Hermann von Meerscheidt-Hüllessem

Hermann Louis Richard Wilhelm Freiherr von Meerscheidt-Hüllessem (born August 7, 1830 in Potsdam , † December 3, 1899 in Kassel ) was a Prussian lieutenant general .

Life

origin

Hermann was the son of Major a. D. , last in the 21st Infantry Regiment , Paul Wilhelm von Meerscheidt-Hüllessem (1791–1848) and his first wife Karoline Wilhelmine Ernestine Pauline Klara, née von Bredow (1797–1835) from the Ihlow family. The later Prussian infantry general Oskar von Meerscheidt-Hüllessem (1825–1895) was his brother, the later infantry general Emil von Meerscheidt-Hüllessem (1840–1923) his stepbrother .

Military career

After visiting the cadet institutes in Kulm and Berlin , Meerscheidt was transferred to the 14th Infantry Regiment of the Prussian Army on April 22nd, 1847 as portepeef ensign. There he was promoted to second lieutenant on January 30, 1849 with a patent from January 13, 1849 . He served from May to mid-November 1852 as an adjutant at the III. Battalion of the 14th Landwehr Regiment in Schneidemühl and acted as adjutant of the fusilier battalion after returning to his main regiment. On June 29, 1855 Meerscheidt was promoted to regimental adjutant and in June 1858 he became Premier Lieutenant . With his promotion to captain and at the same time being appointed company commander , he was transferred to the 4th Brandenburg Infantry Regiment No. 24 on February 23, 1861 . Meerscheidt was to belong to this regiment for the next 16 years without interruption. In the war against Denmark in 1864 he led his company in the battles near Missunde and Windeby . For his determined behavior when storming the Düppeler Schanzen he was awarded the Order of the Red Eagle, 4th class with swords. In 1866 Meerscheidt took part in the battle of Königgrätz during the war against Austria .

Promoted to major on January 18, 1870, Meerscheidt fought in the war against France, initially in the battles of Vionville and Gravelotte . During the siege of Metz , he was active from August 29, 1870 as leader of the 1st battalion and took part in this function in the battles at Orléans and Le Mans . His achievements were recognized by the award of both classes of the Iron Cross .

After the conclusion of peace , on October 3, 1871, he was appointed commander of the 2nd battalion, which was part of the occupation forces in France. On October 6, 1874, he received command of the Fusilier Battalion stationed in Havelberg and was promoted to lieutenant colonel on January 18, 1875 . With the position of his regiment à la suite , Meerscheidt was then commissioned on March 13, 1877 with the command of the 2nd Silesian Grenadier Regiment No. 11 . After being promoted to colonel , he was appointed commander of the association on December 11, 1887 . After Meerscheidt had been ordered to represent the commander of the 61st Infantry Brigade in Strasbourg on August 16, 1883 , he was assigned the command of this brigade on October 17, 1883 under position à la suite . With the promotion to major general on December 6, 1883, he was appointed commander of this large unit . For his many years of service, Meerscheidt received the Order of the Red Eagle, 2nd class, with oak leaves and swords on the ring on September 18, 1886. He was on 16 July 1887 awarding of the character as a Lieutenant General with the statutory board for disposition made.

family

Meerscheidt had married Marie Margarete Engel (1841-1930) on February 18, 1859 in Bromberg. Several children were born from the marriage.

literature

• Maximilian von Koenig: The chiefs and officers of the 2nd Silesian Infantry Regiment, today's Grenadier Regiment King Friedrich III. (2. Silesian) No. 11. 1808-1908. Wilhelm Korn Verlag, Breslau 1908, p. 223.
• Kurt von Priesdorff : Soldier leadership . Volume 9, Hanseatische Verlagsanstalt Hamburg, undated [Hamburg], undated [1941], DNB 986919780 , pp. 234-235, no. 2855.