Alexander von Falkenhausen
Alexander Ernst Alfred Hermann Freiherr von Falkenhausen (29 October 1878 – 31 July 1966) was a German general and military advisor to Chiang Kai-shek. He was an important figure during the Sino-German cooperation to reform the Chinese army. In 1938, Germany ended its support for China under pressure from Japan, and Falkenhausen was forced to return home. Back in Europe, he later became the head of the military government of Belgium from 1940 to 1944 during its German occupation.
Alexander von Falkenhausen | |
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Falkenhausen as a general of the Wehrmacht, 1940 | |
| Birth name | Alexander Ernst Alfred Hermann Freiherr von Falkenhausen |
| Born | 29 October 1878 Gut Blumenthal, Province of Silesia, German Empire |
| Died | 31 July 1966 (aged 87) Nassau, West Germany |
| Allegiance | German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Republic of China (to 1938) Nazi Germany |
| Service/ | Imperial German Army Reichsheer Republic of China Army German Army |
| Years of service | 1897–1930, 1934–1944 |
| Rank | General of the Infantry |
| Awards | Pour le Mérite Order of the Sacred Tripod |
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