Hans von Winterfeld

Coat of arms of those von Winterfeld

Restitution tombstone for Hans and Martha von Winterfeld at the Invalidenfriedhof Berlin (status 2013)

Hans Karl August von Winterfeld (born February 27, 1857 in Prenzlau , † November 15, 1914 in Wiesbaden ) was a Prussian infantry general and governor of the Metz fortress .

Life

The son of Major Karl von Winterfeld and Betty Baath was adjutant of the 34th Infantry Brigade in Schwerin . After commanding a battalion from 1899 to 1902 , he was lieutenant general from April 22 to November 18, 1912, commander of the 35th division and from February 4, 1913 to March 2, 1914, commander of the 17th division . Winterfeld then became governor of the strategically important Metz fortress.

He also held this position after the beginning of the First World War .

He was married to Martha von Horn (1860-1934). Winterfeld died in November at the age of 58 in Wiesbaden. Hans von Winterfeld and his wife found their final resting place in the Invalidenfriedhof Berlin . The grave is marked with a restitution stone.

Awards

Order of the Red Eagle II class with star and oak leaves
Order of the crown, 2nd class with star
Prussian service award cross
Commander 2nd class of the Order of the Zähringer Lion
Bavarian Military Merit Order III. class
Knight 1st class of the Order of Henry the Lion
Cross of Honor 2nd class of the Lippe House Order
Grand Cross of the Order of the Griffin

Knight of Honor 1st Class of the Oldenburg House and Merit Order of Duke Peter Friedrich Ludwig

Grand Cross of the Order of Dannebrog

Commander of the Order of the Crown of Italy

Order of the Iron Crown III. class

literature

Obituary. in: Lübecker General-Anzeiger from November 23, 1914.

Individual evidence

^ Dietrich Schäfer: The War, 1914/19. Bibliographical Institute, 1920, p. 365.
↑ Dermot Bradley (Ed.), Günter Wegner: Occupation of the German Army 1815-1939. Volume 1: The higher command posts 1815-1939. Biblio Verlag, Osnabrück 1990, ISBN 3-7648-1780-1 , p. 130.
↑ Dermot Bradley (Ed.), Günter Wegner: Occupation of the German Army 1815-1939. Volume 1: The higher command posts 1815-1939. Biblio Verlag, Osnabrück 1990, ISBN 3-7648-1780-1 , p. 114.
↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l War Ministry (ed.): Ranking list of the Royal Prussian Army and the XIII. (Royal Württemberg) Army Corps for 1914. ES Mittler & Sohn , Berlin 1914, p. 132.

personal data
SURNAME	Winterfeld, Hans von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Winterfeld, Hans Karl August von (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Prussian general of the infantry, governor of the fortress Metz
DATE OF BIRTH	February 27, 1857
PLACE OF BIRTH	Prenzlau
DATE OF DEATH	November 15, 1914
Place of death	Wiesbaden

[1] Dietrich Schäfer: The War, 1914/19. Bibliographical Institute, 1920, p. 365.

[2] Dermot Bradley (Ed.), Günter Wegner: Occupation of the German Army 1815-1939. Volume 1: The higher command posts 1815-1939. Biblio Verlag, Osnabrück 1990, ISBN 3-7648-1780-1 , p. 130.

[3] Dermot Bradley (Ed.), Günter Wegner: Occupation of the German Army 1815-1939. Volume 1: The higher command posts 1815-1939. Biblio Verlag, Osnabrück 1990, ISBN 3-7648-1780-1 , p. 114.

[Rangliste1914-4] ↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l War Ministry (ed.): Ranking list of the Royal Prussian Army and the XIII. (Royal Württemberg) Army Corps for 1914. ES Mittler & Sohn , Berlin 1914, p. 132.