Eduard von Nitsche

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Eduard Hermann von Nitsche (born February 19, 1825 in Nieder-Markersdorf , † December 26, 1903 in Liegnitz ) was a Prussian lieutenant general .

Life

origin

Eduard was the son of the state elder Andreas von Nitsche (1776–1845) and his second wife Marie, born von Heinrich (1800–1858). His father was in the hereditary on November 2, 1804 Empire nobility applicable Service. He was also the master of Marklissa , Schadewalde, Mengelsdorf and Marksdorf.

Military career

After his education in his parents' house and attending the division school of the 9th Division , Nitsche joined the 6th Infantry Regiment of the Prussian Army on April 9, 1842 as a fusilier . He was promoted to Second Lieutenant by the end of December 1843 and from October 1847 he was in command of the 5th Combined Reserve Battalion for one year. From February 1851 to the beginning of November 1853, Nitsche was adjutant of the Fusilier Battalion, rose to Prime Lieutenant at the beginning of April 1854 and as such was company commander in the 1st Battalion in the 6th Landwehr Regiment in Görlitz from September 1854 to June 1858 . In the same capacity he was then with the 5th Combined Reserve Battalion and was promoted to captain on May 31, 1859 . For the duration of the mobile relationship on the occasion of the Sardinian War , Nitsche was a company commander in the replacement battalion of the 17th Infantry Brigade that same year . When he was appointed company commander , he returned to his regular regiment on September 19, 1860. On the occasion of the January uprising , Nitsche and his company were deployed to secure the border and wounded in the right shoulder by Polish insurgents in March 1863 .

As a major he took part in the battles near Nachod , Skalitz and Königgrätz in 1866 during the war against Austria . In Schweinschadel Nitsche was wounded twice. Awarded the Order of the Red Eagle, IV class with swords, after the peace treaty in early November 1866, he was appointed commander of the II battalion. In the same capacity, he was transferred to Gera on September 25, 1867, to the 7th Thuringian Infantry Regiment No. 96 . As a lieutenant colonel , Nitsche led his battalion in 1870/71 during the war against France at Beaumont , Sedan and Saint-Quentin and the siege of Metz . Awarded both classes of the Iron Cross for his behavior , after the Peace of Frankfurt on July 15, 1871 , he was commanded to lead the 4th Baden Infantry Regiment "Prince Wilhelm" No. 112 . November 1871 entrusted with the management of the unit and then appointed as regimental commander. In this capacity, Nitsche was promoted to colonel on January 18, 1872 . On March 21, 1877, he handed over the regiment to his successor, Franz Krüger , and was transferred to officers of the army and promoted to major general . On May 15, 1877, Nitsche was given command of the 19th Infantry Brigade stationed in Posen . On the occasion of the festival in January 1880, he was awarded the Order of the Red Eagle, 2nd class with oak leaves and swords. In approval of his resignation request, Nitsche was put up for disposal on May 13, 1880 with the statutory pension .

On September 20, 1890, Kaiser Wilhelm II gave him the character of Lieutenant General.

family

Nitsche married Johanna Krieger (1835–1915) in Posen on May 16, 1854 . The later Prussian Major General Hans (1855–1927) and their daughter Klara (* 1856) emerged from the marriage.

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Gothaisches Genealogisches Taschenbuch der Briefadeligen houses. 1907. First year, Justus Perthes, Gotha 1906, p. 582.
  2. [Otto] Söding: Officer list of the Royal Prussian 7th Thuringian Infantry Regiment No. 96. ES Mittler & Sohn , Berlin 1912, p. 17.