Axel von Platen

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Georg Hellmuth Ulrich Axel von Platen (born July 28, 1876 in Mainz , † August 23, 1928 in Berlin ) was a German officer, most recently major general of the Reichswehr .

Life

family

Axel von Platen came from a primitive aristocratic family from the Prignitz in the Brandenburg region , which first appeared in a document with Conrad Ploten in 1351. His family is not to be confused with the von Platen family, who do not have their home in the Mark Brandenburg but come from Rügen-Pomerania. He was the son of the Prussian Lieutenant Colonel Max von Platen (1842–1920) and his first wife Lucy, née Braun (1865–1939). Platen had been married to Käthe von Dallwitz (1889–1936) since October 12, 1910. From this marriage the son Detlev von Platen (1911-1984) emerged, who rose to major general in the Federal Border Guard .

Military career

After his education in the cadet corps on February 9, 1893 , he joined the 3rd Guards Regiment on Foot of the Prussian Army as an ensign in order to become a career officer. As is customary in peacetime, it was slow to advance. It was used exclusively in various general staffs during the First World War . For the planning that led to the success of the breakthrough battle at Saint-Quentin - La Fère on March 21 and 22, 1918 during the spring offensive , Platen was awarded the Order of Pour le Mérite on April 21, 1918 .

After the end of the war, Platen joined the Gerstenberg Freikorps on January 10, 1919 and was taken over as battalion commander in the Reichswehr Rifle Regiment of the Provisional Reichswehr on May 1, 1919 . With the formation of the Reichswehr he was given command of the 2nd Battalion of the 2nd Infantry Regiment . This was followed by assignments with the staff of the 2nd Division and as chief of the staff of the inspection of the educational system. From December 1, 1925 to December 31, 1927, Platen served as commander of the 2nd (Prussian) Infantry Regiment and was promoted to major general on February 1, 1927. He then worked for the staff of Group Command 1 before retiring from active military service on March 31, 1928.

Platen succumbed to a stroke a few months later .

Associated with his Protestant church, he became a legal knight of the Order of St. John .

literature

  • Karl-Friedrich Hildebrand, Christian Zweng: The knights of the order Pour le Mérite of the First World War. Volume 3: P-Z. Biblio Publishing House. Bissendorf 2011. ISBN 3-7648-2586-3 . Pp. 33-34.
  • Hanns Möller: History of the knights of the order pour le mérite in the world war. Volume II: M-Z. Bernard & Graefe publishing house. Berlin 1935. pp. 130-132.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Genealogical handbook of the nobility. Volume XXXIV. CA Starke Verlag , Limburg, 2013. p. 416.
  2. ^ Riedel: Codex diplomaticus Brandenburgiensis. I, 1, p. 486.
  3. ^ Genealogical handbook of the nobility. Volume XXXIV. CA Starke Verlag, Limburg, 2013. p. 424.
personal data
SURNAME Platen, Axel von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Platen, Georg Hellmuth Ulrich Axel von (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German officer, major general of the Reichswehr
DATE OF BIRTH July 28, 1876
PLACE OF BIRTH Mainz
DATE OF DEATH August 23, 1928
Place of death Berlin