Arthur by Gaudy

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Arthur Karl Wilhelm Woldemar von Gaudy (born May 13, 1842 in Frankfurt (Oder) , † February 22, 1924 ) was a Prussian lieutenant general .

Life

origin

Arthur was a son of the Prussian Prime Lieutenant Woldemar von Gaudy (1807-1844) and his wife Wilhelmine, née Ehrenberg († 1891). The Prussian Lieutenant General Friedrich von Gaudi was his grandfather (1765–1823).

Military career

Gaudy attended high school in his hometown and the cadet houses in Potsdam and Berlin . Subsequently, on March 6, 1860, he was transferred as a second lieutenant to the Emperor Franz Guard Grenadier Regiment No. 2 of the Prussian Army and from December 1863 to October 1865 he was assigned to the NCO school in Jülich as a company officer . During the German War in 1866 he was employed in the replacement battalion of his regular regiment and after the peace treaty he rose to prime lieutenant at the end of October 1866. During the war against France , Gaudy took part in the Battle of Gravelotte in August 1870 as leader of the 4th Company . He was seriously wounded by a shot in the right shoulder and was awarded the Iron Cross 2nd class for his work .

After his recovery he was promoted to captain and company commander on January 5, 1871 . In this position, his regiment chief, Emperor Franz Joseph I, awarded him the Knight's Cross of the Leopold Order and the Order of the Iron Crown III. Class off. On February 18, 1882, he was promoted to superfluous major . As such, Gaudy joined regimental headquarters in mid-June 1883 before being appointed battalion commander on November 15, 1883. From August 18, 1888 he was on the staff of the Queen Elisabeth Guard Grenadier Regiment No. 3 and rose in this capacity a month later to lieutenant colonel . This was followed on December 15, 1890, while being promoted to colonel, he was employed as commander of the infantry regiment "von Winterfeldt" (2nd Upper Silesian) No. 23 in Neisse . On July 7, 1894, Gaudy was initially commissioned with the command of the 8th Infantry Brigade in Gniezno under position à la suite of his regiment, and on September 12, 1894 he was appointed as major general commander of this large formation . He received the Order of the Red Eagle, 2nd Class with Oak Leaves, and on May 20, 1896, in approval of his resignation request, was put up for disposition with the statutory pension .

After his departure on January 11, 1899, Kaiser Wilhelm II gave him the character of Lieutenant General. In addition, on January 11, 1909, Gaudy was given permission to wear the uniform of the Emperor Franz Garde-Grendier Regiment No. 2.

literature

  • Paul von Scheven: Officer master roles and master lists of the Royal Prussian Emperor Franz Garde Grenadier Regiment No. 2. 1814–1894. ES Mittler & Sohn, Berlin 1894, p. 148.
  • List of officers of the Queen Elisabeth Guard Grenadier Regiment No. 3. ES Mittler & Sohn, Berlin 1910, p. 162.
  • August Maurhoff: List of officers of the Royal Prussian Infantry Regiment v. Winterfeldt (2. Oberschlesisches) No. 23. ES Mittler & Sohn, Berlin 1913, pp. 24-25.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Dermot Bradley (ed.), Günter Wegner: Occupation of the German Army 1815-1939. Volume 1: The higher command posts 1815–1939. Biblio Verlag, Osnabrück 1990, ISBN 3-7648-1780-1 , p. 224.
personal data
SURNAME Gaudy, Arthur of
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Gaudy, Arthur Karl Wilhelm Woldemar von (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian lieutenant general
DATE OF BIRTH May 13, 1842
PLACE OF BIRTH Frankfurt (Oder)
DATE OF DEATH February 22, 1924