Anton Reichard von Mauchenheim called Bechtolsheim

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Anton Reichard Hermann Friedrich Maria Freiherr von Mauchenheim called Bechtolsheim (born July 9, 1896 in Würzburg ; † February 9, 1961 there ) was a German officer , most recently general of the artillery in World War II .

Life

origin

He came from the noble family von Mauchenheim , his father was Franz Philipp Gottfried Freiherr von Mauchenheim, his mother Sophie Freiin von und zu Guttenberg . His brother was the future sea captain Theodor von Mauchenheim (1902–1973).

Military career

Anton von Mauchenheim attended the humanistic grammar school in Würzburg between 1905 and 1914 . At the beginning of the First World War , he joined the Royal Bavarian 1st Field Artillery Regiment "Prince Regent Luitpold" on August 7, 1914 as a flag junior . On March 27, 1916 he was made a lieutenant and remained until his wounding in the spring of 1918 as an adjutant in the aforementioned artillery regiment. In February 1919 he joined the Epp Freikorps and participated in the suppression of the Soviet Republic in Munich. In the spring of 1920 he switched to the new Reichswehr and served in telephone department 123 of the 23rd Reichswehr Brigade. In the autumn of 1921 he moved to the 7th Artillery Regiment, rose to first lieutenant in 1924 and completed his training as an adjutant assistant at the 7th Division staff on October 1, 1926.

On October 1, 1928, he was promoted to captain and served in the 3rd battery of the 6th Artillery Regiment. From October 1929 he moved to the 3rd department of the Reichswehr Ministry for the next few years, in between he completed a one-year artillery course in Fort Sill (USA). On April 1, 1934 he became chief of the 5th battery of the 7th Artillery Regiment of the new Wehrmacht , on October 1 of the same year he joined the staff of the Munich Artillery Regiment and was promoted to major on November 1, 1934 . Promoted to lieutenant colonel on August 1, 1937 , he was appointed as military attaché to the German embassy in London and later to Dublin on October 12 .

After the outbreak of World War II , he served as First General Staff Officer (Ia) on the staff of the 10th (later) 6th Army from October 3, 1939, and was promoted to colonel on February 1, 1940 . On February 15, 1941 he was Chief of Staff of the XXIII. Army Corps and on October 1st that of the XXIX. Army Corps on the Eastern Front . At the end of May 1942 he joined the reserve for a short time before he was appointed Chief of the General Staff of the 1st Army in southern France in mid-June 1942 and promoted to Major General on July 1, 1942 . On June 1, 1943, he was appointed lieutenant general and appointed on November 5, the commander of the Ukraine standing 257th Infantry Division . From 2 July to 1 September 1944 Mauchenheim took the lead at the top of the Prut standing XXIX. Army Corps . From December 1944 until the end of the war he was still the commanding general of the LXXI in Norway . Army Corps and was appointed General of the Artillery on March 1, 1945 .

After the war he served as a liaison officer with the Allies from May to October 1945 and was then taken into British captivity until the summer of 1947. He then made war history studies on behalf of the " Historical Division " and completed several lecture tours at US military schools.

From October 1957 to February 1961 he was chairman of the working group for defense research .

family

His first marriage was on May 21, 1919, with Marie-Gabriele Freiin zu Groenesteyn (* 1900) in Munich, which was divorced in 1924. His second marriage to Erika Maria Freiin von Weißenstein (* 1904) near Stuttgart in 1930 resulted in three sons and a daughter.

Awards

literature

  • Esther-Julia Howell: Learn from the vanquished? - The war-history cooperation between the USA and Germany, Walter de Gruyter Verlag, Berlin 2016, biography on p. 328f.

Web links

credentials

  1. ^ Samuel W. Mitcham: German Order of Battle: 1st-290th Infantry divisions in World War II . Stackpole Books, 2007, ISBN 978-0-8117-3416-5 , pp. 306 ( google.de [accessed on May 14, 2019]).
personal data
SURNAME Mauchenheim called Bechtolsheim, Anton Reichard von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Mauchenheim called Bechtolsheim, Anton Reichard Hermann Friedrich Maria von (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German officer, most recently general of the artillery in World War II
DATE OF BIRTH July 9, 1896
PLACE OF BIRTH Wurzburg
DATE OF DEATH February 9, 1961
Place of death Wurzburg