Hugo von Kathen

Hugo Karl Gottlieb von Kathen (27 August 1855 – 2 April 1932) was a German infantry general during World War I.

Hugo Karl Gottlieb von Kathen
Born	(1855-08-27)27 August 1855 Freienwalde, Prussia
Died	2 April 1932(1932-04-02) (aged 76) Wiesbaden, Weimar Germany
Allegiance	German Empire
Service / branch	Prussian Army
Years of service	1873-1918
Rank	General
Commands	74th (1st Hannover) Infantry 83rd Infantry Brigade 9th Division 39th Division XXIII Reserve Corps 8th Army
Battles / wars	World War I
Awards	Pour le Mérite with Oakleaves

Family

Kathen was born in Freienwalde, Farther Pomerania to the Prussian Major Karl von Kathen (1803–1876) (a landowner from Langenhaken in Pomerania), and Agnes née Schumann (1825–1895). His family came originally from Stralsund, and they became Swedish nobility in 1692.

Kathen married Susanne von Dechend (1859–1929), daughter of Reichsbank president Hermann von Dechend (1814–1890), on 27 September 1884 in Berlin.

Kathen died in Wiesbaden, Hesse.

Commands held

• 2 August - 18 December 1914: military governor of Mainz
• 19 December 1914 - 30 July 1918: commanding general of the XXIII Reserve Corps
• 31 July - 11 November 1918: commander-in-chief of the 8th army
• until February 1919: commander of the German troops in Lithuania and Estonia
• starting from February 1919: commander of the German troops in Latvia

Medals and decoration

• Pour le Mérite on 28 August 1916; with oak leaves on 27 August 1917

References

• Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels, Adelige Häuser B Band VII, Seite 180, Band 36 der Gesamtreihe, C. A. Starke Verlag, Limburg (Lahn) 1965, ISSN 0435-2408.