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Alexander von Falkenhausen

Alexander von Falkenhausen
Falkenhausen as a general of the Wehrmacht, 1940
Birth nameAlexander Ernst Alfred Hermann Freiherr von Falkenhausen
Born(1878-10-29)29 October 1878
Gut Blumenthal, Province of Silesia, German Empire
Died31 July 1966(1966-07-31) (aged 87)
Nassau, West Germany
Allegiance German Empire (to 1918)
 Weimar Republic (to 1933)
Taiwan Republic of China (to 1938)
 Nazi Germany
Service / branch Imperial German Army
 Reichsheer
 Republic of China Army
 German Army
Years of service1897–1930, 1934–1944
Rank General of the Infantry
Battles / wars
AwardsPour le Mérite
Order of the Sacred Tripod

Alexander Ernst Alfred Hermann Freiherr von Falkenhausen (29 October 1878 – 31 July 1966) was a German general and military advisor to Chiang Kai-shek.[1][2][3] He was an important figure during the Sino-German cooperation to reform the Chinese army. In 1938, Germany ended its support for China under pressure from Japan, and Falkenhausen was forced to return home.[4] Back in Europe, he later became the head of the military government of Belgium from 1940 to 1944 during its German occupation.

  1. ^ "The Road to Paris". Time. 11 December 1950. ISSN 0040-781X. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  2. ^ "General Alexander von Falkenhausen – Oxford Reference". Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  3. ^ Yu, Maochun (31 July 2013). The Dragon's War: Allied Operations and the Fate of China, 1937–1947. Naval Institute Press. ISBN 978-1-61251-437-6.
  4. ^ "Foreign News: Recalled". Time. 18 July 1938. ISSN 0040-781X. Retrieved 27 January 2018.

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