Hermann Christlieb Matthäus Stein, from 1913 von Stein (13 September 1854, in Wedderstedt – 26 May 1927, in Kloster Lehnin) was a Prussian officer, General of the Artillery and Minister of War during World War I. He was a recipient of Pour le Mérite.

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Hermann von Stein
Hermann von Stein during WWI
Born	13 September 1854 Wedderstedt, Kingdom of Prussia
Died	26 May 1927(1927-05-26) (aged 72) Kloster Lehnin, Germany
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918)
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1873–1918
Rank	General of the Artillery
Commands held	33rd (1st Lotharingian) Field Artillery 41st Division XIV Reserve Corps Prussian Ministry of War
Battles/wars	World War I
Awards	Pour le Mérite

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• Iron Cross II Class
• Iron Cross I Class
• Pour le Mérite (1 September 1916)

This article includes a list of references, related reading, or external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations. (March 2016)

• Gothaisches Genealogisches Taschenbuch, Teil B 1941, Seite 480, Verlag Justus Perthes, Gotha 1941
• Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels, Adelslexikon Band XIV, Seite 54, Band 131 der Gesamtreihe, C. A. Starke Verlag, Limburg (Lahn) 2003
• Der Völkerkrieg, Band 2, Seite 106, Casimir Hermann Baer (Herausgeber), Stuttgart 1914

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