Gustav von Glasenapp

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Gustav Emil Ferdinand von Glasenapp (born November 2, 1840 in Stolp , † October 12, 1892 in Berg Diwenow ) was a Prussian lieutenant and military writer.

Life

family

Gustav was a member of the Pomeranian castle-seated noble family von Glasenapp . His parents were the Prussian colonel z. D. Ferdinand von Glasenapp (1814–1898) and Pauline von Schack († 1891). He married Pauline Wiese (1849–1880) in 1867. The marriage resulted in three children, Margarethe (1868–1882), Hedwig (1870–1870) and Paul (1872–1883), who died young. As a widower, he went into a second marriage in 1888 with Luise Hinz (1855–1898).

Career

Glasenapp began his officer career in the Prussian army in 1852 at the cadet institute in Culm and in 1855 moved to the cadet regiment in Berlin . In 1856 he joined the 5th Hussar Regiment , where he was promoted to portepee ensign in 1857 and second lieutenant in 1858 . In 1865 he received his farewell as a lieutenant .

Afterwards he devoted himself to literary, especially military studies. He was editor of the new military papers , but also of the war newspaper 1870/71 and the NCO newspaper .

After his residence, first in Berlin , then in Potsdam , he died as a villa owner in Berg Diwenow.

Works

  • Prussia's campaign in 1866 from the military point of view: according to the sources available up to now . Berlin 1866 ( books.google.de )
  • Guide to the theory lessons of the cavalryman . Berlin 1867
  • About the maintenance and use of the service, luxury and hunting horse . Berlin 1867
  • Military biographies of the officer corps of the Prussian Army . Berlin 1868, ( archive.org )
  • The campaign of 1870–71 . 2 volumes. Berlin 1871 ( books.google.de )
  • The Generals of the German Army Ten Years of German Army History 1864-1874 . 1875
  • Bavaria's generals . 1876
  • The generals of the German army from 1848–1871: biographies, portraits and facsimiles . 2 volumes. Berlin 1880
  • Supplement to the General Staff Works 1866 and 1848–1871: biographies, portraits and facsimiles of the leaders of the German armies up to and including the leaders of a division in the campaigns of 1848, 1849, 1864, 1866 and 1870–71 . Berlin 1880
  • Guide to instructing recruits and senior cavalry crews . Berlin 1882
  • Memorandum for the ninth and eightieth birthdays of His Majesty the Emperor and King Wilhelm: 79 years of service of His Maj.Potsdam 1886
  • Code of Criminal and Correctional Penalties and Law on Judges of the Peace . 1892

literature

  • Eugen von Glasenapp: Contributions to the history of the Old Pomeranian dynasty of the hereditary, castle and palace residents of Glasenapp . Volume 2, Berlin 1884, p. 425, StNr. 326.

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personal data
SURNAME Glasenapp, Gustav von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Glasenapp, Gustav Emil Ferdinand von (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian lieutenant and fellow writer
DATE OF BIRTH November 2, 1840
PLACE OF BIRTH Stumble
DATE OF DEATH October 12, 1892
Place of death Mount Diwenow