Maximilian von Laffert

Maximilian August Hermann Julius von Laffert (10 May 1855 in Lindau – 20 July 1917 in Frankfurt am Main) was a Saxon officer, later General of Cavalry during World War I. He was a recipient of the Pour le Mérite.

Maximilian von Laffert
Maximilian von Laffert during WWI
Born	10 May 1855 Lindau, Kingdom of Bavaria
Died	20 July 1917(1917-07-20) (aged 62) Frankfurt am Main, Kingdom of Prussia
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918)
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1871–1917
Rank	General of Cavalry
Commands held	Karabinier-Regiment (2. Schweres Regiment) Königlich Sächsisches Garde-Reiter-Regiment (1. Schweres Regiment) 32. Kavallerie-Brigade (3. Königlich Sächsische) 23. Kavallerie-Brigade (1. Königlich Sächsische) 40. Infanterie-Division (4. Königlich Sächsische) XIX. (II. Königlich Sächsisches) Armeekorps
Battles/wars	World War I
Awards	Pour le Mérite

Maximilian von Laffert suffered a heart attack while commanding his troops in France and died later in Frankfurt on 20 July 1917. He is interred at the Nordfriedhof in Dresden.

Awards

• Iron Cross of 1914, 1st and 2nd class
• Pour le Mérite (1 September 1916)
• Order of the Crown, 4th class (Prussia)
• Commander 2nd class of the Military Order of St. Henry (31 July 1916); previously awarded the Knight's Cross on 9 September 1914
• Order of the Red Eagle, 4th class
• Commander of the House Order of the White Falcon
• Commander 1st class of the Albert Order
• Commander 2nd class of the Saxe-Ernestine House Order
• Commander, 1st Class of the Civil Order of Saxony
• Service Award (Saxony)
• Military Merit Order, 2nd class with star (Bavaria)
• Commander, 1st Class of the Order of Henry the Lion (Brunswick)
• Knight's Cross, 1st Class of the Friedrich Order (Württemberg)

References

• Karl-Friedrich Hildebrand, Christian Zweig: Die Ritter des Ordens Pour le Mérite des I. Weltkriegs Band 2: H-O, Biblio Verlag, Bissendorf 2003, ISBN 3-7648-2516-2, S.285-287