Guido Michelmann

Guido Waldemar Michelmann (born January 16, 1823 in Brandenburg an der Havel , † August 3, 1898 in Berlin ) was a Prussian lieutenant general .

Life

origin

He was the son of the Prussian Rittmeister Gottlieb Michelmann (1780–1858) and his wife Christiane, née Kühne (1789–1863). The later major general Louis Ferdinand von Michelmann (1817-1892) was his older brother.

Military career

Michelmann attended the city ​​school in Zossen and joined the 20th Infantry Regiment of the Prussian Army as a fusilier on October 12, 1842 . There he was on 23 March 1843 Portepeefähnrich and patent for the February 20, 1847 second lieutenant promoted. In 1849 Michelmann and his regiment took part in the suppression of the Baden Revolution and served from October 1, 1849 to August 31, 1855 as an adjutant of the 1st Battalion. Promoted to Prime Lieutenant at the beginning of December 1856 , he was in command from November 1, 1857 to June 15, 1859 as a company commander in service with the 2nd Battalion of the 20th Landwehr Regiment in Treuenbrietzen . As a captain , he was transferred to the 7th Brandenburg Infantry Regiment on July 1, 1860 . There Michelmann was appointed chief of the 9th company in Strausberg on October 17, 1860 . In this function he led his company in 1864 during the war against Denmark in the battles near Missunde , Wielhoi, Frydendal , the assault on the Düppeler Schanzen and the transition to Alsen . His achievements were honored by the award of the Red Eagle Order IV class with swords. After the war he was given command of the 8th Company and also commanded it in the war against Austria in the battle of Königgrätz in 1866 .

On March 22, 1868 Michelmann received the character as major and on July 7, 1868 the patent for this rank. Three months later he was transferred to the staff of the 1st Silesian Grenadier Regiment No. 10 in Breslau . During the war against France in 1870/71, Michelmann did not take an active part in the fighting, but commanded the regiment's reserve battalion. On November 7, 1871, he was appointed commander of the 2nd Battalion. This was followed on April 23, 1872 as a commander of the fusilier battalion in Oels and on September 2, 1873 his promotion to lieutenant colonel . Under position à la suite , Michelmann was commissioned on March 11, 1876 with the command of the 2nd Rhenish Infantry Regiment No. 65 . After he was promoted to colonel on March 22, 1876 , Michelmann was appointed regimental commander on May 18, 1876. He gave up this command on August 29, 1882, was transferred to Münster and appointed commander of the 25th Infantry Brigade . In this position, Michelmann was awarded Major General on September 13, 1882, and two years later for his services with the Order of the Red Eagle, 2nd class with oak leaves and swords on the ring. He was on 4 December 1886 under the statutory award of the character as Lieutenant General Board for disposition made.

After his death on August 6, 1898, Michelmann was buried in the Hasenheide cemetery.

literature

• Kurt von Priesdorff : Soldier leadership . Volume 8, Hanseatische Verlagsanstalt Hamburg, undated [Hamburg], undated [1941], DNB 367632837 , p. 465, no. 2697.