Adolph von Asch

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Minister of War von Asch (left) in his study

Adolph Freiherr von Asch , full name: Adolph Freiherr von Asch zu Asch auf Oberndorff (born October 30, 1839 in Munich ; † February 18, 1906 there ) was a Bavarian general of the infantry and from 1893 to 1905 Bavarian Minister of War .

Life

origin

The barons from Asch zu Asch auf Oberndorff are a long-established Upper Bavarian aristocratic family, with their ancestral seat at Schloss Asch in the Freising district and appear in episcopal Freising documents as early as the 12th century.

Adolph von Asch was the son of the Bavarian Major General Josef Freiherr von Asch and his wife Violanda Freiin Schrenck von Notzing and Egmating.

Military career

Asch visited the Cadet Corps and in 1858 joined the 1st Infantry Regiment "König" of the Bavarian Army as a Junker . In 1859 he became a sub-lieutenant and in 1866 a battalion adjutant. In the same year he took an active part in the German War . After the war ended, Asch was sent to the War Academy from 1867 to 1870 . However, due to the beginning of the Franco-Prussian War, he had to break off his training. For the duration of the war, Asch was adjutant to General Ludwig von der Tann's general adjutant, and in this position took part in the battles at Wörth , Beaumont , Sedan and Orléans and the siege of Paris .

In 1879 Asch became a consultant in the War Ministry , in 1888 commander of the 7th Infantry Brigade in Würzburg , and in 1893 chief of the 2nd division . From June 5, 1893 to April 4, 1905, he served as Minister of War of the Kingdom and in the meantime was promoted to General of the Infantry in 1899. For his services he was made Knight of the Order of Saint Hubert . The Catholic Asch did not appear in party politics.

Grave of Adolph von Asch in the old southern cemetery in Munich

After his death in 1906 he was buried in the Old Southern Cemetery in Munich (Grabfeld Alte Arkaden AA-33).

On behalf of the Great General Staff, Asch processed the proportion of Bavarian troops in the war of 1870/71. Maximilian Hufnagel writes about him in his work Famous Dead in the Southern Cemetery in Munich :

“ The importance of Asch lies in the organization as well as in the practical training of the Bavarian Army, whose interests he also knew how to protect against parliament; The "Asch Era" included the establishment of the 3rd Army Corps in 1910 (based in Nuremberg), the organization of the field artillery (since 1901 in 6 brigades, 16 regiments), the establishment of the first Bavarian machine gun department and the formation of the first Detachments of hunters on horseback, also the solution of the question of a uniform military code of criminal procedure and the dispatch of the Bavarian contingent to East Asia; he was equally famous as a troop leader, organizer, administrator and economist. "

- Dr. Maximilian Hufnagel, "Famous dead people in the southern cemetery in Munich"

family

Asch had been married to Marie, nee Hauner, widowed von Helvig, since 1893. She was the daughter of the doctor August von Hauner .

tomb

Asch's grave is located in the Old Southern Cemetery in Munich (Alte Arkaden Platz 33 at Gräberfeld 23 - location ).

literature

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ On the origin of the Barons von Asch
  2. ^ Overview of the military career of Adolph von Asch
personal data
SURNAME Asch, Adolph von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Asch zu Asch auf Oberndorff, Adolph Freiherr von (full name); Asch, Adolph Freiherr von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Bavarian General of the Infantry and Minister of War
DATE OF BIRTH October 30, 1839
PLACE OF BIRTH Munich
DATE OF DEATH February 18, 1906
Place of death Munich