Hans von Bülow (General)

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Hans von Bülow around 1880

Hans Adolf Julius von Bülow (born February 27, 1816 in Ossecken , † December 9, 1897 in Berlin ) was a Prussian general of the artillery .

Life

origin

He came from the Mecklenburg nobility family von Bülow and was the son of the landowner Werner von Bülow (1778-1849) and his wife Julie, born von Hodenberg (1792-1864).

Military career

Bülow was a cadet in Kulm and Berlin . He was then transferred on August 5, 1833 as Second Lieutenant of the Guards Artillery Brigade of the Prussian Army . In 1834/35 Bülow was commanded for further training at the United Artillery and Engineering School. From 1841 he served as a departmental adjutant and was promoted to prime lieutenant on May 2, 1844 . In the further course of his military career, Bülow rose on June 1, 1858 to major and artillery officer from the square in Koblenz . This was followed on November 5, 1859, when he was appointed commander of the fortress department in the 6th Artillery Regiment . In this position, promoted to lieutenant colonel on October 18, 1861 , Bülow was commander of the 1st division from March 15, 1862 to June 24, 1864. He then received command of the Westphalian Field Artillery Regiment No. 7 and became a colonel on June 18, 1865 .

In the war against Austria in 1866, Bülow took part in the battles near Münchengrätz and the Battle of Königgrätz as commander of the reserve artillery of the VII Army Corps . For his achievements he was awarded the Order of the Crown III. bestowed with swords. In position à la suite of his regiment, Bülow was appointed commander of the 3rd Field Artillery Brigade on January 14, 1868 . At the same time he was from March 10, 1868 also a member of the examination committee for prime lieutenants of the artillery.

At the Franco-Prussian War 1870/71 Bülow took as major general and commander of the artillery of the III. Army Corps . He was used in the battles at Spichern , Mars-la-Tour , Gravelotte , Noisseville , Beaune-la-Rolande , Orléans and Le Mans . In addition, Bülow was active in the sieges of Metz and Paris . In addition to both classes of the Iron Cross , he was awarded the Order of Pour le Mérite .

After the peace agreement, Bülow was appointed commander of the Guards Artillery Brigade on September 21, 1871 . With the rank and fees of an artillery inspector , he was transferred to the army officers on February 3, 1872, and he was ordered to serve at the general inspection of the artillery . From this point on, Bülow was also a member of the General Artillery Committee. On January 23, 1873 he was appointed inspector of the 2nd artillery inspection. In this position he advanced to lieutenant general at the beginning of September 1873 and was awarded the Order of the Iron Crown 1st Class, the Red Eagle Order 1st Class with Oak Leaves and the Grand Cross of the Albrecht Order . On November 6, 1879, Bülow was finally appointed inspector general of the artillery. Because of differences of opinion between him and the war ministry , headed by General Kameke at the time , Bülow took his leave . He was on 12 December 1882 award of the character as General of Infantry with the statutory board for disposition and at the same à la suite of the first Pomeranian Field Artillery Regiment. 2 in Szczecin asked.

On the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the Battle of Mars-la-Tour, Kaiser Wilhelm II awarded him the title of General of the Artillery on August 16, 1895.

Hans von Bülow was buried next to his wife in the military cemetery in the Hasenheide in Berlin.

family

Bülow married Rosa Marie Henriette von Schlieben (1827–1876) on April 19, 1847 in Breslau . She was the daughter of a lieutenant colonel. He was friends with Prince Kraft zu Hohenlohe-Ingelfingen . His daughter Anna (1862-1948) married the plant breeder Ferdinand von Lochow (1849-1924) in 1883 .

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personal data
SURNAME Bülow, Hans von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Bülow, Hans Adolf Julius von (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian general of the artillery
DATE OF BIRTH February 27, 1816
PLACE OF BIRTH Ossecken
DATE OF DEATH December 9, 1897
Place of death Berlin