Emil von Hacke

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Emil Eugen Ludwig Julius Graf von Hacke (born February 5, 1814 in Krackow , † March 26, 1887 in Hanover ) was a Prussian lieutenant general .

Life

origin

Emil was a son of the gentleman on Krackow and Penkun August von Hacke (1772-1848) and his wife Wilhelmine, born von Kummer (1776-1850). His father was a Prussian major a. D., most recently in the "von Katte" dragoon regiment , and was seriously wounded in the battle of Jena . Lieutenant General Georg Leopold Gustav August von Hake was his uncle and his sister Luise Antoniette Eleonore (1799–1874) was married to General Karl von Prittwitz .

Military career

Hacke visited the cadet houses in Potsdam and Berlin . Subsequently, on August 10, 1831, he was aggregated on foot as a second lieutenant in the 1st Guards Regiment , on July 20, 1832, initially on the budget and on May 22, 1834 in the budget. In mid-October 1839 he was appointed adjutant of the training infantry battalion. On January 14, 1845, he was reassigned to his regiment as a first lieutenant and on April 19, 1846, he was assigned to his position in the training infantry battalion. During the war against Denmark in 1849 he took part with his regiment in the battles at Alminde , Veile and Horsens . On May 10, 1849, Hacke was promoted to captain and company commander . Promoted to major on December 13, 1856, he was simultaneously in command of III. Battalions in the 17th Landwehr Regiment moved to Geldern . This was followed on May 8, 1860, as a battalion leader in the 17th Combined Infantry Regiment, which shortly thereafter became the 8th Westphalian Infantry Regiment No. 57 . Hacke commanded the fusilier battalion and was promoted to lieutenant colonel on October 18, 1861, on the occasion of King Wilhelm I's coronation celebrations . As such he took over command of the Silesian Fusilier Regiment No. 38 in Glogau on April 7, 1863 . In this position he was promoted to colonel in mid-March 1863 and on April 7, 1863 was commander of the 4th Brandenburg Infantry Regiment No. 24 . Hacke led this association in 1864 in the war against Denmark in the battles near Wilhoi, in Stederuper Holz, Rackebüll and Osterkirch. He took part in the assault on the Düppeler Schanzen and the transition to Alsen . For his behavior he was awarded the Order of the Red Eagle III. Class awarded with swords and the order Pour le Mérite . The allies honored Hacke with the award of the Mecklenburg Military Merit Cross , the Order of the Iron Crown II. Class with war decoration and the Commander's Cross of the House Order of the Wendish Crown .

During the war against Austria he was involved in the battle of Königgrätz in 1866 and after the peace treaty was appointed commander of the 38th Infantry Brigade in Hanover under position à la suite of his regiment . In this position, he was promoted to major general on December 31, 1866 with a patent from October 30, 1866 . Under awarded the Red Eagle II. Class with oak leaves and swords on rings was on 10 February 1870 hoe board for disposition made.

During the mobilization on the occasion of the war against France , Hacke was re-used as a ZD officer on July 18, 1870 and initially used as the commander of the deputy 38th Infantry Brigade. On December 10, 1870, he was given command of the 2nd Guard Landwehr Brigade and on March 25, 1871, he was transferred back to the inactive employment status, being given the character of Lieutenant General. Briefly he served from May 16 to June 19, 1871 commander of the Deputy 13th Infantry Brigade and then the Deputy 37th Infantry Brigade. On December 28, 1872 he was released from this command with the award of the star to the Order of the Red Eagle, 2nd class with oak leaves and swords on the ring. He died unmarried on March 26, 1887 in Hanover.

In his application for the award of the order Pour le Mérite, General Julius von Roeder wrote : “As leader of the 1st Echelon of Column A, he was one of the first in the country at the crossing to Alsen, one of the first to climb the steep, about 15 feet high slope and the trench and planted the Prussian flag. During the whole battle he led his regiment with the greatest calm and prudence, exposing himself to the most violent gunfire like the youngest officer. His bravery and activity contributed significantly to the success of the day. "

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Genealogical paperback of the German count's houses. 1848, p. 256.
personal data
SURNAME Hoe, Emil von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Hacke, Emil Eugen Ludwig Julius von (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian lieutenant general
DATE OF BIRTH February 5, 1814
PLACE OF BIRTH Krackow
DATE OF DEATH March 26, 1887
Place of death Hanover