Gottlieb Ludwig Wilhelm Grapow

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Gottlieb Ludwig Wilhelm Grapow (born March 2, 1787 in Neustettin , † October 22, 1874 in Breslau ) was a Prussian major general .

Life

origin

He was the son of the building inspector Philipp Wilhelm Grapow (1745-1830) and his wife Sophie, née Weihe († 1801).

Military career

Grapow joined the Silesian Artillery Brigade of the Prussian Army as a gunner on June 17, 1808 and was promoted to second lieutenant by the end of April 1811 . During the Wars of Liberation he was awarded the Iron Cross, 2nd class. After the war, he became lieutenant prime minister on June 24, 1815 and brigadjutant on May 23, 1816. With the promotion to captain followed on March 30, 1817 a use as adjutant of the 2nd artillery inspection, before Grapow was transferred to the adjutantage on April 11, 1818. On March 17, 1830 he came to the 2nd Artillery Brigade in Kolberg and was appointed artillery officer from the square on February 12, 1831 . In this position, Grapow rose to major in mid-April 1833 , before joining the 4th Artillery Brigade as 5th staff officer on November 10, 1833 . At the same time he was also a member of the artillery examination commission from March 30, 1836 . On June 25, 1836, when he was transferred back to the 2nd Artillery Brigade, he was appointed commander of the III. Department and by March 1843 he was promoted to lieutenant colonel . On February 27, 1844 he was then aggregated to the brigade , but remained a member of the Artillery Examination Commission and the Examination Commission for Prime Lieutenant of the Artillery. On March 31, 1846 he was promoted to colonel and awarded the character as a major general took Grapow on June 10, 1850 his parting with inn . On the occasion of the coronation of King Wilhelm I , he was awarded the Order of the Red Eagle III on October 18, 1861 . Awarded class with a ribbon. He died in Breslau on October 22, 1874.

His assessment from 1843 read: “A very scientifically trained staff officer, of good moral leadership. In spite of all his praiseworthy zeal and the associated activity in the service, we can wish him greater agility in front of the troops. In treating his subordinates, he does not always show the right rhythm. "

family

Grapow married Henriette Müller (1796-1862) in Schweidnitz on March 11, 1816. Their son Paul Grapow (1831–1875) became sea ​​captain and commander of the covered corvette SMS Elisabeth and married Elisabeth Henriette Bertha Simon (1841–1884) in 1859. Their son Max (1861-1924) became a German admiral and on September 18, 1915 was raised to the hereditary Prussian nobility.

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Gothaisches genealogical Paperback letter noble houses. 1919. Thirteenth year, Justus Perthes, Gotha 1918, pp. 304–305.
personal data
SURNAME Grapow, Gottlieb Ludwig Wilhelm
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian major general
DATE OF BIRTH March 2, 1787
PLACE OF BIRTH Neustettin
DATE OF DEATH October 22, 1874
Place of death Wroclaw