Hermann von Bassewitz
Hermann Friedrich Theodor Christian Karl von Bassewitz (born March 8, 1858 in Güstrow , † January 5, 1930 in Schwerin ) was a Prussian lieutenant general .
Life
origin
Hermann was the second son of the Güstrower Privy Councilor Hermann von Bassewitz (1815–1886) and his wife Charlotte, née von Blücher (1832–1918) from the Sukow family . He had three brothers and a sister.
Military career
From 1868 Bassewitz attended the cadet institute in Plön and in 1873 switched to the main cadet institute in Groß-Lichterfelde . In 1876 he was transferred as a second lieutenant to the Grand Ducal Mecklenburg Fusilier Regiment No. 90 of the Prussian Army in Rostock , where he served together with Hermann von Wissmann , who later became the African explorer and governor of German East Africa . As the best gymnast in the regiment, Bassewitz went to the Berlin Military Gymnastics Institute. In 1893 Bassewitz served as captain and chief of the 3rd company in the Oldenburg Infantry Regiment No. 91 in Oldenburg under Colonel Paul von Hindenburg , who later became Field Marshal and Reich President. In 1900 he worked at the NCO School in Potsdam. In 1901 Bassewitz served in the Braunschweig Infantry Regiment No. 92 in Braunschweig .
In 1909 he was a major in the Fusilier Regiment "Queen" (Schleswig-Holstein) No. 86 in Flensburg . In 1911 he was lieutenant colonel in the infantry regiment "Prince Louis Ferdinand of Prussia" (2nd Magdeburgisches) No. 27 in Halberstadt . On January 27, 1913, Bassewitz was promoted to colonel and on March 5, 1913, he was given command of the 2nd Nassau Infantry Regiment 88 in Mainz .
When the First World War broke out , Bassewitz was appointed commander of the 50th Reserve Infantry Brigade, with which he was deployed on the Western Front . In September 1914, he was shot in the forearm in a battle. As a major general , he commanded an infantry division between Flanders and Champagne until the end of the war , most recently the 220th Infantry Division . On September 11, 1918, Field Marshal Hindenburg honored him with the Commander of the Royal House Order of Hohenzollern with swords when he visited the front . In the spring of 1919 Bassewitz was retired from active military service as Lieutenant General.
retirement
Bassewitz spent his retirement in Schwerin. In his private life he was an avid hunter and mountaineer, and he was interested in economic issues of his time. He was also involved as a legal knight in the Order of St. John . Bassewitz remained unmarried. He died of an otitis media in early 1930. In the garrison museum of the Mainz Citadel , photos of Bassewitz and his grave decorated with flowers are on display.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Gotha Uradel, Justus Perthes, Gotha 1900, p. 53.
- ↑ Gotha Uradel, Justus Perthes, Gotha 1928, p. 19.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bassewitz, Hermann von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bassewitz, Hermann Friedrich Theodor Christian Karl von (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Prussian lieutenant general |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 8, 1858 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Guestrow |
| DATE OF DEATH | 5th January 1930 |
| Place of death | Schwerin |