Eduard of Crailsheim

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Eduard Georg Freiherr von Crailsheim (born January 16, 1865 in Reichenhall , † May 8, 1915 near Krakinow , Lithuania ) was a Bavarian major general .

Life

origin

Eduard was the son of the Bavarian Forestry Council Maximilian-Friedrich Freiherr von Crailsheim (1837-1896) and his wife Sophia, née Freiin Tucher von Simmelsdorf (1839-1871).

Military career

After visiting the cadet corps Crailsheim occurred on August 5, 1882 as Portepeefähnrich in the 2nd Lancers "king" of the Bavarian army and became the end of March 1885 second lieutenant . During his command to Equitationsanstalt he was appointed in mid November 1892 squire appointed and graduated from 1895/98 as a first lieutenant , the Military Academy , the pronounced him to qualify for the Higher adjutant and the discipline. Then Crailsheim was commanded as adjutant of the 3rd Cavalry Brigade and in this capacity was promoted to Rittmeister a year later . With the appointment as squadron chief in the 1st Uhlan Regiment, 1st Uhlan Regiment "Kaiser Wilhelm II., King of Prussia" , he returned to service in 1901. He became chamberlain in 1904 and was an adjutant in the General Command of the I. Army Corps until 1909 . Crailsheim rose to major in 1905 and, after serving as a staff officer, became commander of the 4th Chevaulegers Regiment "König" in Augsburg on December 4, 1909 . Promoted to lieutenant colonel in this capacity at the beginning of March 1911 , Crailsheim was given command of the 1st Uhlan Regiment, 1st Uhlan Regiment "Kaiser Wilhelm II, King of Prussia" on October 15, 1911 and was promoted to Colonel at the end of March 1913 .

When the First World War broke out , he and his regiment initially took part in the border guard battles in Lorraine , Lagarde and Liedersingen . The end of August was his regiment in the Battle of Lorraine included, then fought against Nancy - Epinal , at Lille and Ypres and then went to Flanders in the trench warfare over. On October 16, 1914 he was appointed commander of the 5th Cavalry Brigade . After fighting at Montsec , Crailsheim and his large unit moved to the Eastern Front in January 1915 , were promoted to major general and took part in the battles at Kielmy , Schaulen , Skaisgiry, Janischki , Kiejdany , Beisagola and Zeimy during the advance to Lithuania and Courland .

At the beginning of May 1915 he and his brigade covered the loss-free retreat of the cavalry division across the Nevėžis near Karkinow. In the last backup of the 6th Chevaulegers Regiment "Prince Albrecht of Prussia" he was attacked by enemy cavalry and seriously wounded by a saber stab from a Russian dragoon . Crailsheim died on the return transport on May 8, 1915 and was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Military Max Joseph Order with effect from that day .

family

Crailsheim married Karoline Freiin Tucher von Simmelsdorf on September 24, 1900 in Nuremberg. The two daughters Karoline (* 1901) and Elisabeth (* 1902) emerged from the marriage.

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Othmar Hackl: The Bavarian War Academy (1867-1914). CH Beck'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, Munich 1989, ISBN 3-406-10490-8 , p. 418.
personal data
SURNAME Crailsheim, Eduard von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Crailsheim, Eduard Georg Freiherr von (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Bavarian major general
DATE OF BIRTH January 16, 1865
PLACE OF BIRTH Reichenhall
DATE OF DEATH May 8, 1915
Place of death Krakinow , Lithuania