Carl von Hänisch

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General of the cavalry Carl von Hänisch
Carl Eduard von Hänisch

Carl Eduard Hänisch , from 1896 von Hänisch (born January 4, 1829 in Ratibor , † September 5, 1908 in Charlottenburg ), was a Prussian general of the cavalry .

Life

origin

He came from a document from Lower Silesia until 1548 and was the son of the grammar school director Eduard Hänisch (1794-1845) and his wife Josephine, née Taistrzik (1803-1883).

Military career

After attending grammar school in his hometown, Hänisch joined the 2nd Squadron of the 2nd Uhlan Regiment of the Prussian Army on July 16, 1847 . After he was promoted to Rittmeister in 1863 , he was appointed Adjutant of the 10th Division on April 3, 1866 . As such, he took part in the battles near Nachod , Skalitz , Schweinschädel and Königgrätz during the war against Austria . After the peace agreement , Hänisch was adjutant at the General Command of the V Army Corps from mid-September 1866 and then joined the Corps General Staff at the end of October. In 1867, Hänisch was promoted to major and in 1869 transferred to the War Ministry.

At the beginning of the Franco-Prussian War in 1870/71, to which Hänisch drove westward in the royal train in the wake of the king, he came to the Minister of War's mobile staff, with whom he participated in the battles at Gravelotte , Beaumont , Sedan and the siege of Paris participated. Here it came u. a. to the skirmish at Malmaison in front of the Fort Mont Valérien , the battle of Buzenval . For his achievements he received the Iron Cross, 2nd class.

After Hänisch was raised to the hereditary Prussian nobility on June 16, 1871 in Berlin , he was appointed commander of the Guard Dragoons Regiment (1st Grand Ducal Hessian) No. 23 and promoted to lieutenant colonel in 1872 . In 1874, however, he was reassigned to the General Staff and appointed Chief of Staff of the VIII Army Corps . In 1881 he was promoted to major general and in 1882 he was appointed commander of the 28th Cavalry Brigade .

In 1883, Hänisch resigned as director of the General War Department in the War Ministry, then became a member of the National Defense Commission, Chairman of the Reichsrayonkommission , Plenipotentiary to the Federal Council , member of the Disciplinary Court for Reich Civil Servants and in 1884 a member of the Prussian State Council . In 1885 he was promoted to lieutenant general and in 1888 was given command of the XV cavalry division . Army Corps . In 1889 he was finally appointed Commanding General of the IV Army Corps and in 1890 promoted General of the Cavalry .

Hänisch was several times a member of commissions for the treatment of cavalry problems and worked for several years from 1883 as an arbiter in the major maneuvers and military exercises. On September 1, 1897 Hänisch was leaving as chief with pension for two of the Lancers "of Katzler" (Silesian) No. Disposition asked.

Gravestone in the Invalidenfriedhof

He was buried in the Invalidenfriedhof in Berlin. His gravestone and the above-ground grave facilities were destroyed by the GDR authorities, but after the fall of the Wall in 1989 the family replaced them in a simple design.

family

Hänisch married Laura von Hippel (1834–1918) on July 6, 1856 at Gut Schwirsen . She was the daughter of the Prussian chief forester and landowner Theodor von Hippel at Gut Schwirsen, and Klara von Gentzkow . The following children were born from the marriage:

  • Eduard Karl Theodor (1858–1925), Prussian Lieutenant Colonel ⚭ Hedwig Wohgemuth (* 1864)
  • Karl Heinrich (1861–1921), Prussian general of the infantry ⚭ Elly Schröder (* 1862)
  • Laura (1865–1953) ⚭ Johannes Simon (1855–1929), Prussian lieutenant general
  • Anna (1867–1944) ⚭ Konstantin Fritsch (1857–1934), President of the Reich Railway Authority
  • Marie (1868–1953), teacher
  • Elisabeth (1870–1943) ⚭ Ernst von Heynitz (1863–1927), Prussian major general
  • Friedrich Karl (1872–1942), lawyer

Awards

On September 12, 1896, Hänisch received the High Order of the Black Eagle together with a handwritten letter from Kaiser Wilhelm II, and on January 18, 1897 the necklace to go with it. On the occasion of his 50th anniversary in service, the emperor handwritten him on July 16, 1897, the diamonds for the Order of the Black Eagle. He was also the holder of the highest orders and decorations :

Military estate

Parts of his military estate can be found in the Military History Museum Rastatt (the almost life-size portrait shown here) and in the Military Museum Dresden (silver centerpiece and silver gifts).

literature

  • Kurt von Priesdorff : Soldier leadership . Volume 10, Hanseatische Verlagsanstalt Hamburg, undated [Hamburg], undated [1942], DNB 986919810 , pp. 81-86, no. 3092.
  • Genealogical manual of the nobility . Noble houses B XV, p. 182, volume 83 of the complete series, CA Starke Verlag, Limburg (Lahn) 1984, ISSN  0435-2408
  • Genealogical manual of the nobility. Nobility Lexicon. Volume IV, Volume 67 of the complete series, CA Starke Verlag, Limburg (Lahn) 1978, ISSN  0435-2408
  • The Hänisch family in current affairs. Part I 1611–1845 and Part II 1829–1953, by Adolf v. Hänisch, reproduced manuscript with illustrations in family ownership and in the Martin Opitz library in Herne ( online )
  • Illustrated newspaper. July 29, 1897, p. 146, On the 50th anniversary of General Karl v. Hänisch.
  • August von Goeben , Royal Prussian General of the Infantry and Commanding General of the VIII Army Corps. A life sketch. In: Military weekly paper of May 4, 1881, Berlin
  • Gothaisches genealogisches Taschenbuch der Briefadeligen houses, 1907. First volume, p. 247.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Gothaisches Genealogisches Taschenbuch der Briefadeligen houses. 1916. Volume 10, Justus Perhes, Gotha 1915, p. 407.
personal data
SURNAME Hänisch, Carl von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Hänisch, Carl Eduard von (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian general of the cavalry
DATE OF BIRTH January 4, 1829
PLACE OF BIRTH Ratibor
DATE OF DEATH September 5, 1908
Place of death Charlottenburg