Hugo Max von Kayser was a German General of the Cavalry of World War I.

With the uniform of his regiment, Kayser was promoted to First Lieutenant and from mid-September 1904, served as a Rittmeister Adjutant of the 4th Cavalry Brigade in Bromberg.

[3] With the German entry into World War I, Kayser was initially appointed commander of the Reserve Hussar Regiment No.

[1] As a lieutenant colonel, he was appointed commander of the hussar regiment "von Zieten" (Brandenburg) No.

[3] Kayser experienced the end of the war in the hospital and after his recovery in mid-February 1919, he was again given command of the hussar regiment "von Zieten" (Brandenburg) No.

On 1 October 1926 Kayser moved again to the Reichswehr Ministry with the appointment of Inspector of Cavalry and was promoted to Generalleutnant on 1 February 1927.

[1][6] Promoted to General of the Cavalry, he was finally appointed Commander-in-Chief of the 2nd Group Command in Kassel on 1 December 1929.