Georg von Hollen

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Amandus Karl Georg von Hollen , from 1866 Freiherr von Hollen (born June 13, 1845 in Schönweide , † September 6, 1900 in Kiel ) was a German naval officer , most recently vice admiral .

Life

Hollen was the son of the landowner Julius von Hollen . He entered the Prussian Navy as a cadet aspirant on June 21, 1859 and took part in expeditions on Hela , Gazelle and Gefion .

In the German-Danish War he took part in the naval battle near Jasmund on March 17, 1864 on board the Arcona . He was promoted to lieutenant at sea in 1865 and later made several sea voyages. In 1871 he became a member of the Prussian Artillery Examination Commission . As a corvette captain in 1876 he became the head of the artillery department of the Imperial Admiralty .

When the two warships, Großer Kurfürst and König Wilhelm, collided on May 31, 1878 in the Dover / Calais road, Hollen was the first officer on SMS König Wilhelm. In the accident 269 sailors (out of 487) died; SMS Großer Kurfürst sank off Folkestone. As commander, he commanded the corvette Ariadne in 1880/81 and - after he had been promoted to captain of the sea in 1882 - the frigate Stein from 1886 to 1887 .

In 1883 Hollen became inspector of the naval artillery and in 1889 he was promoted to rear admiral and at the same time to the head of the Hydrogeographic Office . On April 1, 1891, he was made director in the naval department of the Reichsmarineamte and on January 20, 1892 put on disposition . Hollen received on 17 October 1892 the character as a Vice Admiral.

Hollen had married Luise von Stosch (* 1852) in 1874. She was a daughter of Albrecht von Stosch . The district administrator Karl von Hollen was his brother.

literature

  • Dermot Bradley (eds.), Hans H. Hildebrand, Ernest Henriot: Germany's Admirals 1849-1945. The military careers of naval, engineering, medical, weapons and administrative officers with admiral rank. Volume 2: HO. Biblio Verlag, Osnabrück 1989, ISBN 3-7648-1499-3 , pp. 133-134.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Hans H. Hildebrand, Albert Röhr, Hans-Otto Steinmetz: The German Warships Biographies - a mirror of naval history from 1815 to the present; Vol. 3, p. 30.

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personal data
SURNAME Hollen, Georg von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Hollen, Amadeus Karl Georg Freiherr von (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German naval officer, most recently vice admiral
DATE OF BIRTH June 13, 1845
PLACE OF BIRTH Schönweide
DATE OF DEATH September 6, 1900
Place of death Kiel