Adolph von Randow

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Adolph von Randow

Carl Wilhelm Adolph von Randow (born January 6, 1801 in Albersloh , † January 13, 1891 in Potsdam ) was a Prussian officer , most recently lieutenant general and director of the Great Military Orphanage .

Life

Adolph came from the noble family of the von Randow . After the early loss of his parents, he was brought up in the Berlin Cadet House from 1815 , which laid the foundation for a long military career. At the age of 18 he was second lieutenant and in 1819 was assigned to the 1st Guards Regiment on foot , whose uniform Randow had worn for 51 years.

Randow was a lifelong friend of Helmuth Graf von Moltke , who was almost the same age and who would later become the Prussian Field Marshal General , whom he had met in his early years of service in the topographic office .

On June 6, 1840, he married the 26-year-old Malwine, daughter of the major general and commandant of the Berlin house for invalids, Jacob Bogislaw von Puttkamer . The couple had four sons and four daughters, including:

  • Marie Rosalie Agnes Helene (* February 16, 1851) ⚭ 1876 Emil Fleck (* January 13, 1849 - April 12, 1911), major general

Military career

  • 1822–1825: Committed to the General War School.
  • 1826–1828: Teacher at the division school of the 1st Guard Division
  • 1828–1831: Assigned to the topographic office
  • 1834: Prime Lieutenant
  • 1839–1840: Company commander in the school department of the training infantry battalion
  • 1840: Captain and chief of the 10th Company in the 1st Guard Regiment on foot
  • 1846: Commander of the school department
  • 1848: Major and commander of the NCO School in Potsdam
  • 1849: 2nd Commander of the 1st Battalion in the 3rd Guards Landwehr Regiment in Görlitz
  • 1853: Promoted to lieutenant colonel and - due to severe myopia - retired from active service
  • 1853: (November) Commander of the Silberberg Fortress in the Frankenstein district (Silesia)
  • 1856: Director of the Great Military Orphanage in Potsdam (for boys) and Pretzsch Castle (for girls)
  • 1858: Elected to the committee of 148 electors of the city of Potsdam who elected the city council
  • 1861: Colonel
  • 1866: entrusted with the management of the Potsdam commandant's office for four months.
  • 1869: 50th service anniversary
  • 1870: Major General
  • 1879: Lieutenant General , 60th service anniversary, with congratulations from the Emperor
  • 1881: Farewell to the pension of a regimental commander

Orders and decorations

  • 1859: Red Eagle Order IV class
  • 1862: Order of the Red Eagle III. Class with a bow
  • 1865: Russian Order of Saint Anne II Class
  • 1871: Red Eagle Order II class with oak leaves
  • 1876: Crown Order II. Class with a star
  • 1881: Star for the Order of the Red Eagle 2nd class with oak leaves

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personal data
SURNAME Randow, Adolph von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Randow, Carl Wilhelm Adolph von (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian officer, most recently lieutenant general and orphanage director
DATE OF BIRTH January 6, 1801
PLACE OF BIRTH Albersloh
DATE OF DEATH January 13, 1891
Place of death Potsdam