Hans Carl Adolph von Carlowitz (25 March 1858 – 9 July 1928) served as a German army commander during the First World War.

Coming from an ancient noble family, Carlowitz studied rights at the Leipzig University.

From 1885 to 1888 Carlowitz studied at the Prussian military academy in Berlin and afterwards served on the Imperial German General Staff.

By 1913, he had become Lieutenant general and in May 1914, he succeeded Max von Hausen as Minister of War of the Kingdom of Saxony.

Upon mobilization in August 1914, Carlowitz received command of the German XXVII Reserve Corps as a General of the Infantry.