Eduard Stolzenburg

Friedrich Eduard Stolzenburg (born September 13, 1853 in Neukünkendorf , † April 30, 1924 in Mölln ) was a Prussian lieutenant general .

Life

family

Eduard was a son of the rentier in Thorn Martin Stolzenburg († 1885) and Wilhelmine, née Ginolas († 1882). In 1891 he married Anna Elise Maria Dührssen (1868–1847), daughter of the district court advisor and local researcher Walther Eugenius Dührssen (1837–1914) in Mölln .

Career

Stolzenburg attended high schools in Potsdam and Bromberg . In 1872 he joined the 1st mounted battery of the field artillery regiment No. 6 , the Prussian army . He was promoted in 1873 to sergeant in the Field Artillery Regiment. 21 , as well as Protepeefähnrich . Since 1874 he was a secondary lieutenant outside the budget. From 1876 to 1877 he was assigned to the artillery and engineering school . Subsequently, but still in 1877, he became adjutant of the 2nd division and artillery officer, then from 1879 to 1883 regimental adjutant. His promotion to Premier Lieutenant took place in 1884, as did his position à la suite of the regiment and as adjutant of the 6th Field Artillery Brigade. After he was released from this command in 1888 and at the same time changed to Field Artillery Regiment No. 24 , he rose to captain and battery chief in 1889 . In 1893 he became a teacher at the Field Artillery Shooting School and received in 1898 the character as a Major . Also in 1898 he was department commander on the field artillery shooting school and entered after 1899 his patent had received the Major, in 1903 to bar the school over. He received his major patent in 1899. In 1904 he was in command of Field Artillery Regiment No. 46 . He was promoted to lieutenant colonel in 1905 and to colonel in 1908. In 1910, Stolzenburg was first commissioned to lead the 30th field artillery brigade, then as a commander. He was awarded the Order of the Crown, Second Class, in 1911. In 1912 he was promoted to Major General and was in 1913 with pension under award of the Red Eagle to II. Class with oak leaves disposition made.

During the World War in 1914 he was initially appointed as an inspector of the replacement departments of the field artillery of the XV. Army Corps reactivated. In 1915 he became commander of Field Artillery Regiment No. 96 and in 1916 commander of the 59th Field Artillery Brigade. Also in 1916 he rose to lieutenant general and in 1917 was artillery commander No. 59. He took part in the trench warfare on the Berezina, Olschanka, Krewlyanka and in front of Riga . In 1917 his mobilization provision was lifted.

literature

• Kurt von Priesdorff : Soldier leadership . Volume 10, Hanseatische Verlagsanstalt Hamburg, undated [Hamburg], undated [1942], DNB 986919810 , pp. 498-499, no. 3352.