Maximilian von Prittwitz

Maximilian von Prittwitz
Prittwitz in 1915
Born27 November 1848
Died29 March 1917(1917-03-29) (aged 68)
Allegiance Prussia
German Empire
Branch Prussian Army
 Imperial German Army
Service years1866–1914
RankGeneraloberst
Commands8th Division
XVI Corps
Eighth Army
ConflictsAustro-Prussian War
Franco-Prussian War
World War I

Maximilian "Max" Wilhelm Gustav Moritz von Prittwitz und Gaffron (27 November 1848 – 29 March 1917) was an Imperial German general. He fought in the Austro-Prussian War, the Franco-Prussian War, and briefly in the First World War.