Joseph Anton Emil Ritter und Edler von Xylander
(20.02.1835 - 07.10.1911)
place of birth:  Frankfurt am Main
Königreich Bayern:  KG, General der Kavallerie

                            


General Emil von Xylander was a Royal Bavarian Army officer who commanded at the corps level during the inter-war years. He was born into an old Kurpfalz-Bavarian aristocratic family of military officers, including his father General Joseph von Xylander and his brother Heinrich, who was also a Bavarian general. During the Second World War, Emil's son Rudolf served as a Generalmajor in the Wehrmacht.

Emil von Xylander launched his career with the cavalry in 1851 when he joined with the 3rd Chevauleger-Regiment in Dieuze. He thus took part in the Austro-Prussian War of 1866 in opposition to the Prussians. Four years later, he was fighting on the side of Berlin during the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-71, serving as a staff officer with Bavaria's 2nd Infantry Division. After the war, his career progressively saw him serve as commander of the 1st Cavalry Brigade, Inspector-General of Military Penal Institutions, Bavarian Liaison at Great German Headquarters, commander of 5th Division in Nürnberg, and commander of II. Army Corps in Würzburg. Following ten years at this post, Xylander ultimately retired from active duty in 1905 at the rank of General der Kavallerie. In 1911, von Xylander received the honorary brevet rank of Generaloberst.

  

	General der Kavallerie	18.04.1895
	Armee-Denkzeichen	Deutscher Krieg 1866  (Königreich Bayern)
	Eisernes Kreuz II	Deutsch-Französischer Krieg  1870–1871