Gustav von Manstein

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General von Manstein

Albert Ehrenreich Gustav von Manstein (born August 24, 1805 in Willnischken , † May 11, 1877 in Flensburg ) was a Prussian infantry general .

Life

origin

Gustav was the son of Albrecht Ernst von Manstein (1776–1812) and his wife Karoline Ernestine, born von Ciesielsky (1778–1848). His father fell as a major in the 2nd West Prussian Dragoon Regiment and knight of the Pour le Mérite in the battle at Piktupönen.

Military career

Mansteins grave, Billwerder cemetery
Mansteinstrasse , Hamburg

In his youth, Manstein attended the cadet houses in Kulm and Berlin . Then he joined the 3rd Infantry Regiment of the Prussian Army on September 20, 1822 as a portepee ensign . The following year he was promoted to second lieutenant . From 1835 Manstein was first lieutenant in the regiment, from 1839 adjutant of the 1st Landwehr Brigade and finally from June 15, 1841 to March 21, 1843, adjutant at the General Command of the 1st Army Corps . By 1863 he was promoted to lieutenant general and commander of the 6th division . In the German-Danish War in 1864 he led his division in the assault on the Düppeler Schanzen and in the transition to Alsen . For these achievements Manstein was awarded the Order Pour le Mérite on April 21, 1864 and the Knight's Cross of the Military Maria Theresa Order on August 21, 1864 .

In the German War of 1866 he led the reserve of the 1st Army , with which he was able to intervene decisively at the end of the Battle of Königgrätz . For his military service he received the oak leaves for the Pour le Mérite on September 20, 1866. In 1867 he became the commanding general of the IX. Army Corps , and finally General of the Infantry in 1868 .

In the Franco-Prussian War of 1870/71 he led his troops in particular at Gravelotte , later on the Loire at Orléans and Le Mans with excellent results. For his services in this war he received a grant of 100,000 thalers . The city of Altona granted him honorary citizenship in 1872. On the occasion of his 50th anniversary in service, Wilhelm I awarded him the Grand Cross of the Red Eagle Order with Oak Leaves and Swords on the Ring on September 20, 1872 .

On July 29, 1873 Manstein was leaving his position as chief of the Infantry Regiment. 84 and award of the Black Eagle to the disposition provided. The Fort St. Quentin of the fortress Metz was named after him on September 1st, 1873.

Manstein spent his old age in Billwerder . There he was buried in the cemetery of St. Nicolai Church .

In the Hamburg district of Hoheluft-West , Mansteinstrasse in the so-called Generalsviertel in the Eimsbüttel district was named after von Manstein.

family

Manstein married Mathilde Sperber (1811–1877) on April 14, 1834 in Königsberg . The following children were born from the marriage:

⚭ 1871 Karoline Fiebinger (1851–1878)
⚭ Anna Schröder (* 1859), divorced
⚭ 1888 Ida Heidrich (* 1863)
  • Georg (1844–1913), Prussian Lieutenant General ⚭ Hedwig Bertha von Sperling (* 1852)

Manstein was the adoptive grandfather of Erich von Lewinski, known as von Manstein , Field Marshal General of the Wehrmacht in World War II .

literature

Web links

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ His tombstone is still in the cemetery in Piktupönen Cf. Piktupönen
personal data
SURNAME Manstein, Gustav von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Manstein, Albrecht Ehrenreich Gustav von (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian general of the infantry
DATE OF BIRTH August 24, 1805
PLACE OF BIRTH Willnischken
DATE OF DEATH May 11, 1877
Place of death Flensburg