the same position at the XIII (Royal Württemberg) Army Corps in Stuttgart. He met Fritz von Loßberg as the chief of staff. Loßberg helped Fabeck to have a united staff officers before the war. World War I At the beginning of World War, the XIII Army Corps commanded by von Fabeck was part of Germany's 5th Army which was commanded by Crown Prince Wilhelm. It participated in the mobile battles known as the Race to the Sea. During the First Battle of Ypres, Fabeck made his move with newly formed 5 divisions with backups of heavy reserve artillery. It was job of I Corps to fight back them. In March 1915 von Fabeck briefly commanded the newly formed 11th Army, which was quickly transferred from the Western to the Eastern fronts with whom he fought in Lithuania. In April 1915 he replaced the injured Alexander von Kluck as commander of the 1st Army. In September 1915 von Fabeck got command of the 12th Army, with whom he transferred to the Eastern Front. He was also attached à la suite to Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 129 on 27 January 1916. Before he fell ill in October 1916 von Fabeck was the commander of 8th Army for a few weeks. General von Fabeck was awarded the Pour le Mérite for outstanding military leadership during the 1914–15 campaigns in Flanders and northern France, as well as in recognition of successful operational planning in the battles at Mons, Le Cateau and the Ourcq river. He received a personal telegram from the Wilhelm II congratulating him on the award. Death In October 1916 von Fabeck became seriously ill and he committed suicide on 16 December 1916 at Partenkirchen, Kingdom of Bavaria. Awards Grand Cross of the Order of the Crown of Württemberg Grand Cross of the Order of the Zähringer Lion Bavarian Military Merit Order Grand Cross of the Order of Philip the Magnanimous Grand Cross of the Order of Red Eagle with Oak Leaves Order of the Crown of Prussia, 1st class Prussian Service Award Cross Grand Cross of the Albert Order with Gold Star Commander of the Order of the Crown of Italy Grand Cross of the Order of the Crown of Romania Iron Cross (1914), 1st and 2nd class Commander of the Military Merit Order of Württemberg on 1 November 1914 Pour le Mérite 23 August 1915 Dates of ranks Fähnrich—1 October 1871 Leutnant—18