Hans Theodor Krause

Hans Theodor Krause (born April 16, 1824 in Northeim , † July 15, 1888 in Hanover ) was the royal Prussian major general and most recently head of the technical department for artillery matters.

origin

His parents were Ernst Louis Krause († December 11, 1847) and his wife Luise Marie Chrisiani († April 8, 1842). His father was a captain in the Hanoverian 3rd Hussar Regiment Duke of Cambridge . His brother Ernst Eduard (1827–1886) became a Prussian lieutenant general and in 1881 was ennobled.

Life

He received his education first at the Progymnasium in Northeim. He then came on July 1, 1840, a cadet in the Hanoverian artillery brigade. From 1840 to 1842 he was posted to the military academy . After graduating, he was promoted to Portepeef Ensign on May 18, 1842 and to Seconde Lieutenant on August 18, 1842 . From 1844 to 1845 he was again assigned to the military academy. He was then sent from 1847 to 1848 to the General War School and to the university in Berlin , where he was promoted to Premier-Lieutenant on November 6, 1847 . After his return he was commanded from May 1st to June 30th to build fortifications on the Ems . After his return he took part in the first Schleswig War in 1848 . On July 1, 1848, he was transferred to the Directorate for Army Materials, where he remained until 1866. In addition, from 1848 to 1860 he was also a teacher of artillery for artillery portepeefähnrich and cadets in Hanover. On November 5, 1858, he was promoted to captain and appointed head of the Hanoverian artillery craft company. After the German War , the Kingdom of Hanover was annexed by Prussia and the Hanoverian army was disbanded.

On March 9, 1867, Krause came as a captain with his patent in the Prussian Army , where he was first aggregated into the 7th Artillery Brigade and then on April 9, 1867 was appointed battery chief . On January 14, 1868 he was promoted to major and at the same time transferred as commander to the II. Division of the field artillery regiment No. 10. During the Franco-Prussian War he fought at Vionville , Gravelotte , Noisseville , Orleans , Beaugency-Cravant and Le Mans . He was also at the siege of Metz , the observation of Langres and the battles at Loir, Chahaianes and l'Homme. For this he received the Iron Cross 2nd Class on September 16, 1871 and the Iron Cross 1st Class on June 8, 1871 .

After the war, on July 11, 1871, he was transferred to the 2nd Division of Field Artillery Regiment No. 15 as a commander. From there he was posted on October 26, 1872 to lead the field artillery regiment No. 4. On March 22, 1873 he was promoted to lieutenant colonel and appointed commander of the regiment. But on June 9, 1875, he was transferred to the War Ministry, where he became head of the technical department for artillery matters. He rose to the rank of colonel on March 21, 1876 and was given the rank of brigade commander on September 22, 1877. On 18 January 1880 he was awarded the Order of the Crown 2nd class excellent, on 9 October 1880, then with the character as a major general and pension for grabs asked. He died unmarried in Hanover on July 15, 1888.

His regimental commander, Colonel von Bülow, wrote in his assessment in 1868: A very knowledgeable and capable officer, of an honorable character and good sociable forms. With great diligence and appreciable zeal he found his way into Prussian conditions, rides very bold and agile and is reliable and dutiful in his service. During the last shooting exercises he commanded the current I. at that time II. Foot section and in this relationship filled his position with security and caution. He is perfectly suitable for promotion to staff officer.

literature

• Kurt von Priesdorff : Soldatisches Führertum , Hanseatische Verlagsanstalt Hamburg, undated [Hamburg], undated [1939], DNB 367632829 , Volume 9, pp. 371–372, No. 2945