Hermann von Eichhorn

Hermann von Eichhorn
Hermann von Eichhorn
	Eichhorn in 1910
Born	13 February 1848; Breslau, Kingdom of Prussia, German Confederation ; (now Wrocław, Poland)
Died	30 July 1918 (aged 70); Kiev, Ukrainian State
Cause of death	Assassination by gunshot
Allegiance	Kingdom of Prussia; German Empire
Branch	Prussian Army; Imperial German Army;
Service years	1866–1918
Rank	Generalfeldmarshall (Field Marshal)
Commands	8th (1st Brandenburg) Life Grenadiers "King Frederick William III"; 18th Infantry Brigade; 9th Division; XVIII Corps; 10th Army; Heeresgruppe Eichhorn-Wilna; Heeresgruppe Eichhorn-Kiev;
Conflicts	Austro-Prussian War Battle of Königgrätz; ; Franco-Prussian War; First World War First Battle of Champagne; Second Battle of the Masurian Lakes; Great Retreat; ; Russian Civil War X;
Awards	Pour le Mérite with Oak Leaves

Hermann Emil Gottfried von Eichhorn (13 February 1848 – 30 July 1918) was a Prussian officer, later Generalfeldmarschall during World War I. He was a recipient of Pour le Mérite with Oak Leaves, one of the highest orders of merit in the Kingdom of Prussia and, subsequently, Imperial Germany. While serving as the military governor of Ukraine during the Russian Civil War, Eichhorn was assassinated by a Russian socialist.