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Gustav Karl Emil Beatus Freiherr von Hollen  
(22.12.1851 - 7.11.1917)
place of birth:  


German count and cavalry general who commanded the 4th Cavalry Corps at mobilization and then commanded the 3rd and 37th Infantry Divisions over the next one and a half years.



 
Assignments and Commands  (pre-War)
01.04.1905 Regiment Königs-Jäger zu Pferde Nr. 1 - Posen  (Cdr)
05.03.1908 4. Kavallerie-Brigade - Bromberg  (Cdr)
01.10.1912 21. Infanterie-Division - Frankfurt am Main  (Cdr)     (replaced Friedrich von Scholtz)
   
Assignments and Commands  (during Great War)
02.08.1914 Höherer Kavallerie Kommandeur 4  =  5. Armee
11.12.1914 3. Infanterie-Division     (replaced von Trossel)
15.06.1915 37. Infanterie-Division     (replaced von Staabs)
02.07.1916 convalescent leave
   
Pour le Merite:  n/a
highest rank:  General der Kavallerie

 



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