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
A ministry of defence or defense (see American and British English spelling differences#-ce.2C -se, spelling differences), also known as a department of defence or defense, is the part of a government responsible for matters of defence and Mi ...
during
World War I
World War I or the First World War (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918), also known as the Great War, was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War I, Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers. Fighting to ...
. He was a recipient of
Pour le Mérite.
Awards
*
Iron Cross II Class
*
Iron Cross I Class
*
Pour le Mérite (1 September 1916)
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
1854 births
1927 deaths
Recipients of the Iron Cross (1914), 1st class
Generals of Artillery (Prussia)
Recipients of the Pour le Mérite (military class)
German Army generals of World War I
People from Harz (district)
Military personnel from the Province of Saxony
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