Hugo Ritter von Huller
(26.11.1859 - 12.07.1931)
place of birth: 
 München, Bayern  (Munich, Bavaria)
Königreich Bayern:  Gen-Gouv, Div-Kdr, Generalleutnant


Royal Bavarian lieutenant general who served during the Great War as commander of the 12th Bavarian Infantry Division at its establishment. He later commanded the 3rd Bavarian Infantry Division. For his exemplary leadership during successful engagements on the Romanian Front he 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 27.07.1917 and was subsequently enrolled into Bavaria's nobility. General Ritter von Huller spent the final year of the Great War serving as Imperial German Governor of occupied Namur, Belgium. 

General von Huller was married to Anna Werle, with whom he had three children. He was the son of Josephine née Steigerwald and Anton Huller, the director of an administrative court. Ritter von Huller died in 1931 at Füssen.

 
 
Generalleutnant  11.08.1916

Militär-Max-Joseph  11.11.1916  Ritter
 
 
 

  
 
Curriculum Vitae
   
01.10.1878 Königlich Bayerisches Infanterie-Leibregiment - München
21.03.1879 Portepée-Fähnrich
13.11.1880 Sekonde-Lieutenant
10.05.1891 Premier-Lieutenant
15.11.1895 Hauptmann
28.10.1903 Major
00.00.1907 Königlich Bayerisches 9. Infanterie-Regiment ,,Wrede - Würzburg  (on regimental staff)
08.03.1907 Oberstleutnant
26.04.1909 Königlich Bayerisches 2. Infanterie-Regiment ,,Kronprinz - München  (Cdr)
26.04.1909 Oberst
02.09.1912 Gouvernement - Festung Ulm  (Commandant of Fortress Ulm)
01.10.1912 Generalmajor
   
Great War
   
02.08.1914 1. Königlich Bayerische Gemischte-Landwehr-Brigade
08.10.1914 9. Königlich Bayerische Reserve-Infanterie-Brigade
06.03.1915 11. Königlich Bayerische Reserve-Infanterie-Brigade
27.07.1916 12. Königlich Bayerische Infanterie-Division
11.08.1916 Generalleutnant
22.08.1917 in den persönlichen Adelstand erhoben  (elevated into the Bavarian nobility, MMJO)
06.06.1917 3. Königlich Bayerische Infanterie-Division  (Cdr, replaced Karl Ritter von Wenninger)
06.01.1918 General-Gouverneur - Namur, Belgien
17.01.1919 zur Disposition gestellt
   
   
 

06.05.1914

 

 

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