Hermann von Eichhorn

Hermann von Eichhorn
Eichhorn in 1910
Born	(1848-02-13)13 February 1848 Breslau, Kingdom of Prussia, German Confederation (now Wrocław, Poland)
Died	30 July 1918(1918-07-30) (aged 70) Kyiv, Ukrainian State
Cause of death	Assassination by gunshot
Allegiance	Kingdom of Prussia  German Empire
Service / branch	Prussian Army Imperial German Army
Years of service	1866–1918
Rank	Generalfeldmarshall
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
Battles / wars	Austro-Prussian War Battle of Königgrätz Franco-Prussian War First World War Russian Civil War
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.