Hermann von Kamlah

Moritz Franz Hermann Kamlah , von Kamlah since 1896 (born September 3, 1840 in Vienenburg , † September 1, 1919 ) was a Prussian lieutenant general .

Life

origin

Hermann was the son of the domain tenant Adolf Kamlah (1799-1865) in Vienenburg and his wife Wilhelmine Henriette, née Grumbrecht (* 1807).

Military career

Kamlah embarked on an officer career in the Prussian Army , during which he commanded the Metz Infantry Regiment No. 98 from June 16, 1891 to June 17, 1895 . After being promoted to major general, Kamlah was commander of the 35th Infantry Brigade in Flensburg until May 3, 1898 , when he retired as lieutenant general. On January 18, 1896, Kamlah was raised to the hereditary Prussian nobility in Berlin .

family

He married Felicitas von der Lancken (1852–1927) on October 31, 1871 in Stralsund . The couple had the following children:

Alice Bertha (* 1872) ⚭ September 28, 1892 Alfred Degener, Rittmeister
Felix Ferdinand Moritz (1877–1945) ⚭ October 1, 1905 Maria Luise Adelheid von Kleist (1883–1943)
Hertha Elisabeth Hermine (* 1878) ⚭ September 28, 1902 Rudolf Bartels, lieutenant captain, SMS Munich
Margot Marie Klothilde Emilie (1883)

literature

Gothaisches Genealogisches Taschenbuch der Briefadeligen houses . Volume 1, p. 369, Justus Perthes Verlag, Gotha 1907, digitized
Genealogical manual of the nobility. Nobility Lexicon. Volume VI, p. 111, volume 91 of the complete series, CA Starke Verlag, Limburg (Lahn) 1987.

Web links

Maria Luisa Adelheid von Kleist at online-ofb.de

Individual evidence

^ Günter Wegmann (Ed.), Günter Wegner: Formation history and staffing of the German armed forces 1815-1990. Part 1: Occupation of the German armies 1815–1939. Volume 2: The occupation of the active infantry regiments, as well as jäger and MG battalions, military district commands and training managers from the foundation or list until 1939. Biblio Verlag, Osnabrück 1992, ISBN 3-7648-1782-8 , p. 251.

personal data
SURNAME	Kamlah, Hermann von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Kamlah, Moritz Franz Hermann (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Prussian lieutenant general
DATE OF BIRTH	September 3, 1840
PLACE OF BIRTH	Vienenburg
DATE OF DEATH	September 1, 1919

[1] Günter Wegmann (Ed.), Günter Wegner: Formation history and staffing of the German armed forces 1815-1990. Part 1: Occupation of the German armies 1815–1939. Volume 2: The occupation of the active infantry regiments, as well as jäger and MG battalions, military district commands and training managers from the foundation or list until 1939. Biblio Verlag, Osnabrück 1992, ISBN 3-7648-1782-8 , p. 251.