simultaneously served as Commandant of the Imperial Grand Headquarters.

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deceased
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Lived 1841 to 1929 · aged 87
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