Richard Philipp Balthasar von Hößlin
(01.02.1853 - 23.01.1930)
place of birth:  Augsburg (Bavaria)
Königreich Bayern:  General-Lieutenant ch. (Cav)

                            


Generalleutnant Richard von Hößlin served as a cavalry officer in the Royal Bavarian military. Richard was born into the Bavarian nobility, the son of Colonel Moritz von Hößlin (1808–1881) and Frederike von Süßkind-Schwendi (1830–1882). Immediately following the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-71, von Hößlin entered military service, joining the Bavarian cavalry's 4. Chevaulegers-Regiment „König“. As an Oberst-Lieutenant, he served in 1898 and 1899 as chief of staff in Prince Arnulf's I. Armee-Korps in Munich. In 1903, he was promoted to Generalmajor and took command of Bavaria's 3. Kavallerie-Brigade headquartered in Dieuze.

In 1905, von Hößlin retired from active duty and was awarded the brevet rank of General-Lieutenant. After leaving the military, he served as Swabia's official representative for the military training and education of young cadets. General von Hößlin's grandson Roland was a major in the Wehrmacht and resistance fighter who was executed in 1944 at Plötzensee Prison.

	General-Lieutenant	20.08.1905  (charakter)
	Verdst-Ord Bayr-Krone	00.00.0000  Ritter