Georg von Braunschweig (General, 1845)
Georg Wilhelm von Braunschweig (born August 26, 1845 in Lissomitz near Thorn , West Prussia , † August 11, 1911 in Blankenburg (Harz) ) was a Prussian infantry general .
Life
Braunschweig was made a lieutenant in 1863 . In 1866 he was wounded in the battle of Nachod in the German War . During the Franco-Prussian War (1870/71) Braunschweig served in the high command of the 1st Army under Manteuffel . This was followed by other uses until he was appointed commander of the 10th division in Posen on July 20, 1899 . On October 18, 1902 he was appointed Commanding General of the XVII. Army Corps in Gdansk .
Web links
- Braunschweig, Georg von in Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon, Volume 3. Leipzig 1905, p. 361.
Individual evidence
- ^ Historical Commission for East and West Prussian State Research : Old Prussian Biography, ed. on behalf of the Historical Commission for East and West Prussian State Research , Volumes 1–2, Gräfe and Unzer, 1941, p. 80. ( limited preview online at Google Book Search ).
- ↑ Biographisches Jahrbuch und Deutscher Nekrolog , Volumes 15-16, Georg Reimer Verlag :, 1913, p. 374. ( limited online preview at Google Book Search ).
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Braunschweig, Georg von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Braunschweig, Georg Wilhelm von (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Prussian general of the infantry |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 26, 1845 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lissomitz near Thorn, West Prussia |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 11, 1911 |
| Place of death | Blankenburg (Harz) |