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August von Schmieden (born June 23, 1860 in Bautzen , † May 25, 1939 in Radebeul ) was a Saxon lieutenant general .
Life
August came from the noble family von Schmieden and was the son of the Saxon major general Maximilian August von Schmieden (1817-1893) and his wife Berta Mathilde, née von Germar (1833-1926).
He married Ida Freiin von Berg (* 1869), daughter of Günther Hans Dietrich von Berg (* 1841) in Strasbourg in November 1891. His son was Werner von Schmieden .
Before the First World War he was in command of the Zeithain military training area . During the war, Schmieden came to the French Western Front as commander of the 105th Reserve Infantry Brigade of the 53rd Reserve Division . On May 27, 1915 he received the Knight's Cross of the Military Order of St. Henry . His last rank was lieutenant general.
On March 6, 1925, he received an entry in the Saxon nobility register under no. 573.
Schmieden inherited his parents' villa at Winzerstraße 43 , now a listed building , in the Niederlößnitz district of today's town of Radebeul , where he lived until his death. He died in 1939 and, like his parents, was buried in the Radebeul-West cemetery.
literature
- Gothaisches genealogical pocket book of the noble houses. Part B, Verlag Perthes, Gotha 1942, p. 479.
Individual evidence
- ↑ The father of Major General August von Schmieden, first residing in Zeithain, then Niederlößnitz b. Dresden, Winzerstraße 43, noted. (Online research under the keyword Werner von Schmieden on the archive website )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Forging, August of |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Saxon Lieutenant General |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 23, 1860 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bautzen |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 25, 1939 |
| Place of death | Radebeul |