Arwed von Fischer

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Karl Johann Wilhelm Arwed Fischer , von Fischer since 1887 (born October 23, 1825 in Dommitzsch , † November 22, 1897 in Heidelberg ) was a Prussian infantry general .

Life

origin

Arwed was a son of the Prussian Prime Lieutenant Kurt Friedrich Ludwig Fischer († 1826) and his wife Johanna, née Blell (1800-1830).

Career

After the early death of his parents, Fischer visited the cadet houses in Potsdam and Berlin . He was then transferred to the 20th Infantry Regiment of the Prussian Army on August 10, 1843 as a Second Lieutenant . There he became adjutant of the Fusilier Battalion on May 28, 1848 , with which he participated in the battles near Schleswig and Düppel during the war against Denmark . The following year, Fischer took part in the battles near Ladenburg , Feudenheim and Niederbühl as well as in the siege of Rastatt during the suppression of the Baden Revolution .

At the beginning of July 1852 Fischer became a regimental adjutant and rose in this position to prime lieutenant in mid-December 1852. From mid-September 1856 he was in command as adjutant of the 12th Infantry Brigade in Brandenburg an der Havel and received the Order of the Red Eagle IV class on the occasion of the festival in January 1859 . Left in this command, he was transferred to the 32nd Infantry Regiment on May 31, 1859 as a captain . After he was released from his command on May 8, 1860, Fischer was appointed company commander on July 1, 1860 , and from September 16 to December 24, 1864, he was assigned to the War Ministry in Berlin.

During the German War , Fischer led his company near Hammelburg as well as Helmstadt and Uettingen and received the swords for the Red Eagle Order IV class for his work on September 20, 1866. After his promotion to major , he was appointed commander of the 1st battalion on June 22, 1867 , before taking over the fusilier battalion at the end of March 1869. During the war against France, Fischer led his fusiliers near Weissenburg , Wörth , Sedan , Artenay , Châteaudun and Chartres and Orleans as well as in front of Paris . Awarded the Iron Cross II. Class, he became lieutenant colonel after the peace treaty in mid-January 1872 and was in command from August 4 to September 15, 1874 to represent the commander of the Brandenburg Fusilier Regiment No. 35 . On September 15, 1874 he was appointed commander of this association and four days later he was promoted to colonel . In position à la suite of his regiment, Fischer became commander of the 36th Infantry Brigade in Rendsburg on October 9, 1880 , shortly thereafter received the Order of the Crown, 2nd class, and advanced to major general . As such, he was from March 12, 1881 to October 14, 1885 commander of the 43rd Infantry Brigade in Kassel and then commander of Königsberg . On November 3, 1885 he was awarded the character as a lieutenant general , and on January 6, 1887 the patent for his rank . In recognition of his services , Kaiser Wilhelm I raised him to the hereditary Prussian nobility on September 17, 1887. On May 5, 1888, Fischer was awarded the star for the Order of the Red Eagle, 2nd class with oak leaves and swords on the ring, on March 24, 1890, he was transferred to the army officers and on April 17, 1890, he was awarded the character of general of the infantry with board for disposition made.

He died on November 22, 1897 of a heart condition in Heidelberg and was buried there three days later.

family

Fischer married Mathilde von Vangerow (1835–1915) on May 14, 1853 in Heidelberg. The couple had several children:

  • Wilhelm (1857–1884), Dr. phil. ⚭ 1882 Charlotte von Siebold (* 1855). In 1891 she married Julius Wilharm, the ducal of Saxony-Coburg and the Gotha State Councilor .
  • Elsbeth (* 1859) ⚭ 1882 Johannes Wilhelmy († 1900), Prussian major and district commander of Meschede
  • Helene (* 1861) ⚭ 1878 Oskar Hermes, Dr. phil., superintendent
  • Arwed (* 1864), Prussian captain ⚭ 1892 Klara Graver (* 1868). The marriage later ended in divorce.

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Gothaisches Genealogisches Taschenbuch der Nobeligen houses. 1922. Part B, Justus Perthes, Gotha 1921, p. 856.
personal data
SURNAME Fischer, Arwed von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Fischer, Karl Johann Wilhelm Arwed (full name until 1887); Fischer, Karl Johann Wilhelm Arwed von (full name from 1887)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian general of the infantry
DATE OF BIRTH October 23, 1825
PLACE OF BIRTH Dommitzsch
DATE OF DEATH November 22, 1897
Place of death Heidelberg