Heinrich August von Helldorff

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Monument to Heinrich August von Helldorff in Hohenmölsen

Heinrich August von Helldorf , since 1844 Freiherr von Helldorff (born February 7, 1794 in Nödlitz , † December 7, 1862 in Weißenfels ) was a Prussian major general and is considered a hero in the Napoleonic Wars of Liberation .

Life

origin

Heinrich August came from the old Meissnian nobility von Helldorff . He was the son of Karl August von Helldorff (born September 2, 1748 in Wildschütz; † March 27, 1795 in Nödlitz) and his wife, Johanne Henriette Wilhelmine, née von Borck (born August 24, 1769 in Nödlitz; † May 28 1801 ibid). His mother was the owner of the manor Nödlitz and his father was a premier lieutenant in Saxony . D. When the latter died, his mother married the lawyer Friedrich August Wenzel, with whom Heinrich August von Helldorff grew up as a stepchild.

Military career

Helldorf received his first training at the Dresden Cadet Corps , which was disbanded in 1809 during the war against Austria . He first fought as a second lieutenant in the black band of Duke Friedrich Wilhelm . In the battle near Connewitz on July 26, 1809, his left hand was cut off, 17 saber blows hit him and his uniform was perforated in 42 places. Later he served in the wars of liberation from 1813 in the Russian 20th fighter regiment.

He received the order Pour le Mérite on October 13, 1814 and made a career in the Prussian Army after his homeland fell to the Province of Saxony through the Congress of Vienna . There he rose to major general and was last since January 1850 in command of Wittenberg . On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the day on which he distinguished himself in the battle near Leipzig, Helldorff received from the king the Order of the Red Eagle, 2nd class with oak leaves.

He was the owner of the Nödlitz estate, which he sold in 1823. He spent his old age in Weißenfels. There he was a member of the Masonic Lodge To the Three White Rocks .

family

Helldorff married on April 13, 1817 in Grunau with Emilie von Helldorff (born August 18, 1798 in Nieder-Rabenstein, † July 19, 1863 in Bad Lauchstädt). The following children were born from the marriage:

  • Emil Heinrich August (born September 19, 1818 in Berlin), retired Prussian captain. D., last in the Guard Fusilier Regiment
  • Heinrich Ernst Gottfried (born September 19, 1818 in Berlin; † July 3, 1866 near Chlum), Prussian lieutenant colonel and battalion commander in the 1st Guard Regiment on foot
  • Karl Heinrich Gustav (born August 30, 1820 in Luxembourg; † August 16, 1870 at Mars-la-Tour ), Prussian colonel and commander of the 72nd Infantry Regiment
  • Henriette Emilie Ernestine (born May 13, 1823 in Luxembourg; † January 4, 1842 in Torgau)
  • Emilie Henriette Wilhelmine (born May 24, 1824 in Luxemburg; † March 30, 1898 in Pretsch), superior
  • Ernst Wilhelm Heinrich (born June 5, 1826 in Luxembourg)
  • Elise Henriette Mathilde (born May 9, 1828 in Luxembourg)
  • Henriette Albertine Luise (born September 13, 1830 in Luxemburg, † 1832 in Neuss )
  • Albertine (* 1833 in Neuss; † 1834 there)
  • Ferdinand Heinrich (born March 29, 1835 in Neuss; † 1899), was in Austrian service and in 1886 acquired permission to continue the title of baron without restriction
  • Eduard Heinrich Albert (born March 27, 1837 in Neuss, † January 15, 1895 in Naumburg (Saale) ), retired Prussian lieutenant colonel. D., last in Infantry Regiment No. 27
  • Natalie Henriette (born January 15, 1840 in Neuss, † February 13, 1843 in Torgau)
  • Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Sittig (* March 6, 1842 in Torgau; † February 25, 1843 there)

Appreciation

In Hohenmölsen , the General Heinrich August von Helldorf barracks of the 13th anti-tank gun regiment of the Bundeswehr , which was closed at the end of 2007, bore his name.

In addition, a memorial in the center of Hohenmölsen and a memorial stone in his place of birth Nödlitz commemorate the general.

See also

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Former Bundeswehr location Hohenmölsen
personal data
SURNAME Helldorff, Heinrich August von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Helldorf, Heinrich August von; Helldorff, Freiherr von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian officer
DATE OF BIRTH February 7, 1794
PLACE OF BIRTH Nödlitz
DATE OF DEATH December 7, 1862
Place of death Weissenfels