Gustav von Möller (General)

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Gustav Albert Leopold von Möller (born March 8, 1834 in Berlin , † June 18, 1896 in Charlottenburg ) was a Prussian lieutenant general and commandant of Magdeburg .

Life

origin

Gustav was a son of the chief president of the court of appeal in Breslau Gottfried Gustav von Möller (1803-1868) and his wife Karoline, née Pelizaeus († 1862).

Military career

After attending grammar schools in Stettin and Köslin , Möller enrolled at the University of Berlin . On April 11, 1854, he joined the 2nd Guards Regiment on foot in the Prussian Army as a grenadier and was promoted to Second Lieutenant by mid-December 1855 . For the duration of the mobilization on the occasion of the Sardinian War , Möller was an adjutant in the replacement battalion of the 2nd Guard Infantry Brigade in 1859 and graduated from October 1859 to July 1862 for further training at the War Academy . In the meantime he was transferred to the 4th Guards Regiment on foot . For training purposes he was in command of the 2nd Guard Uhlan Regiment from October 1862 to May 1863 and was promoted to Prime Lieutenant in mid-November 1862 . As such, he took part in the battle near Fredericia and the assault on the Düppeler Schanzen in 1864 during the war against Denmark . For his work Möller received the Red Eagle Order IV. Class and the Crown Order III. Class with swords. On December 21, 1864 he was assigned to the Great General Staff .

In the war against Austria in 1866 Möller was assigned to the Stolberg Detachment as a general staff officer , worked in this capacity for Oswiecim and Goczalkowitz and received a commendation for his brave behavior. After the war he was in early October 1866 to the Embassy to Paris commanded and the end of the month, leaving in place the captain promoted and the General Staff of the Army aggregated . On February 15, 1867, he was assigned to the Army General Staff while leaving his command. After he was released from his command in Paris on April 1, 1869, he was appointed to the General Staff of the XI five days later . Army Corps transferred.

During the Franco-Prussian War in 1870/71 Möller took part in the battles at Weißenburg , Wörth , Sedan and on Mont Valerien , the siege of Paris , the bombardment of Pfalzburg , and the battles at Stonne , Fort d'Ivry , Moulineaux and on the Mont Mesly part.

Awarded both classes of the Iron Cross , Möller was promoted to major after the peace treaty in early October 1871 and transferred to the General Staff of the 6th Division at the end of the month . From the end of October 1874 he was employed in the General Staff of the IV Army Corps and from June to August 1875 he was in command of the 1st Battalion in the 4th Magdeburg Infantry Regiment No. 67 . After his promotion to lieutenant colonel Möller resigned on June 12, 1877, when he was appointed commander of the 2nd battalion in the 3rd Hessian Infantry Regiment No. 83 . He was promoted to colonel on September 16, 1881 and was transferred to Strasbourg on March 11, 1882 as commander of the 2nd Lower Silesian Infantry Regiment No. 47 . In this position he received on September 18, 1886 the Crown Order II. Class with swords on the ring. With the position of his regiment à la suite , Möller was commissioned on May 14, 1887, initially to lead the 32nd Infantry Brigade . On August 3, 1887, he was appointed brigade commander and promoted to major general. On 16 February 1889 he became commander of Magdeburg and received on 24 March 1890, character as a lieutenant general. In the late summer of 1891 Möller was the leader of the reserve division formed by the IV Army Corps for the imperial maneuver. On September 19, 1891, the patent was awarded to his rank. Under the star ceremony for Red Eagle II. Class with oak leaves and swords on rings was Möller on 18 October 1891 board for disposition made. He died on June 18, 1896 in Charlottenburg.

family

Möller married Elisabeth Freiin Waitz von Eschen (1856–1936) on June 8, 1881 at Gut Winterbüren . The couple had several children:

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Gothaisches Genealogisches Taschenbuch der Freiherrlichen Häuser. 1921. Seventy-first year, Justus Perthes, Gotha 1920, p. 1019.
  2. ^ Hans Werner Neulen: Feldgrau in Jerusalem. The Levant Corps of Imperial Germany.
personal data
SURNAME Möller, Gustav von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Möller, Gustav Albert Leopold von (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian lieutenant general and commandant of Magdeburg
DATE OF BIRTH March 8, 1834
PLACE OF BIRTH Berlin
DATE OF DEATH June 18, 1896
Place of death Charlottenburg