Gustav von Stiehle

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General von Stiehle

Friedrich Wilhelm Gustav Stiehle , from 1863 von Stiehle (born August 14, 1823 in Erfurt , † November 15, 1899 in Berlin ) was a Prussian infantry general .

Life

origin

Gustav was the son of the Prussian Lieutenant General Friedrich von Stiehle (1791–1874) and his wife Elisabeth Friederike Karoline, née Töpke.

Military career

Stiehle attended the pedagogy in Halle and the grammar school in Erfurt. He then joined on 11 February 1840 as musketeer in the 21st Infantry Regiment of the Prussian army and became the end of February 1841 second lieutenant was. From 1844 to 1847 he attended the General War School in Berlin and in 1848 took part in the clashes in the province of Posen . He was transferred to the trigonometric department of the General Staff from 1852 to 1855 and was promoted to major in 1859 after being chief of the 7th Infantry Regiment in 1858 . As director, Stiehle organized the newly established war schools in Potsdam and Neisse and in 1860 took over the management of the war history department of the Great General Staff .

In 1864 he took part in the war against Denmark on the staff of Field Marshal von Wrangel . He sealed the beginning and the end of this war. On January 31, 1864, he went to the Commander-in-Chief of the Danish troops, Christian Julius de Meza, in the Prinzenpalais in Schleswig to bring him a letter from Field Marshal Friedrich von Wrangel .

“Major von Stiehle, charged with delivering this letter, passed the Eider on the morning of January 31, 1864, author's note. Unhindered by Danish guards, he put the path that led him through the middle of the formidable entrenchments of the Dannewerk back in an open car and stopped in front of the former palace after he had been greeted with loud cheers by the residents of the Schleswig suburb of Friederichsberg of the Prince of Noer (you at Gottorp Castle), where General de Meza had set up his headquarters. General de Meza received the Field Marshal's letter from the Major's hands, read it, winced, and tried to hide the surprise he could not quite master behind the unfolded letter. Quickly recovering himself, he replied with the firmness that befits the tried and tested soldier: "If the field marshal wants to use force - well, here we are and are ready to receive him with arms."

- Theodor Fontane

Also signed the armistice document between Prussia, Austria and Denmark on July 18, 1864 in Christiansfeld .

Stiehle took part in the German War in 1866 and fought as a colonel at Hühnerwasser , Münchengrätz and in the Battle of Königgrätz . Then he took part in the negotiations of the Nikolsburg preliminary peace and led the final military negotiations that followed the Peace of Prague .

Handover from Metz. Colonel von Wichmann, General Fransecky , General von Stiehle, Friedrich Karl of Prussia , General Desvaux

With the mobilization for war against France , Stiehle became Chief of the General Staff of the 2nd Army and shortly afterwards on July 26, 1870 promoted to Major General. During the fighting he took part in the battles of Gravelotte , Beaune-la-Rolande , Orléans and Le Mans, as well as the siege of Metz . With the French general Louis Jarras (1811-1890) he concluded the surrender of Metz. He was able to distinguish himself several times during the war and received a. a. on October 6, 1870 the Iron Cross 1st Class and on January 18, 1870 the oak leaves for the Pour le Mérite .

After the war, Stiehle was inspector of the hunters and riflemen from 1873 to 1875 . From October 28, 1875, Stiele acted as commander of the 7th Division and was promoted to lieutenant general shortly afterwards on November 4 . As such, he was appointed Adjutant General of Kaiser Wilhelm I on March 22, 1877, while remaining in this command. Stiehle gave up his command on August 17, 1881 and took over as commanding general of the V Army Corps . In this position, he was promoted to General of the Infantry on June 9, 1884. On March 21, 1886, Stiehle gave up the corps and then received the post of chief of the engineer and pioneer corps and general inspector of the fortresses. On September 4, 1888 was adjusted Stiehle leaving as Adjutant General for disposition as well as à la suite of engineering and military engineers.

family

Stiehle married Hermine Johanna Luise von Vinke (* 1834) on September 4, 1871 . She was the adopted daughter of Karl Friedrich von Vincke (1800–1869) and the biological daughter of his younger brother Johann Wilhelm Philipp von Vincke (1802–1861).

Honors

For his services, Stiehle was raised to hereditary Prussian nobility on August 6, 1863 . It was also determined that the Pillau fortress in Pillau should bear his name. He also received numerous medals and decorations . In addition to the highest Prussian order of bravery, the Pour le Mérite, he was u. a. Owner of:

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Theodor Fontane: The Schleswig-Holstein War in 1864, Berlin 1866, p. 77
  2. ^ Document of the Christiansfeld armistice between Prussia, Austria and Denmark  in the German Digital Library , accessed on October 12, 2015
  3. ↑ Gothaisches genealogical pocket book of the baronial houses. 1879. Volume ninth and twentieth, p. 901.
personal data
SURNAME Stiehle, Gustav von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Stiehle, Friedrich Wilhelm Gustav (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian general of the infantry
DATE OF BIRTH August 14, 1823
PLACE OF BIRTH Erfurt
DATE OF DEATH November 15, 1899
Place of death Berlin