Karl Ritter von Fasbender  
(03.12.1852 - 13.05.1933) 
place of birth:  Michelbacherhütte bei Wiesbaden, Hessen  (Hesse)
Königreich Bayern:  Generalstabschef,  OBH,  General der Infanterie


German count Karl von Fasbender was originally from Hesse, but he spent his entire pre-war career in service of the Royal Bavarian Army. General von Fasbender additionally served as Bavarian Chief of General Staff from 1907 to 1908. He was born into the home of factory owner Karl Fasbender and his wife Elisabeth Lossen. After studying law at the University of Würzburg for just one year, in October 1872 he changed plans and joined the Bavarian 9th Infantry Regiment in Würzburg as a one-year volunteer. He worked his way up to commander of an infantry division and retired prior to the outbreak of the Great War. For his meritorious leadership, he was awarded in 1908 the Ritter (Knight class) of the Bavarian crown's order of merit - the Verdienstorden der Bayerischen Krone. The official presentation of the decoration elevated him into Bavarian nobility with the title of "Ritter von Fasbender."


When Imperial Germany mobilized for the Great War, General von Fasbender was brought out of inactive reserve status to command the I. Bavarian Reserve Corps subordinate to Bavarian Crown Prince Rupprecht's Sixth Army on the Western Front. Serving under him in the ranks during this time was a young private with the 16th Reserve Infantry Regiment named Adolf Hitler. Fasbender remained with the I. Reserves until just before war's end, when he replaced General Graf von Bothmer as commander of the Nineteenth Army for about two weeks. Having previously received the Pour le Merite in 1916 and upon the recommendation of Crown Prince Rupprecht, Fasbender was awarded the Ritterkreuz (Knight's Cross) of Bavaria's highest military order - the Militär-Max-Joseph-Orden. He was officially presented with the decoration on 04.01.1917 and later received both the Kommandeur and Grosskreuz class of the order. Fasbender once again retired from active duty after Armistice and died in Munich on 13 May 1933.

	Generalstabschef	30.12.1907  -  18.11.1908
	General der Infanterie	11.10.1914
	Verdst-Ord Bayr-Krone	18.11.1908  Komtur
	Pour le Mérite	13.09.1916
	Militär-Max-Joseph	05.10.1914  Ritter  (04.01.1917: Kommandeur;  23.04.1917: Großkreuz)