Hans von Wrochem

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Hans Karl Ernst von Wrochem (born January 22, 1853 in Breslau , † September 19, 1914 in Danzig ) was a Prussian lieutenant general .

Life

origin

Hans came from the Silesian noble family von Wrochem . He was the son of the Prussian district administrator Karl von Wrochem (1809–1872) and his wife Agnes, née Freiin von der Recke (* 1826).

Military career

Wrochem received his education in his parents' house. He attended grammar schools in Schweidnitz and passed his Abitur in Hirschberg . On March 1, 1870, he joined the King Grenadier Regiment (2nd West Prussian) No. 7 of the Prussian Army . With this regiment he took part in the battles at Weißenburg , Wörth and Sedan during the war against France in 1870/71 and was promoted to second lieutenant during the siege of Paris at the end of December 1870 . After the peace treaty , Wrochem graduated from the War Academy for further training in 1875/78 and was commanded as Prime Lieutenant from mid-April 1882 for two years to serve with the Great General Staff . This was followed by his command as adjutant to the 3rd Infantry Brigade . Left in this command, Wrochem was transferred to Infantry Regiment No. 128 on April 14, 1885 and promoted to captain on June 13, 1885 . On March 11, 1886, he joined the 5th East Prussian Infantry Regiment No. 41 as a company commander and after three years he was transferred to the Infantry Regiment No. 131 in Metz in the same capacity . From March 29, 1892 to August 13, 1893, Wrochem was commanded as an adjutant to the General Command of the X. Army Corps in Hanover , in the meantime advanced to major and was then commanded to serve at the Foreign Office .

From September 15 to December 20, 1893 Wrochem was commanded to represent the governor in German East Africa and then until May 14, 1894 to represent the commander of the protection force of the German colony. After his return to Germany, he was appointed battalion commander in the 2nd Hanoverian Infantry Regiment No. 77 on August 18, 1894 . In 1896 Wrochem took part in the General Staff Tour of the X Army Corps and was transferred to Blankenburg in March of the following year as commander of the II Battalion in Infantry Regiment No. 165 . With his promotion to lieutenant colonel Wrochem came on May 22, 1899 to the staff of the infantry regiment "Count Tauentzien von Wittenberg" (3rd Brandenburg) No. 20 in Wittenberg . On the occasion of the suppression of the Boxer Rebellion , he volunteered for China and was assigned to the staff of the 6th East Asian Infantry Regiment. He later served as the post commander in Shanhaiguan and was promoted to colonel on June 16, 1901 . After his return Wrochem was on 17 August 1901 as aggregated in the Infantry Regiment "Duke Charles of Mecklenburg-Strelitz" (6 Ostpreußisches) No. 43 were added and appointed regimental commander on October 18, 1901. With the promotion to major general on April 22, 1905, Wrochem received command of the 72nd Infantry Brigade in Deutsch-Eylau . In approval of his resignation request, he was put up for disposal on March 21, 1908 with the statutory pension . After his departure, Wrochem received the character of Lieutenant General.

He was an honorary knight of the Order of St. John and owner of the Red Eagle Order II. Class with Oak Leaves and the Crown Order II. Class.

After the outbreak of the First World War , Wrochem was reused as a zD officer and served as a Landsturm inspector of the XVII. Army Corps deployed. He died as such on September 19, 1914 in Danzig .

family

Wrochem had married Inez Marie Wachowski (1852-1899) on May 30, 1876 in Braunschweig . The two sons Harald (* 1877) and Walther (* / † 1880) emerged from the marriage. After the death of his first wife, Wrochem married Elisabeth Freiin von Steinaecker .

literature

  • Arthur Grau: Officer list of the infantry regiment Duke Karl von Mecklenburg-Strelitz (6th East Prussian) No. 43. ES Mittler & Sohn , Berlin 1906, p. 118.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ 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. 301.
  2. ↑ a b Deutsche Adelsgenossenschaft (Ed.): Yearbook of the German Adels . Third volume, Verlag W. Bruer, Berlin 1899, p. 850.
  3. ↑ Walther Hubatsch (ed.): Böhmen, Frankreich, China 1866–1901: Memories of a Prussian officer. Grote Verlag, Cologne / Berlin 1981, ISBN 978-3-7745-6455-8 , p. 245.
  4. ^ Military weekly paper . No. 38 of March 22, 1908, p. 884.
  5. ↑ German Officer Association (Ed.): Honor ranking list of the former German Army. ES Mittler & Sohn, Berlin 1926, p. 695.
personal data
SURNAME Wrochem, Hans von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Wrochem, Hans Karl Ernst von (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian lieutenant general
DATE OF BIRTH January 22, 1853
PLACE OF BIRTH Wroclaw
DATE OF DEATH September 19, 1914
Place of death Danzig