Hans von Quitzow (General)

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Hans Friedrich Christian Wilhelm Heinrich von Quitzow (born July 11, 1805 in Riesenburg in the Rosenberg district , † January 22, 1878 in Parchim ) was a Prussian major general .

Life

origin

Hans was a son of the Prussian lieutenant colonel a. D. Wilhelm von Quitzow (1770–1837) and his wife Helene, née von Kronemann (1776–1836). His father was a knight of the Order of St. John and heir to Gerdshagen and Severin .

Career

Quitzow visited the Berlin Cadet House and was transferred on April 8, 1824 as a Second Lieutenant to the 39th Infantry Regiment (7th Reserve Regiment) of the Prussian Army in Luxembourg . On April 17, 1824 he was transferred to Torgau in the 20th Infantry Regiment . For training purposes, Quitzow was commanded from mid-April 1830 for six months to the Infantry Training Battalion and served from 1833 to 1844 as an adjutant of the 1st Battalion. By mid-May 1847 he was promoted to captain and company commander . He rose to major on September 7, 1852 and was commander of the III on May 9, 1854. Battalions in the 8th Landwehr Regiment in Landsberg . In this position Quitzow was promoted to lieutenant colonel on April 9, 1857 and was transferred back to the 20th Infantry Regiment on March 6, 1858. With promotion to colonel , he was appointed commander of the 12th Infantry Regiment in Frankfurt (Oder) on May 31, 1859 . Quitzow received the Order of the Red Eagle III on June 3, 1860 . Class with swords on the rings and took on 11 November 1862 awarding of the character as a major general his farewell to board . He died in Parchim on January 22, 1878.

family

He married Laura Dietz (1816–1869) on January 30, 1844 in Torgau. The daughters Hedwig (1848–1903), Elisabeth (* 1849) and Anna (* 1855) emerged from the marriage.

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SURNAME Quitzow, Hans von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Quitzow, Hans Friedrich Christian Wilhelm Heinrich von (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian major general
DATE OF BIRTH July 11, 1805
PLACE OF BIRTH Giant castle in the Rosenberg district
DATE OF DEATH January 22, 1878
Place of death Parchim