Alexander von Falkenhausen 1878 – 1966

Biography

A German military general who witnessed and shaped nearly nine decades of European upheaval, Alexander von Falkenhausen carved his place in twentieth-century history through a military career spanning pivotal transformations across the continent. Born in 1878 in Kwiatków, Poland, he rose through the ranks during an era that saw empires crumble and ideologies clash.

Von Falkenhausen’s long life—stretching from the twilight of the Austro-Hungarian era into the post-war atomic age—positioned him as a firsthand observer of history’s most turbulent moments. He navigated the seismic shifts that reshaped Europe, leaving behind a complex legacy that continues to intrigue historians examining Germany’s trajectory through world conflict and reconstruction.

After decades of military service, von Falkenhausen spent his final years in Nassau before passing away in 1966 at eighty-seven, his remains laid to rest at Munich’s Waldfriedhof cemetery—a fitting memorial to a life lived across empires and epochs.