Friedrich von Pechmann
Friedrich Freiherr von Pechmann (born July 28, 1862 in Wolfratshausen , † December 6, 1919 in Eichstätt ) was a Bavarian lieutenant general in the First World War .
Life
origin
Friedrich was the son of the Bavarian government and district building councilor Otto von Pechmann and his wife Seconda, née Striedinger. The officer and engineer Heinrich von Pechmann (1774–1861) was his grandfather.
Military career
Pechmann joined the 12th Infantry Regiment "Prince Arnulf" of the Bavarian Army in Neu-Ulm as a three-year-old volunteer after completing secondary school on October 4, 1880 . Here he was on August 13, 1881 portepèefähnrich and on May 24, 1883 second lieutenant . From 1890 until 1893 Pechmann was assigned to the military shooting school annually, in the meantime he was transferred to the first lieutenant on June 13, 1892 and then in 1894 to the non-commissioned officer school under position à la suite of his regiment. With his promotion to captain on March 17, 1897, Pechmann became company commander in his main regiment. On August 24, 1898, he was transferred to Munich in the infantry body regiment and on October 27, 1906, he was promoted to major . As such, Pechmann took over a battalion in the 17th Infantry Regiment "Orff" in 1907 , before he was transferred to the staff of the 3rd Infantry Brigade the following year . This was followed by assignments in the 2nd Division and as commander of the Augsburg military shooting school. In this position Pechmann became lieutenant colonel on March 7, 1910 . After being promoted to colonel on September 19, 1912, Pechmann took over as commander of the infantry body regiment on October 1 of that year. Under his aegis, the unit celebrated its 100th anniversary in the summer of 1914.
With the outbreak of World War I, he led his regiment into the initial battles on the western front near Badonviller , Saarburg , Gélaucourt , Hauconcourt , became major general on September 10, 1914, and finally handed over his command to Franz Xaver Epp on December 25, 1914 . Pechmann then became the commander of the newly established 15th Reserve Infantry Brigade . With her he was initially on the Western Front until May 1915 and then briefly relocated to the East to take part in the breakthrough battle of Lubaczów and the Battle of Lemberg . In July, the large association returned to the western front and was involved in trench warfare in Upper Alsace. In 1916 it was used during the Battle of the Somme , which was followed by trench warfare at Roye-Noyon. Pechmann's brigade was then subordinated to the Alpine Corps and took part in the Romanian campaign with it . For the successful storming of the positions on Monte Cozia from October 23 to November 13, 1916 Pechmann was awarded the highest Bavarian valor award, the Knight's Cross of the Military Max Joseph Order . On February 19, 1917, Pechmann took command of the 1st Reserve Division fighting in the west until the end of the war . As such he became lieutenant general on August 21, 1918.
With the Armistice of Compiègne , Pechmann led his troops back home and was retired from military service after they were demobilized .
family
Pechmann married Elisabeth, née Dornier, on December 6, 1897 in Kempten. The marriage resulted in two sons and three daughters.
Awards
- Bavarian Order of Military Merit 2nd class with swords
- Cross of Honor of the Order of Merit of St. Michael
- Order of the Red Eagle II class with swords
- Austrian Military Merit Cross II. Class with war decoration
- Knight 1st class of the Order of the Rising Sun
- Commander 2nd class of the Order of the Sword
literature
- Rudolf Kramer, Otto Freiherr von Waldenfels: VIRTUTI PRO PATRIA. The Royal Bavarian Military Max Joseph Order. Self-published by the Bavarian Military Max Joseph Order, Munich 1966, pp. 370–371.
- Bavaria's Golden Book of Honor. Bavarian War Archives, Verlag Joseph Hyronimus, Munich 1928, p. 39, reprint at PHV-Verlag, Offenbach 2000, ISBN 3-934743-15-3 , ( Pechmann. )
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Virtuti pro patria: The royal Bavarian military Max-Joseph-Orden , Munich, 1966, p. 370
- ^ Adalbert Freiherr von Pechmann: Pechmann, Freiherren von. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 20, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 2001, ISBN 3-428-00201-6 , p. 151 ( digitized version ).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Pechmann, Friedrich von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Pechmann, Friedrich Freiherr von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Bavarian Lieutenant General in the First World War |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 28, 1862 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Wolfratshausen |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 6, 1919 |
| Place of death | Eichstatt |