▁von ▁Fal ken h ay n ▁was ▁the ▁mother ▁of ▁Field mar shal ▁Fed or ▁von ▁B ock . ▁ ▁Fal ken h ay n ▁joined ▁the ▁Pr uss ian ▁Army ▁on ▁ 2 ▁August ▁ 1 8 7 0 ▁at ▁the ▁ ▁Cu ir ass ier ▁Regiment ▁" Que en " ▁( P omer an ian ) ▁No . ▁ 2 ▁in ▁P ase walk , ▁he ▁became ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Pr uss ian ▁General ▁Staff ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 3 ▁and ▁Military ▁attach é ▁in ▁Paris ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 7 . ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 9 ▁he ▁was ▁attached ▁to ▁the ▁military ▁head qu arter ▁of ▁Wilhelm ▁II ▁and ▁became ▁the ▁educ ator ▁of ▁Prince ▁Wilhelm ▁and ▁Prince ▁E itel ▁Friedrich ▁of ▁Pr uss ia . ▁He ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁General ▁Staff ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 4 . ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 5 ▁Fal ken h ay n ▁became ▁the ▁commander ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 . ▁Guard ▁Drag oon ▁Regiment ▁" Que en ▁Victoria ▁of ▁Great ▁Britain ▁and ▁Ireland " ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 8 ▁Chief ▁of ▁Staff ▁of ▁the ▁ ▁IX ▁Army ▁Corps . ▁In ▁December ▁ 1 9 0 1 ▁Fal ken h ay n ▁took ▁over ▁the ▁command ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 . ▁Caval ry - B rig ade ▁in ▁Han over ▁and ▁the ▁ 1 1 th ▁Infantry ▁Division ▁in ▁Bres lau ▁( W roc ław ) ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁April ▁ 1 9 0 8