Hans von Nitsche

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Hans Hermann Nikolaus von Nitsche (born March 26, 1855 in Hoyerswerda , † December 15, 1927 in Herischdorf-Warmbrunn ) was a Prussian major general .

Life

origin

Hans was the son of the Prussian Lieutenant General Eduard von Nitsche (1825-1903) and his wife Johann, née Krieger (1835-1915).

Military career

Nitsche attended high schools in Posen and Gera as well as the Berlin cadet house . On April 23, 1874, he was transferred as a second lieutenant to the Guard Fusilier Regiment of the Prussian Army . From the middle of February 1878 to the end of March 1881 he was adjutant and investigative officer of the III. Battalions. For three years from October 1881, Nitsche was assigned to further training at the War Academy and in the meantime rose to Prime Lieutenant at the end of August 1883 . On March 22, 1887, he was assigned to the Great General Staff. A year later, Nitsche was commanded as an adjutant of the 34th Infantry Brigade to Schwerin under position à la suite of his regiment and was promoted to captain at the end of March 1889 . With his appointment as company commander he was again active in the Guard Fusilier Regiment from May 22, 1889 to April 17, 1896. Then as adjutant of the 7th Division of Magdeburg commanded, Nitsche was on May 30, 1896, leaving his position as a Major in the Magdeburgische Fusilier Regiment. 36 is added. This was followed from January 27, 1898 to July 17, 1902 as a commander of the 2nd Battalion in the Guard Grenadier Regiment No. 5 . When he was promoted to lieutenant colonel , he was transferred to Liegnitz on the staff of the grenadier regiment "King Wilhelm I." (2nd West Prussian) No. 7 . In March 1905 Nitsche was accepted as a knight of honor in the Order of St. John . Promoted to colonel , he was appointed commander of the infantry regiment "Count Tauentzien von Wittenberg" (3rd Brandenburg) No. 20 in Wittenberg on September 15, 1905 . In recognition of his services he was awarded the Order of the Crown, 2nd class, on the occasion of the festival in January 1909 . On April 20, 1909, with the approval of his resignation request , Nitsche was put up for disposition with the character of major general and the statutory pension .

During the First World War he was re-used as a ZD officer and from January 15, 1915 was the commander of the 176th Landwehr Brigade. In this position he received the patent for his rank on January 27, 1915 . In association with the "Zastrow" corps , Nitsche took part in the fighting on the Eastern Front and was awarded the Iron Cross, 2nd class. Due to his state of health, Nitsche gave up command of the brigade again and his mobilization provision was then repealed on May 15, 1915.

family

Nitsche married Klara Dionysius (* 1866) in Przysicka on May 27, 1885. The two daughters Dorothea (* 1889) and Marianne (* 1891) emerged from the marriage.

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Kurt von Priesdorff: Soldatisches Führertum. Volume 9, Hanseatische Verlagsanstalt Hamburg, undated [Hamburg], undated [1941], DNB 986919780 , p. 351, no. 2927.
  2. ^ Gothaisches Genealogisches Taschenbuch der Briefadeligen houses. 1907. First year, Justus Perthes, Gotha 1906, p. 582.
personal data
SURNAME Nitsche, Hans von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Nitsche, Hans Hermann Nikolaus von (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian major general
DATE OF BIRTH March 26, 1855
PLACE OF BIRTH Hoyerswerda
DATE OF DEATH December 15, 1927
Place of death Herischdorf-Warmbrunn