Friedrich Anton Ulrich Carl Leopold von Kleist

Friedrich Anton Ulrich Carl Leopold von Kleist (born February 4, 1765 in Cottbus , † October 26, 1833 in Deutsch-Kessel ) was a Prussian major general .

Life

family

Friedrich Anton Ulrich Carl Leopold von Kleist came from the old Pomeranian noble family von Kleist . He was the eldest son of Captain Friedrich Carl Leopold von Kleist (1731–1799).

Career

Friedrich Anton Ulrich Carl Leopold von Kleist began his career at the age of 16 in the 11th Dragoon Regiment . His promotion to lieutenant took place on July 6, 1787 and in further stages then to major on September 10, 1804 . In this rank he was also the commander of the 8th Silesian Landwehr Cavalry Regiment. In this function he was also the Prussian city ​​commandant of Weimar in 1813 . His deputy was Ferdinand Heinke . On December 27, 1813, v. Kleist to the city of Weimar with cordial lines, including for the "friendly welcome".

For participating in the Battle of Kaiserslautern , he was honored with the order Pour le Mérite . On June 3, 1815 he was promoted to lieutenant colonel and March 31, 1818 to colonel . Further awards are the Iron Cross II. Class, which he received for the battles near Kulm and Leipzig, and the Russian Order of Vladimir 3rd Class. On April 3, 1820 he retired from active military service with a waiting allowance and on April 16, 1827 he was retired as major general.

literature

• GH Kypke : History of the Kleist family - Tychow-Dubberower line . Berlin 1882, p. 96; No. III. 617
• Max Hecker : Ferdinand Heinke in Weimar. In: Goethe Yearbook . 47, 1927, pp. 251-306.
• Kurt von Priesdorff : Soldier leadership . Volume 4, Hanseatische Verlagsanstalt Hamburg, undated [Hamburg], undated [1937], DNB 367632799 , p. 495, no. 1415.