Maximilian Ritter von Höhn  
(18.08.1859 - 26.04.1936)
place of birth:  Kitzingen, Unterfranken  (Bavarian Franconia)
Königreich Bayern:  General der Artillerie


Bavarian count and artillery officer Maximilian von Höhn served in the Imperial German armed forces during the Great War, chiefly on the Western Front as a divisional and corps-level commander. Maximilian was born to the family of Mathilde (nee Henke) and Sebastian Höhn, who worked as a senior district judge in Upper Franconia. Maximilian was first married to Ellen Köster and later to Margarethe Geis. He volunteered for military service in October 1877 and progressed through the ranks as an artillery specialist.

As World War One broke out across Europe, Ritter von Höhn was already serving as divisional commander under General von Gebsattel's III. Bavarian Corps. His 6. Infantry Division thus went into battle in the Alsace region of France subordinate to Bavarian Crown Prince Rupprecht's Sixth Army. After heading up 2. Guards Division from September 1915 to July 1916, Generalleutnant von Höhn briefly returned to command the Bavarian 6. Infantry once again. In mid-October 1916, he was promoted to General der Artillerie and sent to relieve General von Eberhardt as commander of XV. Reserve Corps, now officially designated a Bavarian corps. After the Armistice, Ritter von Höhn briefly commanded I. Bavarian Corps in Munich. He later spent his retirement years in the Bavarian Alps and died on 26 April 1936 in Starnberg.

	General der Artillerie ......	16.10.1916
	Militär-Max-Joseph .........	20.09.1914  Ritter  (Kommandeur: 13.11.1915)