Eberhard Alfred Konrad Karl von[1] Hofacker (25 June 1861, in Hemmingen – 19 January 1928, in Tübingen) was a Württemberg army officer who was a Generalleutnant in the First World War and awarded the Pour le Mérite with oak leaves.

On 29 September 1879 he joined the 25th (1st Württemberg) Dragoons "Queen Olga" in Ludwigsburg as an Officer Cadet.

On 21 June 1906 he was promoted to lieutenant colonel as an aide of Kaiser Wilhelm II and the commander of the Palace Guard Company.

On 24 July 1910 he was promoted to Generalmajor and appointed as chief of staff of XVIII Army Corps.

[4] He led this division in the Battle of Arras and for his performance he was awarded the Pour le Mérite on 26 April 1917.

Their son Caesar von Hofacker was involved in the 20 July plot to kill Adolf Hitler.