Gustav von Hollen

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Gustav Karl Emil Beatus von Hollen , from 1866 Freiherr von Hollen (born December 22, 1851 in Schönweide , † November 7, 1917 in Königsberg ) was a Prussian general of the cavalry .

Life

origin

Gustav was a son of the landowner and Danish court hunter Julius von Hollen (1804–1879) and the younger brother of the later Vice Admiral Georg von Hollen and the district administrator Karl von Hollen . On March 21, 1866, his father, who had supported the Prussian side in the German-Danish War , received the Prussian nobility recognition with elevation to the baron class for himself and his descendants.

Military career

On May 13, 1873, Hollen joined the Schleswig-Holstein Uhlan Regiment No. 15 of the Prussian Army in the Strasbourg garrison as a portepée ensign . There he became second lieutenant on October 15, 1874 , rose to regimental adjutant in 1882 and was promoted to prime lieutenant on August 4, 1883 . In position à la suite of his regiment, he was appointed to the command as adjutant for the inspection of the military veterinary system in Berlin on January 30, 1886 . Left in this command, Hollen was transferred à la suite to the cuirassier regiment "Emperor Nicholas I of Russia" (Brandenburg) No. 6 on May 16, 1888 and promoted to Rittmeister on September 19, 1888 . When he was released from his command of the inspection of the military veterinary system, he was sent to the Ministry of War on February 16, 1889 and used in the 3rd division for mounted troops. On September 12, 1892, Hollens was transferred as chief of the 2nd squadron of the Uhlan regiment "Hennigs von Treffenfeld" (Altmärkisches) No. 16 to Salzwedel . There he received on 14 November 1895 character as Major and on 1 September 1896, the patent for this rank. As a regular staff officer , Hollen was transferred to Brandenburg an der Havel on November 25, 1898, in the cuirassier regiment "Emperor Nicholas I of Russia" (Brandenburg) No. 6. At the same time he was promoted to lieutenant colonel , he was commanded on March 22, 1903 to serve as leader of the combined hunter regiment on horseback. Shortly afterwards, on April 18, 1903, Hollen was awarded the rank of regimental commander. With the Etatisierung he was appointed commander now on 3 April 1905 of a fighter regiment on horseback no. 1 named Association appointed. In this position he rose to colonel on February 13, 1906 , on March 6, 1908, was entrusted with the command of the 4th Cavalry Brigade in Bromberg , and on September 9, 1908, he was appointed commander of this brigade . Here Hollen advanced to major general on March 22, 1910 . With his promotion to Lieutenant General on October 1, 1912, Hollen was appointed commander of the 21st Division in Frankfurt am Main .

With the outbreak of World War I , Hollen was appointed commander of the Higher Cavalry Command 4 according to mobilization . In this function, the 3rd and 6th Cavalry Divisions were subordinate to him. In the 5th Army , he took part in the march between Diedenhofen and Metz and had the task of carrying out reconnaissance on the Mézières - St. Mihiel stretch of the Meuse and proceeding on Carignan and Damvillers . Another aim of the investigation was to determine whether the Meuse below Verdun was heavily occupied, or whether French forces were advancing against the 4th and 5th Armies from there, via Verdun or between this fortress and Metz . After the dissolution of the cavalry command, Hollen was appointed commander of the 3rd Infantry Division on December 11, 1914 , which at that time was on the Eastern Front . He led them in the battles near Lodz , on the Rawka - Bzura and around Przasnysz . On July 15, 1915, he handed over the large formation to his successor Hermann von Staabs and was given command of the 37th Infantry Division .

In recognition of his achievements, Hollen was awarded both classes of the Iron Cross and the swords for the Star of the Red Eagle Order II. Class with Oak Leaves. On July 21, 1916, he asked for his release due to illness. He was promoted to General of the Cavalry on January 27, 1917 .

family

Hollen had married Leontine Bernhardine Helene Countess von Roedern (born February 11, 1863 in Polkwitz, † December 23, 1942 in Wildau) in July 1894 . She was a daughter of the Rittmeister a. D. Bernhard Graf von Roedern and his wife Marie, née Miethe. The marriage produced a daughter.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Gothaisches genealogical pocket book of the baronial houses. 23 (1873), p. 294.
  2. ^ Military weekly paper . No. 11 of February 6, 1886, p. 242.
  3. ^ Military weekly paper. No. 46 of May 23, 1888, p. 1016.
  4. ^ Military weekly paper. No. 15 of February 20, 1889, p. 324.
  5. ^ Military weekly paper. No. 82 of September 19, 1892, p. 2106.
  6. ^ Military weekly paper. No. 102 of November 16, 1895, p. 2545.
  7. ^ Military weekly paper. No. 78 of September 2, 1896, p. 2068.
  8. ^ Military weekly paper. No. 25 of March 23, 1903, p. 668.
  9. ^ Military weekly paper. No. 36 of April 19, 1903, p. 949.
  10. ^ Military weekly paper. No. 44 of April 11, 1905, p. 1017.
  11. ^ Military weekly paper. No. 32 of March 10, 1908, p. 713.
  12. ^ Military weekly paper. No. 112 of September 10, 1908, p. 2630.
  13. ↑ Reichsarchiv (ed.): The World War 1914–1918. First volume: The border battles in the west. ES Mittler & Sohn , Berlin 1925, pp. 73f.
  14. ↑ Reichsarchiv (ed.): The World War 1914–1918. First volume: The border battles in the west. ES Mittler & Sohn, Berlin 1925, p. 74.
  15. ^ Military weekly paper. No. 190/191 of October 23, 1915, p. 4502.
  16. ^ Military weekly paper. No. 131/132 of January 27, 1917, p. 3107.
  17. ^ Genealogical handbook of the nobility. 1963, p. 213.
personal data
SURNAME Hollen, Gustav von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Hollen, Gustav Karl Emil Beatus; Hollen, Gustav Freiherr von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian general of the cavalry
DATE OF BIRTH December 22, 1851
PLACE OF BIRTH Schönweide
DATE OF DEATH November 7, 1917
Place of death Königsberg (Prussia)