Rank General officer | Name Hugo Kathen Allegiance German Empire | |
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Commands held 74th (1st Hannover) Infantry83rd Infantry Brigade9th Division39th DivisionXXIII Reserve Corps8th Army Awards Pour le Merite with Oakleaves Died April 2, 1932, Wiesbaden, Germany |
Hugo Karl Gottlieb von Kathen (27 August 1855 – 2 April 1932) was a German infantry general during World War I.
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Family
Kathen was born in Freienwalde, Farther Pomerania to the Prussian Major Karl von Kathen (1803–1876), a landowner from Langenhaken in Pomerania, and Agnes née Schumann (1825–1895). His family came originally from Stralsund and became Swedish nobility in 1692.
Kathen married Susanne von Dechend (1859–1929), daughter of Reichsbank president Hermann von Dechend (1814–1890), on 27 September 1884 in Berlin.
Kathen died in Wiesbaden, Hesse.
Commands held
Medals and decoration
References
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