Friedrich von Kracht

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Friedrich Wilhelm Horst von Kracht (born May 17, 1844 in Guben , † July 17, 1933 in Dessau ) was a Prussian lieutenant general .

Life

Tomb in Dessau

origin

Friedrich came from the Magdeburg noble family von Kracht . He was the youngest son of Maximilian August Heinrich von Kracht (born April 20, 1803 in Buchwald ; † March 29, 1862 in Minden ) and his wife Mathilde, née Schultze (born January 2, 1812 in Luckau ; † January 9, 1892 in Hanover ). His father was a Prussian Colonel a. D. and most recently commander of the 2nd Westphalian Infantry Regiment No. 15 .

Military career

On May 2, 1863, Kracht was transferred from the Cadet Corps as a second lieutenant to the 4th Pomeranian Infantry Regiment No. 21 of the Prussian Army in Gnesen . There he was from July 3 to November 4, 1866 adjutant to the 1st Battalion. In the German war he took part in the battle of Königgrätz .

The 76s in the battle of Loigny

After the war was on 30 October 1866 in Bydgoszcz . Infantry Regiment No. 76, to the same day he added , was formed and the two musketeer - battalions Hannover and the Fusilier -Bataillon Hameln assigned to garrison towns. From November 5, 1866 to December 1, 1870 he was adjutant of the 2nd Battalion. After the garrisons were relocated to the Free Hanseatic Cities of Hamburg and Lübeck in 1867 , the name of the regiment changed on November 7, 1867 to 2. Hanseatic Infantry Regiment . During the Franco-Prussian War , Kracht belonged to the 6th mobile company from December 2, 1870, and the 8th mobile company from May 20, 1871. He was promoted to prime lieutenant on December 26, 1870. He took part in the encirclement of Metz , the siege of Toul and Paris , the battles at Orléans , Beaugency-Cravant and Le Mans , as well as in the battles at Dreux , La Madeleine-Bouvet , Bellême , Meung , Fréteval , Morée , Connerré and Thorigné part. In the battle of Loigny and Poupry , Kracht was wounded twice, in the neck and face. For his achievements during the war he was awarded the Iron Cross II. Class and the Knight's Cross II. Class of the Bavarian Order of Military Merit with Swords.

At his request, he was ordered to serve in the Guard Field Artillery Regiment for a year . Under the promotion to captain Kracht was appointed on September 25, 1875 Chief of the 6th Company appointed . On September 15, 1876, Kracht was transferred to the fusilier regiment “von Gersdorff” (Hessian) No. 80 to Wiesbaden . Promoted to the superfluous major , he was aggregated to the regiment on April 14, 1887 . As a battalion commander, he was transferred to Freiburg im Breisgau on February 16, 1889, to the 5th Baden Infantry Regiment No. 113 . While being promoted to lieutenant colonel , Kracht was transferred on July 28, 1892 as a regular staff officer to the infantry regiment "Prince Leopold of Anhalt-Dessau" (1st Magdeburgisches) No. 26 in Magdeburg . As such, he was commanded from March 17 to 29, 1893 to an information course at the infantry shooting school in Spandau and to participate in the general staff trip of the IV Army Corps .

While temporarily remaining in his position, Kracht was promoted to colonel on May 13, 1895 , before being appointed commander of the Anhalt Infantry Regiment No. 93 with garrison in Dessau and Zerbst on June 29, 1895 . The city of Zerbst made Kracht an honorary citizen on February 17, 1898 . With the statutory pension Kracht was for the April 21, 1898 disposition made and the permission to wear his previous uniform for commanders of the military training area Altengrabow where he lived after 1902 appointed. On November 25, 1898, he was given the character of major general .

He later became lieutenant general and returned to Dessau. Kracht was a legal knight of the Order of St. John .

family

Kracht had married Freiin Henriette Sophie Bertha Elisabeth, born von Schroeder (born February 10, 1856 in Hamburg, † November 7, 1913 in Dessau) in Hamburg on July 5, 1877 . The marriage remained childless.

Awards

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Gothaisches genealogical pocket book of baronial houses, p.725
  2. ↑ a b c d e f Harry von Rège: Officer list of the infantry regiment No. 76. Mauke, Hamburg 1902. P. 40.
personal data
SURNAME Kracht, Friedrich von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Kracht, Horst Friedrich Wilhelm von (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian lieutenant general
DATE OF BIRTH May 17, 1844
PLACE OF BIRTH Guben
DATE OF DEATH July 17, 1933
Place of death Dessau