Adolf von Olszewski

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Hermann Ernst Seraphim Adolf von Olszewski (born April 27, 1828 in Königsberg , † November 15, 1907 in Berlin ) was a Prussian lieutenant general .

Life

origin

Adolf was the son of Heinrich Seraphim von Olszewski (1794–1837) and his wife Malwine Margarete, born von Baczko (1802–1883). His father was a captain a. D. , last in the 3rd Infantry Regiment as well as Herr auf Porscheln, Prussian Eylau district . The two Prussian generals Heinrich von Olszewski (1823–1918) and Eugen von Olszewski (1826–1908) were his brothers.

Military career

Olszewski attended the higher middle school in his hometown as well as the cadet houses in Kulm and Berlin . He was then employed on May 2, 1846 as a musketeer in the 3rd Infantry Regiment of the Prussian Army . There he was promoted to secondary lieutenant in August 1848 and served from November 1852 to the end of September 1857 as adjutant of the 2nd battalion. After his promotion to Prime Lieutenant Olszewski was from January to August 1858 as a company commander at III. Battalion in the 3rd Landwehr Regiment in Angerburg . In mid-January 1860 he was promoted to captain and was appointed company commander on May 13, 1861 . In this capacity, Olszewski took part in the battles near Trautenau and Königgrätz in 1866 during the war against Austria .

With the mobilization on the occasion of the war against France , Olszewski became commander of the 2nd Battalion in the East Prussian Landwehr Regiment No. 3 and in this position was aggregated as a major on July 20, 1870 in the 2nd East Prussian Grenadier Regiment No. 3 . He took part in the sieges of Neu-Breisach and Belfort and was particularly able to prove himself in the battle of the Lisaine . Shortly before the peace agreement , Olszewski returned as commander of the 2nd Battalion in the 2nd East Prussian Grenadier Regiment No. 3 and on July 20, 1871 received the Iron Cross 1st Class for the defense of Montbéliard Castle . At the beginning of July 1875 he was promoted to lieutenant colonel . On February 11, 1879, he was charged with the command of the 6th Pomeranian Infantry Regiment No. 49 under position à la suite . Two months later he was appointed regimental commander and in this position promoted to colonel on June 11, 1879 . This was followed from July 12, 1884 to February 3, 1888 as a major general and commander of the 3rd Infantry Brigade in Danzig . Subsequently transferred to the army officers, Olszewski was initially commanded to represent the inspector of the 3rd Landwehr inspection and was appointed inspector on May 16, 1888. In this capacity he received the character of Lieutenant General on September 19, 1888 . Under awarding of the Crown II. Class with star Olszewski was on March 22, 1889, the statutory pension for disposition made.

On the occasion of the festival of the order, Kaiser Wilhelm II awarded him the star for the Order of the Red Eagle, 2nd class with oak leaves, on January 15, 1896 . After his death on November 18, 1907, he was buried in the Invalidenfriedhof .

family

Olszewski married on April 9, 1855 with Elisabeth Florentine Papendieck (1834-1891). After her death, he married Bianka Lessing (1844–1928) in Berlin on May 21, 1896. The first marriage resulted in several children, including the later Prussian major general Kurt von Olszewski (1860–1937).

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SURNAME Olszewski, Adolf von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Olszewski, Hermann Ernst Seraphim Adolf von (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian lieutenant general
DATE OF BIRTH April 27, 1828
PLACE OF BIRTH Königsberg (Prussia)
DATE OF DEATH November 15, 1907
Place of death Berlin