Hans Anton Adolf von Carlowitz
(02.11.1849 - 22.03.1904)
place of birth:  Cratz, Sachsen  (Saxony))
Königreich Sachsen:  Generalstabschef,  Generalmajor

                            

Royal Saxon general Hans von Carlowitz headed up the Kingdom of Saxony's War Ministry during peacetime, from 1899 to 1901. He entered military service in 1870 and immediately deployed to France to fight in the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-71. He saw action in battles at Gravelotte, Sedan and Saint-Quentin, also taking part in the final siege of Paris. He later served as King Albert's aide-de-camp from 1893 to 1895. In 1898 he was selected to be Prinz Georg's chief of staff at XII. Armeekorps headquarters in Dresden, followed by his stint as Saxon War Minister. Carlowitz retired from active duty in 1902 at the age of 54 and died two years later.