Gottlieb von Haeseler (Field Marshal General)

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Count von Haeseler; Postcard from Oscar Tellgmann
Gottlieb Graf von Haeseler

Gottlieb Ferdinand Albert Alexis Graf von Haeseler (born January 19, 1836 in Potsdam , † October 25, 1919 in Harnekop ) was a Prussian field marshal .

Life

He came from the noble Magdeburg von Haeseler family and was the son of the Prussian major and district administrator Alexis Graf von Haeseler (1801–1889) and Albertine von Schönermarck (1812–1867). Haeseler attended the knight academy in Brandenburg , the pedagogy in Halle an der Saale and finally the cadet corps . He joined in 1853 as a second lieutenant in the Zieten Hussars Regiment of the Prussian army , and in 1860 adjutant of Prince Friedrich Karl of Prussia Nicholas atIII. Army Corps . On its staff he took part in the German-Danish War in 1864, the German War in 1866 and in the German-French War in 1870/71. In between, he was appointed squadron chief in the 15th Hussar Regiment between 1866 and 1867 and major in 1867 .

After the peace treaty in 1871, he joined the occupation army as chief quartermaster and commanded the 11th Uhlan regiment between 1873 and 1879 . From 1879 on, he headed the War History Department of the Great General Staff . In 1880 he was commander of the 12th Cavalry Brigade and in 1881 promoted to major general. Haeseler took over the 31st Cavalry Brigade in 1883 and was promoted to Lieutenant General in 1886 . Between December 4, 1886 and January 14, 1887 he commanded the 20th Division and between January 15, 1887 and March 21, 1889 the 6th Division .

In 1889 he became senior quartermaster in the general staff , after his promotion to general of the cavalry he took over the newly formed XVI from March 24, 1890 to May 17, 1903 . Army corps in the fortress of Metz . In 1903 Haeseler resigned from active service as Colonel General . As a member of the Prussian mansion (after leaving in 1903), he was particularly committed to the expansion of vocational schools . In January 1905 Haeseler was appointed field marshal general.

He also supported the boy scout movement , as in his opinion there was too big a gap between leaving school and joining the army.

In the First World War he was not given a command due to his age, but accompanied the XVI as an observer . Army Corps , which he commanded until 1903.

Awards, honors

Awards

Honors

Count Haeseler as Roland

Movie

  • In the French film Verdun, visions d'histoire by Léon Poirier, the German commanding marshal is played by Maurice Schutz. Even if no name is mentioned, it is obvious that Haeseler should be represented here. In reality, the battle was largely commanded by Konstantin Schmidt von Knobelsdorf , the XVI. Army corps was only used in December 1916 under Adolf Wild von Hohenborn near Verdun.

Fonts

  • Ten years in the staff of Prince Friedrich Karl. 3 volumes, ES Mittler & Sohn, Berlin 1910–1915 (digitized: volume 2 )

literature

Web links

Commons : Gottlieb Graf von Haeseler  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t Prussian War Ministry (ed.): Ranking list of the Royal Prussian Army and the XIII. (Royal Württemberg) Army Corps for 1914. ES Mittler & Sohn , Berlin 1914, p. 406