Alexander von Hahn
Alexander von Hahn ( Russian Александр Фёдорович Ган Aleksandr Federowitsch Gan * June 25 jul. / 7. July 1809 greg. , † February 23 jul. / 7. March 1895 greg. In St. Petersburg ) was a Russian General of Infantry .
Life
Origin and family
Alexander von Hahn came from a family who immigrated to Russia from Mecklenburg in the middle of the 18th century . Although a relationship to the Mecklenburg- Baltic von Hahn has not been proven, his family used their coat of arms. His parents were the Russian post director assistant and real councilor Friedrich August von Hahn († 1851) and Wilhelmine, née von Stryk from the Palla family (1778-1841).
Career
Hahn began his career in the Imperial Russian Army in 1828 as an ensign in the Guard . He took part in the campaign in Poland from 1831 to 1832 . In 1842 he advanced to major , rose to lieutenant colonel in 1844 and finally became a colonel in 1850 . In 1859 he became the commander of the Brjansk Infantry Regiment. In the Crimean War he received the Georgs-Orden IV class in 1853 and was wounded again in 1854 and 1855. He received his promotion to major general in 1857 and was Chief of Staff of the Kiev Military District from 1862 to 1865 . He also advanced to lieutenant general in 1863 and was commander of the 23rd Infantry Division from 1866 to 1867. From 1867 to 1875 he was chief of the troops stationed in the Moscow Military District and from 1875 to 1877 he was the commander of the 17th Infantry Division. In 1877 he became commander of the XIII. Army Corps and was a member of the Alexander Committee for the Wounded from 1877 to 1887. Hahn was promoted to general of the infantry in 1878. From 1885 to 1887 he was also director of a military retirement home and a member of the council of war. In 1886 he was also awarded the Order of Vladimir I. Class.
Web links
- Baltic Historical Commission (ed.): Entry on Alexander von Hahn. In: BBLD - Baltic Biographical Lexicon digital
- Entry in the Erik Amburger database at the Leibniz Institute for East and Southeast European Studies
Individual evidence
- ↑ Genealogical Handbook of Oesel's Knighthood , Tartu 1935, p. 143.
- ^ Genealogical Handbook of the Baltic Knights , Part 1, 1: Livland, Görlitz 1929, p. 143.
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| SURNAME | Hahn, Alexander von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ган, Александр Фёдорович (Russian); Gan, Alexandr Federowitsch |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Russian general of the infantry |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 7, 1809 |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 7, 1895 |
| Place of death | St. Petersburg |