Dietrich von Hülsen-Haeseler

Politician

1852 – 1908

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Who was Dietrich von Hülsen-Haeseler?

Dietrich Graf von Hülsen-Haeseler was an infantry general of the German Empire.

The son of a Prussian general, Dietrich in 1870 became a lieutenant in the Prussian Emperor Alexander Guards Grenadiers. He attended the War College and was attached to the German General Staff in 1882. Then, in 1889, he was made aide de camp to Kaiser Wilhelm II

In 1894 he was named military attaché at the German embassy in Vienna. In 1897, now a colonel, he returned to Berlin as commander of a guards regiment. In 1899 he was promoted to major general, made chief of general staff in the Guards Corps, and then given command of the 2nd Guards Infantry Brigade.

From May 1901 until his death in November 1908 he served as Chief of the German Imperial Military Cabinet, during which time he rose to General of Infantry.

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Born
Feb 13, 1852
Berlin
Died
Nov 14, 1908
Donaueschingen

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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