Friedrich von Schele

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Friedrich von Schele

Friedrich Rabod Freiherr von Schele (born September 15, 1847 in Berlin ; † July 20, 1904 there ) was a Prussian officer , most recently lieutenant general and governor of German East Africa .

Life

He was the son of the Prussian court hunter and president of the court chamber Werner von Schele (1814–1869) and his wife Marie, née Eichhorn (1822–1861).

After his training in the Prussian cadet corps, Schele joined the Magdeburg Dragoon Regiment No. 6 as a second lieutenant on April 18, 1865 . During the German War he was in command as an orderly officer with the staff of the combined cavalry brigade of the Main Army under Major General Moritz von Flies . On November 2, 1867, he was transferred to the 3rd Guard Ulanen Regiment in Potsdam . On July 3, 1870, Schele was appointed deputy adjutant of the 2nd Guards Cavalry Brigade, with which he was deployed in the Franco-German War . Within the brigade he was commanded during the fighting from August 30, 1870 to May 15, 1871 as the personal orderly officer of Prince Albrecht of Prussia . In 1875 he was promoted to Rittmeister , and in 1877 transferred to the 2nd Hanover Dragoons Regiment No. 16 as squadron chief . In 1884 he became a major , in 1887 he was transferred to the Uhlan Regiment "Emperor Alexander II of Russia" (1st Brandenburg) No. 3 and from 1891 he was employed as head of the cavalry department in the War Ministry .

Grave in the Invalidenfriedhof , Berlin

In 1892 Schele was appointed to represent the governor in German East Africa, after his promotion to colonel (1893) he was appointed governor himself and at the same time entrusted with the command of the protection force . During this time he carried out several military measures against the indigenous societies a. a. of the Kilimanjaro area ( Masai ) and against the Hehe under Chief Mkwawa , which he forcibly subjugated in October 1894 with the capture of the fortress Kalenga near Iringa . For his victory over the Hehe, which was considered the most important opponent of German colonial rule in East Africa in the early 1890s, Schele was awarded the order Pour le Mérite on November 20, 1894 .

In 1895 he resigned in the army, on April 14, he became a wing adjutant to Wilhelm II and shortly afterwards on May 13, 1895, he was given the rank of brigade commander. While maintaining his position as a wing adjutant, he was appointed commander of the 2nd Guards Cavalry Brigade on June 1, 1896. A month later, Schele was released from his position as wing adjutant and promoted to major general on March 22, 1897. As such, on June 10, 1899, he was entrusted with the management of the inspector of the 3rd Cavalry Inspection in Münster . On the same date, Schele was awarded the star for the Order of the Crown, Second Class with Swords. At the same time he was promoted to lieutenant general on May 22, 1900, he was appointed inspector. After a year, Schele took over the 16th division stationed in Trier . He was recalled from this command on February 16, 1903 and appointed governor of Mainz . For health reasons, he was put up for disposition on May 1, 1904 . At the same time Wilhelm II awarded him the Order of the Red Eagle First Class with oak leaves, swords and the royal crown for his services and appointed him governor of the Invalidenhaus Berlin . Shortly afterwards Schele died after a serious illness on July 20, 1904 and was buried in the Invalidenfriedhof .

Schele had been married to Emma, ​​nee Freiin von Hammerstein-Equord (1855-1918) , since November 1, 1879 . Several children were born from the marriage.

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SURNAME Schele, Friedrich von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Schele, Friedrich Rabod Freiherr von (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian officer, most recently lieutenant general and governor of German East Africa
DATE OF BIRTH September 15, 1847
PLACE OF BIRTH Berlin
DATE OF DEATH July 20, 1904
Place of death Berlin