Hermann Blecken from Schmeling

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Hermann Friedrich Wilhelm Blecken von Schmeling (born March 28, 1838 in Berlin , † December 19, 1906 in Köslin ) was a Prussian lieutenant general and commander of the 1st Guard Division .

Life

origin

Hermann was a son of the Prussian major general Friedrich Blecken von Schmeling (1796–1863) and his wife Julie, née von Collin (1801–1876). His brother older brother Karl (1832-1894) also became a Prussian lieutenant general.

Military career

After his upbringing in his parents' house and at the cadet houses in Potsdam and Berlin , Blecken was transferred to the Guard Reserve Infantry Regiment of the Prussian Army on May 2, 1856 as a Second Lieutenant . As prime lieutenant in the war against Austria in 1866, he led the 11th company in the battles at Königinhof and Königgrätz and was awarded the Order of the Red Eagle, IV class with swords. In the meantime, he was promoted to captain and company commander , and Blecken and his 11th company were involved in the war against France in 1870/71 in the battles near Gravelotte and off Paris . In the Battle of Sedan , his company managed to capture the eagle of the 17th Line Regiment , which was later kept in the Potsdam Garrison Church .

Awarded both classes of the Iron Cross , Blecken was transferred to the 1st Grand Ducal Hessian Infantry (Leibgarde-) Regiment No. 115 in Darmstadt after the peace treaty on January 1, 1872, as chief of the 12th Company . After his promotion to major , he was in command of the Fusilier Battalion from September 30, 1876 to November 14, 1883 and was then appointed as a lieutenant colonel to the regular staff officer in the Königs-Grenadier-Regiment (2nd West Prussian) No. 7 in Liegnitz . Blecken was promoted to colonel on September 23, 1886, initially with the command of the 2nd Posen Infantry Regiment in Görlitz, and on December 4, 1886, he was appointed regiment commander. In the same capacity he returned to the Guard Fusilier Regiment on May 26, 1887, to which he had already belonged from 1856 to 1871. From March 22, 1889 to January 26, 1890, Blecken was entrusted with the command of the 3rd Guard Infantry Brigade under position à la suite . He was then commissioned as major general in command of the 1st Guard Infantry Brigade and at the same time with the management of the business of the Potsdam commandant's office . In this position, he was awarded the Order of the Red Eagle 2nd class with oak leaves and swords on the ring in January 1891 on the occasion of the festival of the Order. On April 18, 1893, blecken was relieved of the duties of the commandant's office and was promoted to lieutenant general, commanding the 1st Guard Division. In approval of his resignation request , Blecken was put up for disposal on August 18, 1894 with the statutory pension . On the occasion of his farewell, Kaiser Wilhelm II honored him with the star and cross of the Commander of the Royal House Order of Hohenzollern .

family

Blecken married Charlotte von Borcke-Auerose (* 1845) in Berlin on November 10, 1863 . The Oldenburg chamberlain and chief hunter Franz (* 1864) emerged from the marriage, who married Countess Elisabeth Finck von Finckenstein (* 1868) on March 27, 1896 . During the First World War he served as a lieutenant colonel and commander of the 2nd Hanoverian Dragoon Regiment No. 16 .

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Otto von der Mülbe: The Guard Fusilier Regiment. Verlag R. Eisenschmidt, Berlin 1901, p. 390.
  2. ^ Military weekly paper . No. 72 of August 25, 1894, pp. 1903-1904.
  3. ↑ German Officer Association (Ed.): Honor ranking list of the former German Army. ES Mittler & Sohn , Berlin 1926, p. 709.
personal data
SURNAME Blecken von Schmeling, Hermann
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Blecken von Schmeling, Hermann Friedrich Wilhelm (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian lieutenant general
DATE OF BIRTH March 28, 1838
PLACE OF BIRTH Berlin
DATE OF DEATH December 19, 1906
Place of death Koslin