Friedrich de la Motte-Fouqué (Major General)

Friedrich de la Motte-Fouqué (center)

Friedrich Wilhelm Waldemar Baron de la Motte-Fouqué (born January 29, 1843 in Berlin , † December 22, 1921 in Hanover ) was a Prussian officer , most recently major general .

Life

origin

He was the youngest son of Friedrich de la Motte Fouqué (1777-1843), who died shortly before his birth, and his wife Albertine Maria, born Tode (born March 6, 1806 in Barth ; † February 28, 1876 in Hanover). His father was one of the first German poet of romance and Major a. D.

Military career

With the character of a Portepee - ensign de la Motte-Fouque appeared on 25 April 1861 in the 4th Guards Regiment walk the Prussian army in Spandau one. He received the patent for this rank on October 14, 1861 and was promoted to second lieutenant on November 11, 1862. In the German-Danish War he fought at Fredericia in 1864 and was slightly wounded at Düppel .

De la Motte-Fouqué was assigned to the Landwehr Regiment of the 1st Guard Regiment on foot from May 14 to September 24, 1866 . With this he fought in the German War in 1866 near Münchengrätz and in the Battle of Königgrätz .

From October 1, 1867 to July 15, 1870 de la Motte-Fouqué graduated from the Military Academy . In the meantime he was transferred to the 3rd Guards Regiment on foot in Hanover on April 12, 1870, with promotion to Prime Lieutenant . In the Franco-Prussian War he took part in the Paris , the battles of St. Privat , Sedan and Le Bourget , as well as in the battles at Pont Iblon (November 30 and December 23, 1870) and Dungy.

With his promotion to captain on January 15, 1874, de la Motte-Fouqué was appointed company commander. Under position à la suite of the regiment , he became a teacher at the Hanover War School on December 23, 1880 . In the East Prussian Fusilier Regiment. 33 in Konigsberg added on 12 January 1884 he was appointed as Major this on March 11, 1886 aggregated , einrangiert on 15 January 1887, the battalion on March 22, 1887 commander appointed. On May 22nd, 1889 transferred to the infantry regiment "Count Bülow von Dennewitz" (6th Westphalian) No. 55 , de la Motte-Fouqué was transferred to the infantry regiment No. 130 in Metz with his promotion to lieutenant colonel .

With his promotion to colonel de la Motte-Fouqué was appointed commander of the 2nd Hanseatic Infantry Regiment in Hamburg and Lübeck . In this capacity he was with others in Lübeck on May 31, 1895 to lay the foundation stone for the Elbe-Trave Canal . After the blows with the silver hammer by the chief of staff , Colonel Maximilian von Prittwitz and Gaffron , the baron, followed by the district president, Gustav Zimmermann, hit the granite stone in the ceremony . From April 1, 1897 the III. The regiment's battalion was formed from the two half battalions of the 76th and 1st Hanseatic Infantry Regiments from Bremen . The Lübeck battalion was relinquished and, together with the half battalion of the Grand Ducal Mecklenburg Infantry Brigade , formed the 3rd Hanseatic Infantry Regiment there .

Promoted to major general and appointed commander of the 43rd Infantry Brigade in Kassel , he was appointed on July 20, 1897. A year later he was awarded pension for disposition made. He was to spend his old age in Hanover.

Awards

Order of the Red Eagle II class with oak leaves and swords on the ring
Crown Order III. class
Iron Cross (1870) 2nd class
Bavarian Military Merit Order II. Class
Commander first class of the Duke of Saxony-Ernestine House Order
Grand Officer of the Knightly Order of St. Mauritius and Lazarus
Order of the Iron Crown II class
Russian Order of St. Anna III. Class with swords

Web links

Commons : Friedrich de la Motte-Fouqué (1843–1921) - Collection of images, videos and audio files

literature

Harry von Rège : Officer master list of the infantry regiment No. 76. 1902. S. 8.

Individual evidence

^ Friedrich Heinrich Karl Baron de la Motte Fouqué
↑ People in world history
↑ The picture shows the commander standing in the middle during the ceremony of laying the foundation stone of the Elbe-Trave Canal on May 31, 1895.
^ The laying of the foundation stone for the Elbe-Trave Canal. In: Lübeckische Blätter ; Volume 37, number 44, edition of June 2, 1895, pp. 297–301.
↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Harry von Rège: Officer list of the Infantry Regiment No. 76. 1902. P. 8.

personal data
SURNAME	La Motte-Fouqué, Friedrich de
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	La Motte-Fouqué, Friedrich Wilhelm Waldemar Baron de (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Prussian officer, most recently major general
DATE OF BIRTH	January 29, 1843
PLACE OF BIRTH	Berlin
DATE OF DEATH	December 22, 1921
Place of death	Hanover

[1] Friedrich Heinrich Karl Baron de la Motte Fouqué

[2] People in world history

[3] The picture shows the commander standing in the middle during the ceremony of laying the foundation stone of the Elbe-Trave Canal on May 31, 1895.

[4] The laying of the foundation stone for the Elbe-Trave Canal. In: Lübeckische Blätter ; Volume 37, number 44, edition of June 2, 1895, pp. 297–301.

[Rège-5] ↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Harry von Rège: Officer list of the Infantry Regiment No. 76. 1902. P. 8.