Friedrich von Arnoldi (General, 1849)

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Friedrich von Arnoldi (born June 30, 1849 in Wiesbaden , † June 25, 1907 in Sopot ) was a Prussian lieutenant general .

Life

origin

Friedrich was a son of the Prussian Lieutenant General Friedrich von Arnoldi (1818–1910) and his wife Wilhelmine, née Fischer (1818–1898). His great-grandfather Johannes von Arnoldi was raised to hereditary imperial nobility on June 2, 1803 by Emperor Franz II .

Military career

After attending grammar school and the cadet house in Wiesbaden , Arnoldi was employed on April 20, 1867 as a three-year-old volunteer with the prospect of promotion to the Lower Rhine Fusilier Regiment No. 39 of the Prussian Army . From the end of February to the middle of December 1868 he graduated from the Hanover War School and at the beginning of February 1869 advanced to the position of second lieutenant with the transfer to the East Prussian Fusilier Regiment No. 33 . With this association he took part in the war against France in 1870/71 and received the Iron Cross 2nd class for his behavior .

After the preliminary peace at Versailles Arnoldi acted as adjutant and investigating officer of the 1st Battalion, became a regimental adjutant in mid-June 1876 and rose to prime lieutenant at the end of April 1877 . Under position à la suite of the 2nd Posen Infantry Regiment No. 19 , he was in command as adjutant of the 6th Infantry Brigade in Stettin from mid-July 1883 to the end of April 1884 . He then served in the regiment as captain and chief of the 4th Company. During a command as an aide at the General Command of the XIV. Corps Arnoldi received the on September 19th 1891 character as a Major and three months later the patent to his rank. Upon release from this command, he was transferred to the 1st Badische Leib-Grenadier-Regiment No. 109 as commander of the 1st Battalion on September 14, 1893 . This was followed from January 27, 1898 to May 21, 1900 as a regular staff officer in the 2nd Guards Regiment on foot as well as being promoted to lieutenant colonel . Arnoldi was then commissioned to lead the King's Infantry Regiment No. 145 in Metz and on August 18, 1900, he was promoted to colonel as regimental commander. In this position, his regiment chief , the Italian King Viktor Emanuel III signed him. , with the Commander of the Knightly Order of St. Mauritius and Lazarus as well as the Grand Officer 's Cross of the Order of the Crown from Italy . On March 10, 1904, Arnoldi was entrusted with the command of the 69th Infantry Brigade , which was also stationed in Metz , and on May 17, 1904, he was appointed Major General to the Brigade Commander. In recognition of his services he was awarded the Order of the Red Eagle II. Class with Oak Leaves and the Order of the Crown, II. Class. Under awarding of the character as Lt. Gen. Arnoldi was on 18 May 1897 in approval of his leave request with board for disposition made. He died shortly afterwards of a heart attack in Sopot.

family

Arnoldi married Bertha Hagen (1818–1898) in Sobbiowitz on October 20, 1881 . The following children were born from the marriage:

  • Fritz (* 1882), Prussian major
  • Thekla (* 1884)
  • Ilse (* 1886)

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ German Officer Association (Ed.): Honor ranking list of the former German Army. ES Mittler & Sohn , Berlin 1926, p. 110.
personal data
SURNAME Arnoldi, Friedrich von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Arnoldi, Friedrich Paul Adolf Jerome von (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian lieutenant general
DATE OF BIRTH June 30, 1849
PLACE OF BIRTH Wiesbaden
DATE OF DEATH June 25, 1907
Place of death Sopot