Hans von Felgenhauer

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Hans Georg Gustav Heinrich von Felgenhauer , origin. von Felgenhauer von und zu Riesa (born November 30, 1863 in Tilsit ; † April 24, 1946 in Berlin-Steglitz ), was a Prussian major general and (military) writer and poet.

Life

Hans came from the Saxon noble family von Felgenhauer from Riesa . He was the fifth and youngest child of the Prussian major Florentin Friedrich von Felgenhauer (1811–81) and his wife Johanna, née Ermold (1835–1902).

Felgenhauer embarked on a military career in the Prussian army . During this period he was captain and company commander in the infantry regiment "von Boyen" (5th East Prussian) No. 41 . Since June 16, 1911 Major , Felgenhauer was then with the staff of the infantry regiment "von Goeben" (2nd Rheinisches) No. 28 and from 1912 commanded the 2nd Battalion in Koblenz .

During the First World War , Felgenhauer was seriously wounded at the front as commander of the Reserve Infantry Regiment No. 65 and received both classes of the Iron Cross and the Wound Badge for his services . After the end of the war, he resigned from military service as major general.

Felgenhauer belonged to the National Association of German Officers (NDO). He was a staunch emperor and remained a monarchist after 1918 . In Berlin he recited poems he had composed himself at meetings. He wrote u. a. also the federal song of the youth loyal to the emperor . In 1924 the first edition of his book Tritt gefasst - a collection of his poems - appeared in Berlin , to which Count Rüdiger von der Goltz wrote the preface . Another edition ("Kameradschaftsausgabe") of this work was published on the 8th Reichsfrontsoldatentag from 7th to 8th May 1927 in Berlin .

Felgenhauer was married to Gertrude, nee Muhl (* 1882), since 1905. The couple lived in Memel and most recently in Berlin-Steglitz .

Works

  • with Wilhelm Müller-Loebnitz: The Book of Honor of the Rhinelander. The Rhinelander in the World War. Edited using the official sources of the Reich Archives and with the support of numerous members of the Rhenish formations. Fatherland publishing house Oskar Hinderer, Stuttgart. no year
  • Take a step! Poems. Veterans thanks publisher Adolf Wegener. Berlin 1924.

literature

  • Gothaisches Genealogisches Taschenbuch der Briefadeligen houses. 1st year, 1907, p. 177.
  • Gothaisches genealogical pocket book of the noble houses. Part B, Volume 32, 1940, p. 163.
  • W. Schimrigk: The infantry regiment ' von Boyen ' (5th East Prussian) No. 41. ES Mittler & Sohn. Berlin 1910.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Death register of the Steglitz registry office in Berlin No. 1248/1946.
  2. ↑ German Officer Association (Ed.): Honor ranking list of the former German Army. ES Mittler & Sohn . Berlin 1926. p. 172.
personal data
SURNAME Felgenhauer, Hans von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Felgenhauer, Hans Georg Gustav Heinrich von; Felgenhauer von und zu Riesa, Hans Georg Gustav Heinrich von (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian major general, military writer
DATE OF BIRTH November 30, 1863
PLACE OF BIRTH Tilsit
DATE OF DEATH April 24, 1946
Place of death Berlin-Steglitz