Heinrich von Massow

Heinrich Philipp Julius August Alexander von Massow (born August 1, 1810 in Woblanse , † November 5, 1896 in Potsdam ) was a Prussian major general .

Life

family

Heinrich was a member of the Pomeranian noble family von Massow . His parents were the Prussian major general Karl Friedrich Heinrich von Massow (1770-1851) and his wife Karoline, née von Favrat (1784-1868), daughter of the Prussian infantry general Franz Andreas von Favrat .

Military career

Massow visited the cadet houses in Kulm and Berlin . Subsequently, on July 29, 1829, he was transferred to the Guard-Jäger-Battalion of the Prussian Army as Oberjäger and advanced to Second Lieutenant by June 1831 . By mid-February 1850, Massow was promoted to captain and company commander and on July 25, 1857, was appointed as a major commander of the 7th Jäger Battalion in Frankfurt am Main . In 1860 the battalion moved to Kleve and Massow was promoted to lieutenant colonel on October 18, 1861 . As such he was from April 29, 1862 to May 2, 1864 commander of the fusilier battalion in the grenadier regiment "King Friedrich Wilhelm IV." (1st Pomeranian) No. 2 . Subsequently, initially charged with the command of the 2nd Lower Silesian Infantry Regiment No. 47 under position à la suite , Massow was appointed regimental commander on June 25, 1864 with the promotion to colonel . In this capacity he led his association in 1866 during the war against Austria in the battles near Nachod , Skalitz and Schweinschädel . His regiment chief Konstantin von Hohenzollern-Hechingen awarded him the Cross of Honor 2nd Class of the Princely House Order of Hohenzollern with Swords for his behavior during the war . King Wilhelm I honored him with the Order of the Red Eagle III. Class with swords. With position à la suite, Massow gave up his regiment on May 18, 1867 and was appointed commanders of Neisse . In this position he received the character of major general on March 22, 1868 and was put up for disposition on October 10, 1868 with the award of the Order of the Crown, 2nd class with the statutory pension . On July 13, 1875, Massow took his leave with the previous pension.

Massow was a brother-in-law of Field Marshal Edwin von Manteuffel , with whom he was very friendly.

family

Massow had married Davide von Witzleben (1824-1895), daughter of Minister Jobst von Witzleben , in Berlin on November 2, 1850 . The marriage remained childless.

literature

• Deutsche Adelsgenossenschaft (Hrsg.): Yearbook of the German nobility . Third volume, Verlag W. Bruer, Berlin 1899, pp. 242–244.
• Paul Hermann Adolf von Massow: News about the sex of those von Massow. Mittler , Berlin 1878, pp. 189f.
• Kurt von Priesdorff : Soldier leadership . Volume 8, Hanseatische Verlagsanstalt Hamburg, undated [Hamburg], undated [1941], DNB 367632837 , pp. 38-39, no. 2470.
• Kurt von Priesdorff: Officer master list of the Grenadier Regiment King Friedrich Wilhelm IV. (1st Pomeranian) No. 2. ES Mittler & Sohn , Berlin 1906, pp. 497–498.