Heinrich von Xylander (General)

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Heinrich Arnold Ritter von Xylander (born February 19, 1840 in Frankfurt am Main , † March 22, 1905 in Munich ) was a Bavarian general of the infantry .

Life

origin

Heinrich was a son of the Bavarian Major General Joseph von Xylander (1794-1854) and his wife Karoline, born von Tausch (1802-1878). Of his nine siblings, Robert (1830–1905) was a Bavarian Lieutenant General and Emil (1835–1911) was a Bavarian Colonel General .

Military career

After visiting the Cadet Corps , Xylander joined the 2nd Jäger Battalion of the Bavarian Army as a Junker on April 28, 1859 as a result of mobilization on the occasion of the Sardinian War and advanced to lieutenant in mid-May 1859 . In the meantime he was promoted to first lieutenant and took part in the battles near Kissingen and Uettingen in 1866 during the war against Prussia . After the war, Xylander successfully graduated from the War Academy in 1867 , which he was unable to complete as planned due to the beginning of the war against France . As an adjutant of the 1st Infantry Brigade , he first took part in the battle of Wörth and received a commendation for his behavior by army orders. Left in his command, he was promoted to captain on August 22, 1870 . After participating in the fighting at Beaumont , Sedan and Artenay , Xylander was transferred to the 1st Army Division Command on October 29, 1870, as adjutant to Brigade Commander Major General Karl von Orff . In this position he was involved in the battles at Coulmiers , Loigny and Poupry as well as Orléans and the siege of Paris .

Awarded both classes of the Iron Cross and the Knight's Cross First Class of the Order of Military Merit with Swords, Xylander worked as a war history teacher for the 3rd course at the War Academy after the peace treaty . In mid-December 1872 he was transferred to the General Staff. For a short time from mid-January to early August 1873 he was in command as second general staff officer at the General Command of the 1st Army Corps . Xylander was promoted to adjutant of the General Staff in mid-March 1874 and promoted to major on March 31, 1876, relieved of this position . From October 1876 he was assigned to the Great General Staff of the Prussian Army in Berlin for a period of one and a half years . Xylander returned to the troop service on November 30, 1879 when he was appointed battalion commander in the 14th Infantry Regiment and was promoted to lieutenant colonel in early April 1881 . After being transferred to the General Staff of the Army, he was commissioned on March 24, 1882, initially with the management of the Chief of the General Staff of the 1st Army Corps. On November 23, 1882 he was appointed chief of staff and in mid-July 1885 he was promoted to colonel . This was followed from May 5, 1886 to March 7, 1889 as a commander of the 5th Infantry Regiment "Grand Duke of Hesse" . Then Xylander was major general in command of the 3rd Infantry Brigade in Augsburg , rose to lieutenant general on December 20, 1893 and received command of the 1st division stationed in Munich on June 14, 1894 . With promotion to General of the Infantry he was on April 1, 1900 Commanding General of III. Army Corps in Nuremberg . In recognition of his services, Prince Regent Luitpold hired him on June 16, 1902 à la suite of the 5th Infantry Regiment "Grand Duke Ernst Ludwig of Hesse". In approval of his resignation request , Xylander was put up for disposition on March 19, 1904 and was awarded the Grand Cross of the Order of Military Merit .

family

Xylander married Anna Edle von Rogister (* 1842) in Munich on April 23, 1867. The two daughters Therese (* 1868) and Anna (* 1870) as well as the son Friedrich (1876–1877) emerged from the marriage.

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Othmar Hackl: The Bavarian War Academy (1867-1914). CH Beck'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, Munich 1989, ISBN 3-406-10490-8 , p. 195.
personal data
SURNAME Xylander, Heinrich von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Xylander, Heinrich Arnold Ritter von (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Bavarian general of the infantry
DATE OF BIRTH February 19, 1840
PLACE OF BIRTH Frankfurt am Main
DATE OF DEATH March 22, 1905
Place of death Munich