Hermann von Chappuis (General)

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Hermann Heinrich von Chappuis (born December 26, 1838 in Wahlstatt ; † March 11, 1910 in Frankfurt am Main ) was a Prussian lieutenant general .

Life

origin

Hermann was a son of the Prussian major general Wilhelm von Chappuis (1793–1869) and his wife Agnes, née Kittel (1803–1875).

Military career

Chappuis visited the cadet house in his hometown and in Berlin . He was then on May 2, 1856 second lieutenant of the 2nd Guards Regiment walk the Prussian Army transferred. After a command from the 1st Battalion of the 2nd Guard Landwehr Regiment, he was transferred to the newly formed 4th Guard Regiment on foot at the beginning of July 1860 . From October 1, 1861, Chappuis was commanded for three years for further training at the War Academy , which he had to interrupt due to the war against Denmark . As a prime lieutenant he took part in the battles near Fredericia and the Sonderburger bridgehead as well as the assault on the Düppeler Schanzen . Awarded the Red Eagle Order IV class with swords for his behavior , Chappuis completed his training by the end of July 1865 after the peace treaty. He was then assigned to the 2nd Guards Dragoon Regiment for a few months . In 1866 he led the 2nd company of his regiment in the Main Campaign during the German War and rose to captain and company commander by mid-July 1867 . This was followed by a use in the Kaiser Franz Garde Grenadier Regiment No. 2 from the end of July 1868 . With the mobilization on the occasion of the war against France , Chappuis was initially commanded as adjutant of the general inspection of the 2nd Army . After the battle of Gravelotte he returned to his regiment and took part in the battles at Beaumont , Sedan and Le Bourget and the siege of Paris . At times he also led the 1st Battalion. Chappuis received both classes of the Iron Cross as well as the Knight's Cross of the Leopold Order through his regiment chief .

In mid-May 1876 he was promoted to major , at the beginning of February of the following year transferred to the Grand Ducal Mecklenburg Grenadier Regiment No. 89 and in mid-July 1877 appointed commander of the 1st battalion. As a lieutenant colonel , Chappuis was a regular staff officer in the 2nd Nassau Infantry Regiment No. 88 from December 6, 1883 to December 3, 1886 . Subsequently, he was commissioned under position à la suite with the leadership of the 1st Grand Ducal Hessian Infantry (Leibgarde-) Regiment No. 115 in Darmstadt . With the promotion to colonel , Chappuis was appointed regimental commander on April 16, 1887. He was then commissioned on February 15, 1890 with the command of the 44th Infantry Brigade in Kassel and on March 24, 1890 promoted to major general and appointed commander of this brigade . In this position, Chappuis received the Red Eagle Order II. Class with Oak Leaves and Swords in mid-September 1891. Under awarding of the character he was on 17 June 1893 the legal as Lieutenant General Board for disposition made.

After his farewell , Kaiser Wilhelm II awarded him the Order of the Crown, Second Class with a star, on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the Battle of Le Bourget and, on May 2, 1906, on the occasion of his 50th anniversary in service, the uniform of the Kaiser Franz Guard Grenadier Regiment No. 2. He was a legal knight of the Order of St. John .

family

Chappuis had married Leonie Stern-Cotta (1848-1931) on October 21, 1872 in Frankfurt am Main.

The three daughters Leonie (born August 11, 1873 in Frankfurt am Main; † September 30, 1926 in Braunschweig ), Frieda (1876–1884) and Elsa Alexandrine (* 1887) resulted from the marriage. Leonie married on March 1, 1897 in Frankfurt am Main Günther Werner von der Schulenburg (born September 19, 1861 in Wolfsburg , † December 30, 1918 in Braunschweig), Günther von der Schulenburg's second son and master at Rethmar Castle .

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Dietrich Werner Graf von der Schulenburg, Hans Wätjen: History of the sex from the Schulenburg 1237 to 1983. Lower Saxony printing and publishing house Günter Hempel Wolfsburg, ISBN 3 87327 000 5 , Wolfsburg 1984.
personal data
SURNAME Chappuis, Hermann von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Chappuis, Hermann Heinrich (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian lieutenant general
DATE OF BIRTH December 26, 1838
PLACE OF BIRTH Election instead
DATE OF DEATH March 11, 1910
Place of death Frankfurt am Main