Georg von Dincklage

Karl Georg Dincklage , von Dincklage since 1871 , (* May 8, 1825 in Bentheim , † November 8, 1902 in Charlottenburg ) was a Prussian lieutenant general .

Life

origin

He was the son of the hydraulic engineering director Karl Dincklage († 1888) and his wife Charlotte, née Drees († 1874).

Military career

Dincklage attended high school in Celle and on May 1, 1843 joined the "Crown Prince" dragoon regiment of the Hanoverian army . There he was promoted to Portepeefähnrich in mid-October 1843 and was promoted to Second Lieutenant on January 6, 1845 in the Guard Hussar Regiment . In June 1849 Dincklage rose to the position of Premier Lieutenant and served as a regimental adjutant from October 1851 to the end of May 1857. This was followed by employment as an adjutant of the 2nd Cavalry Brigade in Verden . In this position Dincklage was born on May 19, 1858 Captain and a year later in the same capacity for Cavalry Division to Hannover added. On October 1, 1861, he returned to military service with his appointment as squadron chief in the "Queen" Hussar Regiment. In March / April 1861 Dincklage was ordered to accompany the commander of the cavalry , Lieutenant General von Hammerstein to London . In 1866 he took part in the battle of Langensalza during the war against Prussia .

After the lost war and the annexation of the Kingdom of Hanover , Dincklage was taken over as Rittmeister in the Prussian Army on March 9, 1867 and aggregated to the Hussar Regiment No. 15 , and on May 20, 1867 as a squadron chief. At the end of May 1867 he was promoted to major and on March 22, 1868 as a regular staff officer in the King's Hussar Regiment (1st Rheinisches) No. 7 in Bonn . In this position Dincklage took part in the fighting at Gravelotte , Amies , Hallue , Bapaume and Saint-Quentin as well as in the siege of Metz in 1870/71 during the war against France . Awarded the Iron Cross II. Class, it was after the peace agreement on June 16, 1871. occasion the withdrawal of the victorious troops in Berlin by Wilhelm I to the hereditary Prussian nobility raised.

Under position à la suite , Dincklage was commissioned on December 12, 1871 with the command of the East Prussian Dragoon Regiment No. 10 in Metz . As a lieutenant colonel , he was appointed regimental commander on August 15, 1872, and was promoted to colonel on September 19, 1874 . Under position à la suite of his regiment, he was appointed commander of the 31st Cavalry Brigade on June 12, 1880, and on January 18, 1881, Dincklage rose to major general. On October 17, 1883, he was transferred to Frankfurt am Main and appointed commander of the 21st Cavalry Brigade stationed there. He passed this command on to his successor Alexander von Scholten on February 11, 1886 and was then appointed as the commander of the city of Frankfurt am Main, conferring the character of Lieutenant General. In this position he received on January 6, 1887 the patent for his rank and in recognition of his achievements on May 5, 1888 the star for the Order of the Red Eagle, 2nd class with oak leaves. With the award of the Order of the Crown, First Class, Dincklage was put up for disposal on June 17, 1889 with the statutory pension .

family

Dincklage had married Elvira Dominga Mooyer (1837-1905) on July 4, 1853 in Frankfurt am Main. The following children were born from the marriage:

• Georg Hermann Karl (* 1857), Prussian major a. D. in the 1st Guard Uhlan Regiment ⚭ June 16, 1886 Lorry Emily Kutter (* 1866)
• Ines Pepita (* 1859)
• Alfred Alexandro (1861-1892), Prussian court clerk
• Max Ildesonso (* 1864), Prussian Rittmeister in the Uhlan Regiment No. 16

literature

• Kurt von Priesdorff : Soldier leadership . Volume 9, Hanseatische Verlagsanstalt Hamburg, undated [Hamburg], undated [1941], DNB 986919780 , pp. 387-389, no. 2957.

Individual evidence

1. ^ Gothaisches Genealogisches Taschenbuch der Briefadeligen Häuser 1913. Justus Perthes, Gotha 1913, p. 175.