Gustav von Pritzelwitz

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Gustav Karl Ludwig Leopold Heinrich Friedrich Hermann von Pritzelwitz (1813–1895)

Gustav Karl Ludwig Leopold Heinrich Friedrich Hermann von Pritzelwitz (born January 1, 1813 in Berlin , † March 25, 1895 in Potsdam ) was a Prussian infantry general and governor of Mainz fortress .

Life

origin

He was the son of the later Prussian major general Karl Ludwig von Pritzelwitz (1768–1839) and his wife Henriette Luise Friederike, née von Schladen (1773–1859).

Military career

Pritzelwitz first visited the cadet houses in Potsdam and Berlin . On August 13, 1830 he was employed as a sergeant in the Kaiser Franz Garde Grenadier Regiment of the Prussian Army . There he was promoted to second lieutenant on April 14, 1832 and worked as a regimental adjutant from January 16, 1842 to May 12, 1847. Subsequently, Pritzelwitz acted as an adjutant of the 1st Guard Landwehr Brigade and in this capacity became Prime Lieutenant on April 6, 1848 . This was followed on April 12, 1849 as an adjutant at the command of the Guard Infantry. Left in this command, Pritzelwitz was promoted to captain on July 17, 1851 and placed à la suite of the Kaiser Franz Garde Grenadier Regiment. With effect from June 18, 1853, Pritzelwitz returned to service as a company commander in his regiment. As a major he was promoted to regular staff officer on September 20, 1856, and in November of the following year was appointed second commander of the 2nd battalion in the 4th Guards Landwehr Regiment in Koblenz . On June 1, 1858, he was transferred to Saarlouis as commander of the 2nd Battalion in the 29th Infantry Regiment . From there, Pritzelwitz was ordered to serve at the War Ministry in Berlin on June 19, 1860 . There he was appointed head of the clothing department on October 6, 1860. In the meantime promoted to colonel , Pritzelwitz was appointed commander of the 3rd Guards Grenadier Regiment "Queen Elisabeth" on August 13, 1864 . He led this association in 1866 during the war against Austria in the battles near Trautenau and Königinhof . In the battle of Königgrätz he led the vanguard of the 2nd Guard Infantry Division and took Lipa with his regiment . For his achievements, Pritzelwitz received the Order of the Red Eagle, 2nd class with oak leaves and swords.

After the peace agreement , he was appointed commander of the newly formed 42nd Infantry Brigade in Frankfurt am Main , with a position à la suite of his regiment . In this position he was promoted to major general on December 31, 1866 with a patent from October 30, 1866. As such, Pritzelwitz was given command of the 34th Infantry Brigade stationed in Schwerin on September 18, 1867 . In 1868 he concluded the military convention with Prussia for Mecklenburg-Schwerin .

With the beginning of the war against France Pritzelwitz was appointed commander of the 2nd Infantry Division for the duration of the mobile relationship . He led this large unit in the battles at Colombey , Noisseville , Amiens and the enclosure of Metz . In addition to both classes of the Iron Cross , Pritzelwitz was awarded the Mecklenburg Military Merit Cross 1st Class. On the day of the imperial proclamation he was promoted to lieutenant general and after the preliminary peace of Versailles on May 23, 1871, he was transferred to the officers of the army.

He was then appointed commander of the 28th division in Karlsruhe on June 3, 1871 . This was followed on November 30, 1875 as governor of the Mainz fortress. In this capacity, Pritzelwitz received the character of General of the Infantry on February 3, 1880 and was awarded the Grand Cross of the Red Eagle Order with oak leaves and swords on the ring and the number "50" on August 13, 1880 on the occasion of his 50th anniversary in service . On November 16, 1880 he was charged with the statutory board for disposition made. He was a legal knight of the Order of St. John .

In subsequent recognition of his many years of service, a work in the fortress of Mainz was given the name "Cavalier Pritzelwitz" by Kaiser Wilhelm I.

family

Pritzelwitz had married Karoline von Wrochem (1821-1907) on April 10, 1850 in Brzesnitz . Among other things, the future Prussian infantry general Kurt von Pritzelwitz (1854–1935) emerged from the marriage.

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Kurt von Priesdorff: Soldatisches Führertum. Volume 5, Hanseatische Verlagsanstalt Hamburg, undated [Hamburg], undated [1938], DNB 367632802 , p. 393, no. 1612.
  2. ↑ digitized version
personal data
SURNAME Pritzelwitz, Gustav von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Pritzelwitz, Gustav Karl Ludwig Leopold Heinrich Friedrich Hermann von (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian general of the infantry
DATE OF BIRTH January 1, 1813
PLACE OF BIRTH Berlin
DATE OF DEATH March 25, 1895
Place of death Potsdam