Maximilian von Hoen

Maximilian Ritter von Hoen (* 17th February 1867 in Fulda , Hessen , † 2. September 1940 in Vienna ) was an imperial Austro-Hungarian Field Marshal Lieutenant , military historian and director of the War Archive in Vienna.

Life

After attending the Theresian Military Academy , he was retired as a lieutenant in the Austro-Hungarian Army in 1887 , completed the Austro-Hungarian War School and was assigned to the General Staff in 1893 . 1903–1911 he worked in the war history department of the war archive.

On November 21, 1911 he was promoted to colonel and from 1911 to 1912 headed the press office of the War Ministry as a board member , then he worked again in the war archives. During the First World War he was in charge of the Austro-Hungarian War Press Quarters from 1914 to 1917. On March 11, 1915, he was promoted to major general and on March 10, 1918 to field marshal lieutenant.

From 1916 he was director of the war archive, which he was able to maintain as an internationally recognized research institution after 1918 and which he headed until 1925. He was the author, co-author and editor of numerous military history publications.

literature

Hoen Maximilian of. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 2, Publishing House of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna 1959, p. 360 f. (Direct links on p. 360 , p. 361 ).
Alexandra Elmer: The bohemian among the generals. Maximilian Ritter von Hoen (1867–1940). An Austrian historian and military journalist. 3 volumes. Dissertation, University of Vienna, 1992.
Felix Czeike : Historical Lexicon Vienna. Vol. 3, Kremayr and Scheriau, Vienna 1994.

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personal data
SURNAME	Hoen, Maximilian von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Hoen, Maximilian Ritter von (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Austrian field marshal lieutenant and military historian
DATE OF BIRTH	February 17, 1867
PLACE OF BIRTH	Fulda , Hesse
DATE OF DEATH	September 2, 1940
Place of death	Vienna