Ferdinand zu Solms-Hohensolms-Lich
Ferdinand Prince of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich (* 25. May 1886 in Lübbenau , † 1. September 1918 at St. Quentin , northern France) was a German aristocrat and officer in the First World War .
Live and act
Ferdinand was the eldest son of Prince Ludwig zu Solms-Hohensolms-Lich (1851-1913) and his wife Luise, Countess zu Lynar (1864-1943). He was the grandson of Prince Ferdinand zu Solms-Hohensolms-Lich (1806–1876) and Caroline, Countess of Collalto and San Salvatore (1818–1855). As a member of the media- family Solms-Hohensolms-Lich he was as " Excellency born addressed".
From 1914 the then 28-year-old prince was lieutenant and adjutant of the infantry regiment "Grand Duke of Saxony" (5th Thuringian) No. 94 , which was used in numerous battles on the Eastern and Western Fronts.
Prince Ferdinand made it to captain and finally, at the age of 31, to commander of the 1st battalion of the infantry regiment "Grand Duke of Saxony". In the course of the 128 combat operations in which he was involved, he suffered 10 wounds, some of them severe. He fell when his regiment was wiped out by Australian combat units on September 1, 1918. Prince Ferdinand received a number of special military awards, including the Iron Cross 1st and 2nd Class, the Pour le Mérite , the Royal House Order of Hohenzollern with Swords.
Orders and decorations
- Iron Cross (1914) 2nd and 1st class
- Pour le Mérite
- Warrior Medal of Honor in Eisen (Hessen)
- Wilhelm Ernst War Cross
- Grand Ducal Hessian Order of Merit
- House Order of the White Falcon
literature
- Alexander von Hartmann [Hrsg.]: A German heroic life in the world war. Ferdinand Prinz zu Solms-Hohensolms-Lich , 3rd edition, self-published [Berlin-Halensee, Hauptmann v. Hartmann], undated (approx. 1920), p. 46.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ The full name was Ferdinand Maximilian Hermann Ludwig zu Solms-Hohensolms-Lich
- ↑ Gothaischer Hofkalender 1906, Blz. 214
- ^ Genealogy of the house of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich
- ^ Resolution of the Reichstag , July 14, 1792
- ^ The regiment lost 152 officers and 4,542 NCOs and men. See: 5th Thuringian Infantry Regiment No. 94
- ↑ Erich Limpach : Ferdinand zu Solms-Hohensolms-Lich , in: Ernst Jünger (Ed.): Die Unvergessenen , Justin Moser Verlag, Munich 1928.
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Solms-Hohensolms-Lich, Ferdinand zu |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Solms-Hohensolms-Lich, Ferdinand Prinz zu (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German aristocrat and officer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 25, 1886 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Luebbenau |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 1, 1918 |
| Place of death | near St. Quentin , Northern France |