Richard Karl von Klitzing

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Painting by Otto Propheter, 1901

Richard von Klitzing (born June 30, 1842 in Magdeburg , † September 1, 1907 in Charlottenburg ) was a Prussian infantry general .

Life

origin

Richard came from the middle-market noble family von Klitzing . He was the eldest son of Karl Günther von Klitzing (born November 6, 1816 in Wedelwitz ; † April 3, 1883 in Wiesbaden ) and his wife Hedwig von Kalitsch (born October 6, 1818 in Zerbst ; † November 3, 1893 in Wiesbaden) . His father was major a. D. and most recently district commander of the 2nd Battalion of the Magdeburg 2nd Guard Landwehr Regiment .

Military career

Klitzing initially received his upbringing in his parents' home and attended the pedagogy of the monastery of Our Dear Women in his home town. He then graduated from the cadet institutes in Bensberg and Berlin and was transferred to the 1st Thuringian Infantry Regiment (No. 31) of the Prussian Army in Erfurt on May 17, 1859 as a characterized portepee - ensign . There he received the patent for his rank on March 3, 1860 and was promoted to second lieutenant on July 12, 1860 . Since June 1, 1863 Klitzing was adjutant of the III. Battalion and was commanded from June 20, 1866 in the same function to the 16th Infantry Brigade in Torgau . With her he took in the German war to the battles at Podol , Miinchengratz , Hradec Kralove , the Rencontre in Bolitz, and the battles in Liebenau , Bratislava part. His achievements were honored by the award of the Red Eagle Order IV class with swords.

After the peace agreement, he was assigned to the 13th Infantry Brigade in Magdeburg on September 18, 1866 , where Klitzing was promoted to Prime Lieutenant on October 30 . Upon release from this command, he was commanded for further training from November 15, 1866 to July 31, 1869 at the War Academy . From February 1 to July 16, 1870 he was in service with the 2nd Division of the 11th Artillery Regiment . He then worked as the third adjutant at the General Command of the IV Army Corps in Magdeburg. With him he took part in the Franco-Prussian War in the sieges of Paris and Toul , the battles at Sedan and Beaumont , and the battle at Epinay . On December 9, 1870 he was promoted to captain . Klitzing was awarded the Iron Cross II. Class and the Knight's Cross I Class of the House Order of Albrecht the Bear .

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After being transferred to the 1st Baden Leib Grenadier Regiment No. 109 in Karlsruhe , Klitzing was appointed chief of the 6th Company on June 15, 1871 . From September 16 to October 1, 1872, he took part in a General Staff trip to the area of ​​the XIV Army Corps . After being transferred to the General Staff on January 5, 1875 , he was transferred to the General Staff of the XIV Army Corps in Karlsruhe on January 21, 1875. This was followed by general staff assignments from April 3, 1877 to the 8th Division in Erfurt and from May 10, 1879 to the IX. Army Corps in Altona . Meanwhile advanced to major , Klitzing took part as an observer in the military maneuvers in Italy in 1880 . When he was transferred to the 1st Rhenish Infantry Regiment No. 25 in Pfalzburg , Klitzing was appointed commander of the 1st Battalion on March 28, 1883. To the Chief of the General Staff of the XI. He was appointed Army Corps in Kassel on September 23, 1884 and was promoted to lieutenant colonel on March 26, 1885 in this position .

On April 17, 1888, Klitzing was commissioned to lead the 2nd Hanseatic Infantry Regiment stationed in the Free Hanseatic Cities of Hamburg and Lübeck . With his promotion to colonel , he was made commander . From September 12 to 19, 1888, he took part in an infantry training trip of the 17th Division . Under position à la suite of the regiment , Klitzing was entrusted with the command of the 34th Infantry Brigade (Großherzoglich Mecklenburgische) in Schwerin on November 4, 1890 and appointed its commander on November 18, 1890 with the promotion to major general . Commissioned with the leadership of the Poznan 10th Division , he was promoted to lieutenant general on December 19, 1893, commander of the division . From August 18, 1894, he commanded the 1st Guard Division in Potsdam . He was finally commissioned on September 1, 1897, to lead the IV Army Corps in Magdeburg and on January 27, 1898, Klitzing was appointed General of the Infantry and Commanding General . On January 20, 1903, in approval of his resignation request, he was put up for disposition with the statutory pension and at the same time appointed chief of the infantry regiment "Hamburg" (2nd Hanseatic table) No. 76. From now on, they gave him monthly reports .

family

Klitzing had married Martha von Hausmann (born September 29, 1854 in Berlin; † July 28, 1932 in Repelen ) in Karlsruhe on April 19, 1873 . The marriage resulted in the son Hans Joachim (born March 16, 1894 in Posen), who embarked on an officer career in the Prussian army.

Awards

literature

  • Harry von Rège : Officer master list of the infantry regiment No. 76. 1902, p. 6.
  • Otto Zimmer-Vorhaus: 1813/1913. Officer tribe list of the Infantry Regiment von Lützow (1. Rheinisches) No. 25 and his tribe, the Kgl. Pr. Von Lützow Free Corps. Otto Beckmann Verlag, Berlin 1913, pp. 271-272.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Genealogical manual of the nobility. Volume A VIII, p. 257, CA Starke-Verlag, Limburg 1966.
  2. ^ Military weekly paper . No. 7 of January 24, 1903, p. 177.
  3. ↑ a b c d e Harry von Rège: Officer list of the Infantry Regiment No. 76. 1902, p. 6.
personal data
SURNAME Klitzing, Richard von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Klitzing, Richard Karl von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian general of the infantry
DATE OF BIRTH June 30, 1842
PLACE OF BIRTH Magdeburg
DATE OF DEATH September 1, 1907
Place of death Charlottenburg