Friedrich von Alvensleben (General)

Friedrich von Alvensleben (born August 7, 1837 in Weteritz , † October 5, 1894 in Hanover ) was a Prussian lieutenant general .

Life

origin

Friedrich was a son of Chamberlain Wilhelm von Alvensleben-Isenschnibbe (1798-1853) and his wife Auguste, née Countess von Osten-Sacken (1804-1890). He had twelve siblings, including the Prussian Lieutenant General Alkmar von Alvensleben (1841–1898).

Military career

Alvensleben attended high school and the Berlin cadet house . On May 2, 1856, he was transferred to the 1st Guards Regiment on foot of the Prussian Army as a characterized Portepeefähnrich , and at the end of December 1857 he was promoted to Second Lieutenant . From October 1864, Alvensleben was initially assigned to the Rhenish Jäger Battalion No. 8 for one year and then to the Rhenish Field Artillery Regiment No. 8 for another year . At the end of January 1866, he was transferred to the 2nd Thuringian Infantry Regiment No. 32 while being promoted to Prime Lieutenant . With his association Alvensleben decreased during the following German war on Main campaign part. He fought at Hammelburg , Helmstadt and Uettingen and was commended for his brave behavior with a cabinet order on September 20, 1866 .

After the peace treaty he rose to captain and company commander in mid-March 1869 . As such, Alvensleben took part in the battles near Weissenburg , Wörth , Sedan , Artenay , Orléans , Beaugency-Cravant , Le Mans and the siege of Paris in 1870/71 during the war against France . In addition to the Iron Cross II. Class, he was awarded the Knight's Cross First Class of the Order of Philip the Magnanimous and the Duke of Saxony-Ernestine House Order with Swords and the Knight's Cross of the Order of the Württemberg Crown with Swords.

Alvensleben advanced to the surplus major in mid-January 1879 , was promoted to regular staff officer in mid-December 1880 and was transferred to the 2nd Upper Silesian Infantry Regiment No. 23 in Neisse on November 15, 1883 as commander of the fusilier battalion . From May 15, 1886 to August 3, 1888, he was a regular staff officer in Colberg's Grenadier Regiment (2nd Pomeranian) No. 9 as a lieutenant colonel . Subsequently, Alvensleben was commissioned to lead the 1st Westphalian Infantry Regiment No. 13 in Münster and on November 13, 1888, he was promoted to colonel as regimental commander. This was followed by a position as major general and commander of the 39th Infantry Brigade in Hanover from October 20, 1891 . On the occasion of the festival of the Order, Alvensleben received the Order of the Red Eagle, Second Class with Oak Leaves, in January 1894 , before he was put up for disposition on May 14, 1894 in approval of his resignation letter , conferring the character of Lieutenant General .

Alvensleben died unmarried.

literature

• Julius von Basse, Karl von Kleinsorgen: Tribe list of the infantry regiment Herwarth von Bittenfeld (1st Westphalian) No. 13. Belser-Verlag, Stuttgart no year, p. 22.
• August Maurhoff: List of officers of the Royal Prussian Infantry Regiment v. Winterfeldt (2. Oberschlesisches) No. 23. ES Mittler & Sohn , Berlin 1913, pp. 37–38.
• Deutsche Adelsgenossenschaft (Hrsg.): Yearbook of the German nobility . First volume, Verlag Bruer, Berlin 1896, pp. 39–40 .