Hans von Laue

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Hans Friedrich Heinrich von Laue

Hans Friedrich Heinrich Laue , von Laue since 1858 , (born November 8, 1829 in Berlin , † April 10, 1913 in Potsdam ) was a Prussian lieutenant general and commandant of the fortress Metz .

Life

origin

He was the son of the later Prussian major general Friedrich Wilhelm von Laue (1796–1862) and his wife Charlotte Wilhelmine, née von Arnim (1799–1868). His father was on 1 January in 1858 by King Friedrich Wilhelm IV. For himself and his descendants into the hereditary Prussian nobility applicable Service.

Military career

Laue attended the Friedrichswerder grammar school in Berlin, the Friedrich Wilhelms grammar school in Posen and the knight academy in Brandenburg an der Havel . On April 17, 1848, he volunteered in the Guard Rifle Battalion of the Prussian Army and took part in the war against Denmark in the same year . After Laue graduated from the division school in Potsdam, he was transferred to the 14th Infantry Regiment on March 26, 1850 as a second lieutenant . From October 1850 to the end of March 1851 he was assigned to the replacement battalion of the 11th Infantry Brigade and then to the 2nd combined reserve battalion until the end of September 1851. On March 13, 1852 he was transferred to the 40th Infantry Regiment (4th Reserve Regiment) . Here Laue advanced to Prime Lieutenant on May 31, 1859 and was in command as adjutant in the Magdeburg governorate from March 29, 1860 to January 11, 1862 . Left in this command, he was transferred to the 2nd Magdeburg Infantry Regiment (No. 27) on February 23, 1861 . With his promotion to captain and transfer to the 4th Magdeburg Infantry Regiment No. 67 , Laue returned to service and was given command of the 7th Company. Laue took part with the regiment in 1866 during the war against Austria in the battles near Münchengrätz and Königgrätz . During the fighting near Königgrätz he was badly wounded and lost his left hand . For his achievements Laue received the Order of the Red Eagle, IV class with swords.

After the peace agreement and his recovery, Laue was commanded to serve with the Great General Staff in May 1867 . In position à la suite of his regiment, he was transferred to the secondary budget of the Great General Staff on February 15, 1868. After the beginning of the war against France , Laue resigned as a major in his regiment on July 23, 1870 and was commander of the replacement battalion until December 1870. He was then transferred to the mobile regiment in France as a regular staff officer and charged with leading the fusilier battalion. In this capacity Laue took part in the siege of Belfort and the battle of the Lisaine , in which he suffered an ear wound.

Awarded the Iron Cross II. Class Laue was after the war, the 4th Magdeburg Infantry Regiment. 67 commander of the August 28, 1871, leaving his position à la suite NCO School Weissenfels appointed. On March 22, 1876 he was promoted to lieutenant colonel and a few days later was transferred to the 7th Thuringian Infantry Regiment No. 96 in Gera as commander of the 2nd Battalion . Transferred to the cadet corps, he was appointed commander of the main cadet corps from February 3, 1880 and was promoted to colonel on September 18, 1880. On March 23, 1885, Laue à la suite of the cadet corps was appointed and appointed commandant of Metz. In this capacity he was promoted to major general on September 16, 1885 and lieutenant general on September 19, 1888. Laue also received the star for the Order of the Red Eagle, 2nd class with swords on the ring. On the occasion of the festival of the Order in 1892, Wilhelm II paid tribute to him by awarding him the Order of the Crown, 1st Class. On June 2, 1892, Laue was released from his post, transferred to the army officers, and on July 5, 1892, in approval of his resignation request, put up for disposal with the statutory pension . He spent his old age in Potsdam.

family

Laue married Antonie Beckmann (* 1838) on June 8, 1860 in Genthin . The marriage produced three sons:

  • Hans-Peter (* 1862), Prussian officer
  • Hans-Jakob (* 1866), Prussian officer
  • Hans-Bodo (* 1876)

literature

  • Marcelli Janecki : Handbook of the Prussian Nobility. Volume 1, Berlin 1892, p. 332.
  • Max von Lessel: Commemorative sheets of the Officer Corps Infantry Regiment Prince Louis Ferdinand of Prussia (2nd Magdeburgisches) No. 27. Verlag R. Eisenschmidt, Berlin 1890, p. 175 f.
  • Otto Söding: Officer master list of the Royal Prussian 7th Thuringian Infantry Regiment No. 96. ES Mittler & Sohn , Berlin 1912, pp. 84–85.

Web link

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Günter Wegmann (Ed.), Günter Wegner: Formation history and staffing of the German armed forces 1815-1990. Part 1: Occupation of the German armies 1815–1939. Volume 3: The occupation of the active regiments, battalions and departments from the foundation or list up to August 26, 1939. Biblio Verlag, Osnabrück 1993, ISBN 3-7648-2413-1 , p. 587.
  2. ^ Military weekly paper . No. 6 of January 20, 1892, p. 167.
personal data
SURNAME Laue, Hans von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Laue, Hans Friedrich Heinrich von (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian lieutenant general
DATE OF BIRTH November 8, 1829
PLACE OF BIRTH Berlin
DATE OF DEATH April 10, 1913
Place of death Potsdam