Hermann von Choltitz
Hermann Ernst Alfred Ludwig von Choltitz (born August 11, 1868 in Wiese-Graeflich , † March 20, 1947 in Wiesbaden ) was a German district administrator .
Life
Hermann was a son of the Prussian captain and gentleman of the same name on Wiese-Count Hermann von Choltitz (1828–1876) and his wife Antonia, née von Carlowitz (* 1833). His older sister Antonie (* 1864) was married to the Prussian cavalry general Otto von Garnier . A nephew was the later General of the Infantry Dietrich von Choltitz .
Like his father, Choltitz first studied at the Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität , where he became a member of the Corps Guestphalia Bonn in 1887 . He moved to the University of Breslau and in 1891 was also a member of the Corps Silesia . After completing his studies, Choltitz embarked on a civil service career, while his brother Hans (* 1865) ran his parents' estate. Choltitz was general landscape president of Silesia and was from 1907 to 1920 district administrator of the Neustadt district . Before the beginning of the First World War , Choltitz took over the management of the farm in Wiese-Graeflich, while his brother Hans did military service in Flanders as major and commander of the Uhlan regiment "Prince August von Württemberg" (Posensches) No. 10 .
Choltitz married Margarete Crüger (* 1885) on January 17, 1911 in Langenbrück . The children Hermann (* 1911), Maria (* 1914) and Joachim (* 1915) emerged from the marriage.
literature
- Gothaisches Genealogisches Taschenbuch der Briefadeligen houses. 1919. Thirteenth year, Justus Perthes , Gotha 1918, pp. 153–154.
- Fritz Maywald: Complete directory of members of the Corps Silesia 1821–1961. Part I, Cologne 1961, serial no.554.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Kösener Corpslisten 1960, 10/593; 83/553.
- ↑ Ehrenkrook: ancestors and grandchildren. P. 263.
- ^ Michael Rademacher: German administrative history from the unification of the empire in 1871 to the reunification in 1990. neustadt_os.html. (Online material for the dissertation, Osnabrück 2006).
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SURNAME | Choltitz, Hermann von |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Choltitz, Hermann Ernst Alfred Ludwig von (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German district administrator |
DATE OF BIRTH | August 11, 1868 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Wiese-Gräflich |
DATE OF DEATH | March 20, 1947 |
Place of death | Wiesbaden |