Gustav von Steinheil

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Gustav von Steinheil.

Gustav von Steinheil (born March 3, 1832 in Ludwigsburg , † March 13, 1908 in Stuttgart ) was a Württemberg infantry general and minister of war .

Life

Gustav von Steinheil belonged to the Evangelical Church . He joined the Württemberg Army as a volunteer on November 17, 1848 . After a three-year officer training course, he was promoted to lieutenant in the 1st Infantry Regiment in Ulm on August 2, 1853 . On August 1, 1858 he was appointed first lieutenant and regimental quartermaster (war commissioner) and on June 11, 1866 as captain . He took part in the German War as a war commissioner at the headquarters of the field division. In March 1870 he was promoted to major and adjutant of the War Ministry and as such went to war against France in the same year . In 1874 he was a lieutenant colonel and later, as a colonel, chief of the military department in the war ministry. His promotion to major general took place in 1883, combined with command of the 54th Infantry Brigade in Ulm.

politics

Due to the surprising death of War Minister Theodor von Wundt , Steinheil was appointed a little later, in July 1883, by King Karl as head of the War Ministry in the Midnight Government, which corresponded to the function of War Minister, but without initially using this title. It was not until February 28, 1885 that he officially became Minister of War and was appointed Lieutenant General in 1887 and General of the Infantry in 1891. On May 10, 1892, Steinheil retired for health reasons.

Honors

literature

  • Swabian Kronik. No. 122, March 13, 1908, p. 5.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f g h Court and State Handbook of the Kingdom of Württemberg 1892. P. 111.
personal data
SURNAME Steinheil, Gustav von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Steinheil, Gustav
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Württemberg General of Infantry and Minister of War (1883–1892)
DATE OF BIRTH March 3, 1832
PLACE OF BIRTH Ludwigsburg
DATE OF DEATH March 13, 1908
Place of death Stuttgart