Heinrich von Randow (officer)

Heinrich von Randow (born August 13, 1797 in Pitschen , † August 12, 1853 in Düsseldorf ) was a Prussian colonel from the von Randow family , who were aristocratic in letters and who have since died out in the male line.

Heinrich von Randow

The tombstone at the Golzheimer Friedhof in Düsseldorf (2012)

Gravestone of Heinrich von Randow (Düsseldorf-Golzheim cemetery)

Life

Randow had been an ensign in the Silesian National Hussar Regiment since April 1815 and joined the 7th Hussar Regiment of the Prussian Army in June 1815 . There he was promoted to second lieutenant in June 1817 . At the end of March 1830, Randow came as an adjutant to the 9th Division and on March 30, 1831, became Premier Lieutenant . When he was promoted to Rittmeister four years later, he was transferred to the Adjutantur and at the end of May 1835 he came to the General Command of the V Army Corps . With a patent from April 7, 1842, he was promoted to major on June 24, 1842 and transferred to the 1st Uhlan Regiment as a regular staff officer on June 24, 1848 .

On August 24, 1848, Randow was appointed commander of the 5th Uhlan Regiment , which he commanded until his death in 1853. In this position he rose to 6 December 1851 to colonel.

Randow died unmarried and was buried in the Golzheimer Friedhof in Düsseldorf.

literature

• Hans von Boehn: History of the Westphalian Uhlan Regiment No. 5. Düsseldorf 1890, p. XXII.
• Franz Frechen: The Golzheimer Friedhof in Düsseldorf. List of the grave marks still to be found in 1938, here No. 412, In: West German Society for Family Studies: Rheinische Friedhöfe. Volume 55: The Golzheimer Friedhof in Düsseldorf. (Rheinische Friedhöfe 5th issue). Cologne 1990.
• Olof von Randow: The Randows. A family story . ( German family archive 135/136). Degener, Neustadt / Aisch 2001, ISBN 3-7686-5182-7 .

Internet

• Website of the family v. Randow
• Coat of arms of the Randow family in Johann Siebmacher's coat of arms book