Wilhelm von Neindorff

Friedrich Ludwig Wilhelm von Neindorff (born October 20, 1776 in Magdeburg , † January 18, 1844 in Berlin ) was a Prussian major general and inspector of the artillery workshops.

Life

origin

The von Neindorff family is said to have its origins in the early Middle Ages. So Jusarius accompanied Duke Henry the Lion on his pilgrimage to Palestine . The son of Jusarius, Ludovicus, named himself after the castle Nendorp, built under Heinrich the Lion, "von Neindorff".

Wilhelm came from the relationship between Christian Ludwig von Neindorff (* January 5, 1744, † August 6, 1799) and Maria Heitger. His father was a Prussian major a. D. , last in III. (Musketeer) battalion of the “von Kleist” infantry regiment and knight of the order Pour le Mérite (1793). More children emerged from this connection, which on the orders of King Friedrich Wilhelm III. were legitimized on December 17, 1798.

Military career

Neindorff joined the field artillery corps of the Prussian Army on June 1, 1790 and took part in the fighting at Valmy , Deidesheim , Hochheim, Kettrichhof , Kaiserslautern and Pirmasens during the First Coalition War. On May 9, 1797, he was transferred to the 1st artillery regiment as a second lieutenant . During the Fourth Coalition War , Neindorff fought in the Battle of Jena , was captured during the surrender near Prenzlau and was subsequently made inactive.

After the Treaty of Tilsit , he was informed on February 2, 1808 that he was to be re-employed. On February 21, 1809 he was employed in the Brandenburg Artillery Brigade . There Neindorff rose to captain and company commander by the end of August 1813 . During the Wars of Liberation , he received the Order of St. Vladimir IV Class and the Iron Cross II Class for his work in the battle near Lüneburg . He also received a commendation for his behavior at Großbeeren . Neindorff also took part in the battles near Dennewitz , the Göhrde , Leipzig , Laon , Wittstock and Antwerp , as well as the assault on Arnhem .

On April 12, 1815, he was appointed commander of the Riding Guards Artillery Battery and on March 17, 1816, he was transferred to the Guards Artillery Brigade as a major . At the same time Neindorff acted from November 26, 1821 as a member of the examination committee for prime lieutenants of the artillery and a member of the artillery examination committee. On August 29, 1814 he was appointed brigadier of the 6th Artillery Brigade and the following year Neindorff received the service cross . On March 30, 1830 he was promoted to lieutenant colonel and then on January 24, 1832, he became a brigadier of the 2nd Artillery Brigade in Stettin . There he was promoted to colonel on March 30, 1833 , before Neindorff was appointed inspector of the artillery workshops on March 6, 1836 and again served as a member of the artillery examination commission. For this he was aggregated on April 3, 1836 of the 2nd Artillery Brigade . On March 30, 1840, he became major general . With the award of the star to the Order of the Red Eagle, 2nd Class with Oak Leaves, Neindorff took his leave on May 6, 1841 at his own request with the statutory pension .

He died on January 18, 1844 in Berlin and was buried on January 22, 1844 in the garrison cemetery.

As early as 1804, General Merkatz wrote in his assessment: "A good officer who is diligent in his duties and also has the necessary knowledge".

family

Neindorff married on December 21, 1815 in Schwerin Elisabeth Dorothea Artemise Pauli (* May 8, 1795, † January 26, 1869), a daughter of the Mecklenburg Higher Customs Commissioner Pauli. The couple had several children:

• Karl Wilhelm, lieutenant
• Bertha († 1859)
• Marianne Wilhelmine (1824–1891), first chambermaid of the Empress Augusta
• Hermann Wilhelm († 1899), lieutenant
• Henriette Wilhelmine (born November 22, 1829)
• Mathilde (1818–1903), chambermaid of Princess Karl of Prussia

In addition to her widow's salary, the widow received an annual pension of 200 thalers from the king as well as an allowance for the upbringing of her youngest daughter. Colonel von Hahn, chief of the general staff of the artillery, was appointed as the children's guardian.

literature

• Kurt von Priesdorff : Soldier leadership . Volume 5, Hanseatische Verlagsanstalt Hamburg, undated [Hamburg], undated [1938], DNB 367632802 , pp. 432-433, no. 1629.

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