Albert von Schnürlen

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Albert von Schnürlen (born May 6, 1843 in Tübingen , † February 19, 1926 in Stuttgart ) was a Württemberg infantry general and minister of war .

Life

Schnürlen was the son of a general practitioner in Tübingen and belonged to the Protestant church . Originally he planned a career in the state administration, began studying political science in Tübingen and became a member of the Corps Ulmia .

On April 1, 1864, following a tradition at the time, he joined the Württemberg Army as a so-called “100-day” student . Since the soldier life promised him, he committed himself permanently and on June 11, 1866 became a lieutenant in the 6th Infantry Regiment in Ulm . Shortly after the outbreak of the Franco-Prussian War on July 20, 1870, he was promoted to lieutenant. In the campaign against France he was involved in Colonel Steubert's detachment . This initially had to secure the Black Forest crossings and later the stage roads of the 3rd Army . In the following years Schnürlen served as a battalion and regimental adjutant and after his promotion to captain on April 10, 1876 as a company commander in the 6th Infantry Regiment. After working as an adjutant at the General Command of the XIII. Army Corps in Stuttgart, Schnürlen was transferred to the General Staff of the 27th Division in Ulm. On May 21, 1884 he was promoted to major and he was again the General Staff of the XIII. Army Corps assigned. In January 1890, Schnürlen took command of a battalion in the 8th Infantry Regiment No. 126 in Strasbourg . On March 24, 1890 he was promoted to lieutenant colonel and in March 1891 he was transferred to the staff of the Grenadier Regiment "Queen Olga" No. 119 . In July 1892 Schnürlen was ordered to serve in the military department of the War Ministry. On February 14, 1893 he was promoted to colonel . In January 1895 Schnürlen took over command of the infantry regiment “Alt-Württemberg” No. 121 in Ludwigsburg . On October 18, 1896 he was promoted to major general and in January he became commander of the 53rd Infantry Brigade in Ulm. On February 24, 1900, King Wilhelm II promoted him to Lieutenant General and gave him command of the 26th Division in Stuttgart.

Following the resignation of Minister of War Schott von Schottenstein , the King commissioned Lieutenant General Schnürlen on March 20, 1901 to manage the affairs of the Minister of War. The formal appointment of Schnürlen as Minister of State for Warfare was announced on April 15 of the same year with the formation of the Breitling government . On February 25, 1904, Schnürlen was promoted to General of the Infantry. On June 11, 1906, Schürlen was retired at his own request, under position à la suite of the infantry regiment "King Wilhelm I." (6th Württembergisches) No. 124 and has since lived as a pensioner in Stuttgart.

As Minister of War, he had particularly taken care of the supply situation for military pensioners as well as the widows and orphans of former members of the army. The jubilee article on the 50th anniversary of service on April 1, 1914, published in the military weekly , attested Schnürlen "a warm heart and unlimited benevolence for subordinates" and an active advocacy for "the welfare of those whom he recognized as capable in the service".

Honors

literature

  • Swabian Kronik . No. 85 of February 22, 1926, p. 5.
  • Military weekly paper. No. 46 of March 31, 1914. pp. 980-982.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Kösener corps lists 1910, 199 , 5
  2. ↑ a b c d e f g h i j Court and State Handbook of the Kingdom of Württemberg 1906 , p. 22
personal data
SURNAME Schnürlen, Albert von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Württemberg General of the Infantry and Minister of War
DATE OF BIRTH May 6, 1843
PLACE OF BIRTH Tübingen
DATE OF DEATH February 19, 1926
Place of death Stuttgart