Bruno von Uthmann
Bruno Max Victor Ferdinand von Uthmann (born April 17, 1891 in Berlin , † June 8, 1978 in Bergedorf ) was a German lieutenant general and military attaché in Stockholm .
Life
family
Bruno was a member of the Silesian noble family von Uthmann . His parents were the future Prussian Lieutenant General Paul von Uthmann (1857-1918) and his wife Brunhilde, née von Meerheimb (1869-1901).
Career
Uthmann began training as a cadet in March 1911 and then joined the Kaiser Alexander Guard Grenadier Regiment No. 1 of the Prussian Army as an ensign . With the regiment he took part in the First World War and was most recently active in the general staff of the 121st Division . His achievements were recognized by the award of both classes of the Iron Cross and the Bavarian Order of Military Merit IV class.
After taking over the Reichswehr , he became a captain in the General Staff of the 3rd Division and Adjutant Seeckts . From his promotion to colonel on November 1, 1935, he was employed by the Army General Staff in the Army High Command (OKH) in Berlin .
In 1937 or in September 1938 he was appointed military attaché at the German Embassy in Stockholm by the OKH . Initially, until the German occupation of Denmark and Norway in April 1940, he was also responsible for the legations in Oslo and Copenhagen . Subordinate to him was Hans Wagner (code name: Dr. Neumann ).
Uthmann is buried in the Wiesbaden North Cemetery .
literature
- Daniel B. Roth: Uthmann, Bruno von. In: Hitler's bridgehead in Sweden: the German legation in Stockholm. Lit, Berlin / Münster 2009, ISBN 978-3-643-10346-8 , pp. 355-356.
- Wolfgang Keilig : The generals of the army. Podzun-Pallas-Verlag, Friedberg 1983, p. 353.
Web links
- Bruno von Uthmann in the online version of the Reich Chancellery Edition Files. Weimar Republic
- Institute for Contemporary History (PDF file)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Bruno Max Victor Ferdinand v. Uthmann born April 17, 1891 in Berlin .... from: Wolfgang Lorenz: The descendants of Barbara Uthmann. Adam Ries Bund, Annaberg-Buchholz 2004/2014, ISBN 978-3-930430-63-5 .
- ↑ Bruno von Uthmann. on: findagrave.com
- ^ Kurt von Priesdorff : Soldatisches Führertum . Volume 10, Hanseatische Verlagsanstalt Hamburg, undated [Hamburg], undated [1942], DNB 986919810 , p. 217, no. 3177.
- ↑ Reichswehr Ministry (Ed.): Ranking list of the German Reichsheeres. ES Mittler & Sohn , Berlin 1925, p. 110.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Uthmann, Bruno von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Uthmann, Bruno Max Viktor Ferdinand von (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German lieutenant general and military attaché in Stockholm |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 17, 1891 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Berlin |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 8, 1978 |
| Place of death | Bergedorf |