Ernst von Uechtritz and Steinkirch

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Bernhard Julius Adolf Maximilian Ernst von Uechtritz and Steinkirch (born January 7, 1862 in Mühlrädlitz , † December 17, 1945 in Gatersleben ) was a German lieutenant general and legal knight of the Order of St. John .

Life

origin

Ernst came from the noble family of those von Uechtritz . He was the eldest son of the Prussian Rittmeister Maximilian von Uechtritz and Steinkirch (1836–1909) and his wife Marie, née von Bagewitz (* 1841).

Military career

After training in the cadet corps, Uechtritz joined the 1st Silesian Hussar Regiment No. 4 of the Prussian Army in Ohlau as an ensign on April 15, 1882 and was promoted to second lieutenant on September 11, 1883 . As such, he was commanded from October 1, 1886 to August 24, 1888 at the Hanover Military Riding Institute . After his return Uechtritz did troop service in his main regiment and was promoted to Prime Lieutenant on January 27, 1892 and five years later to Rittmeister. On July 20, 1897, he was appointed squadron chief . Uechtritz gave up this position when he was transferred to Danzig on November 13, 1903, to work as an adjutant at the General Command of the XVII. Army Corps used to be. As a major (since January 27, 1905), he was then transferred on June 27, 1908 to the staff of the Hussar Regiment "Emperor Nicholas II of Russia" (1st Westphalian) No. 8 in Paderborn . From there, on March 20, 1911, Uechtritz was initially commissioned to lead the Brunswick Hussar Regiment No. 17 and was appointed its commander a month later. In this role, took place on 27 January 1912 was promoted to lieutenant colonel , and on March 22, 1914 , Colonel .

When the First World War broke out , his regiment was divided into two half regiments of three squadrons each, in accordance with the mobilization regulations . Uechtritz took over the leadership of the 1st half regiment, with whom he initially took part in the battles of the Sambre , Saint-Quentin and Petit Morin in the 20th Division . After the Battle of the Marne , the half-regiment was disbanded and distributed to other divisions . Uechtritz was then appointed on October 24, 1914, commander of the 41st Cavalry Brigade , which was part of the 1st Cavalry Division on the Eastern Front . After the fighting in the winter battle in Masuria , the brigade succeeded in taking a border station near Mariampol . The siege of Kovno , the battles on the Nyemen and Vilna followed in the following months . After brief position battles end of September 1915, pastavy , the association moved behind the front to Mitau back and was then in the coastal defense of North Kurland used. In May 1916 the brigade moved to Volhynia , where it took up position on the Stochod and transferred to the 7th Cavalry Division in October . With this she took part in the campaign against Romania . It was then used again in January 1917 on the Western Front, first in the border guards and then in Alsace . On May 15, 1917, Uechtritz was appointed commander of the independent 84th Landwehr Brigade and promoted to major general on June 18, 1917 .

She was part of Army Division B and transferred to Army Division A in Lorraine in January 1918 . On March 9, 1918, he was appointed commander of the 49th Reserve Division , which he then successfully led during the German spring offensive in the Battle of Kemmel . For this, Uechtritz was awarded the Order of the Red Eagle, 2nd class with oak leaves and swords, on May 15, 1918 . After the end of the offensive, the division returned to trench warfare. During the defensive battle at Cambrai , Uechtritz was able to prove himself again and received the highest Prussian valor award, the Pour le Mérite , from AKO on October 21, 1918 .

From mid-October 1918 his division fought with the 6th Army between the Deûle Canal and the Scheldt . She then came to the 4th Army , took part in the rearguard battles between Yser and Lys and then went back to the Antwerp - Maas position.

After the armistice , Uechtritz led his association back home and was appointed commander of the 20th Cavalry Brigade in Hanover on December 20, 1918 after the division was demobilized . From February 1 to 6, 1919, he was also briefly in command of the 20th Division . With the dissolution of the old army, Uechtritz was put up for disposition in approval of his resignation and passed on October 1, 1919.

Uechtritz received the character of Lieutenant General on August 27, 1939, the so-called Tannenberg Day.

family

He married Leontine von Eggeling (* 1873) on February 9, 1893 in Horscha . She was a daughter of Karl Ernst Wilhelm von Eggeling and Anna Maria Amalie Heyne-Hedersleben , co-owner of the Hakeborn manor. The sons Ernst Karl (* 1894) and Helmuth (* 1895) emerged from the marriage.

Awards

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f g War Ministry (ed.): Ranking list of the Royal Prussian Army and the XIII. (Royal Württemberg) Army Corps for 1914. ES Mittler & Sohn , Berlin 1914, p. 398.
personal data
SURNAME Uechtritz and Steinkirch, Ernst von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Uechtritz and Steinkirch, Bernhard Julius Adolf Maximilian Ernst von (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German lieutenant general and legal knight of the Order of St. John
DATE OF BIRTH January 7, 1862
PLACE OF BIRTH Mühlrädlitz
DATE OF DEATH December 17, 1945
Place of death Gatersleben