Hermann von Rauchhaupt

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Hermann Eugen Max von Rauchhaupt (born July 13, 1838 in Berlin , † July 11, 1891 in Munich ) was a Prussian major general .

Life

origin

Hermann was a son of the Prussian Colonel Ludwig von Rauchhaupt (1796–1854) and his wife Albertine, born von Alvensleben (1802–1895). His older brother Hugo (1824-1896) was also a Prussian officer and rose to become lieutenant general .

Military career

Rauchhaupt attended high school and the cadet house in Berlin. Subsequently, on May 2, 1857, he was transferred to the 31st Infantry Regiment of the Prussian Army as a characterized Portepeefähnrich , and was promoted to Second Lieutenant by mid-December 1858 . On June 11, 1859, he was first assigned to the 31st Landwehr Regiment and in early February 1860 to the 31st Combined Infantry Regiment. From this the 3rd Thuringian Infantry Regiment (No. 71) was formed in early July 1860 , to which Rauchhaupt was transferred. From Christmas Eve 1860 he was assigned to the NCO School in Potsdam for three years and subsequently worked as an adjutant of the 2nd Battalion in Erfurt . With his regiment he took part in the battles near Liebenau , Podol , Münchengrätz , Holitz , Königgrätz and Preßburg in 1866 during the war against Austria .

After the peace agreement Rauchhaupt was promoted to first lieutenant in the 79 Infantry Regiment. Displaced. From mid-November 1866 he completed the military academy for further training . This was followed by commandments to Dragoon Regiment No. 5 and to the General Staff , before he was promoted to captain on April 12, 1870 and appointed company commander. During the mobilization on the occasion of the war against France , Rauchhaupt was assigned as a General Staff officer to the High Command of the 1st Army . In this position he took part in the battles at Colombey , Gravelotte , Amiens , the Hallue , the siege of Metz and the battle at Pontarlier . Awarded both classes of the Iron Cross , he was assigned to the High Command of the German occupation army in France as a general staff officer after the peace agreement.

Insinuation à la suite of his regiment was Rauchhaupt from early December 1871 to end October 1875 teacher at the Military Academy in Hanover . Subsequently transferred to the General Staff of the Army under transfer to the General Staff, he joined the General Staff of the 10th Division at the end of January 1876 and as a major at the end of February 1877 in the General Staff of the VI. Army Corps . From June 12, 1880 to December 5, 1883 Rauchhaupt acted as commander of the III. Battalions in the Grand Ducal Mecklenburg Grenadier Regiment No. 89 . Then he was a regular staff officer as a lieutenant colonel in the Oldenburg Infantry Regiment No. 91 . On November 12, 1885 Rauchhaupt was commanded to Württemberg and under position à la suite of the General Staff of the Army to the Chief of the General Staff of the XIII. (Royal Württemberg Army Corps appointed. In this capacity he was promoted to colonel at the beginning of March 1887 and was awarded the 2nd class of the Order of Frederick by King Karl . After releasing his command to Württemberg, Rauchhaupt was appointed commander of the Emperor Alexander Guard Grenadier Regiment No. 1 on September 19, 1888 , which his father had commanded from 1849 to 1854. On the occasion of the festival in January 1889 he was awarded the Order of the Crown, 2nd class. While leaving his previous uniform, Rauchhaupt was transferred to the army officers on January 27, 1890 and appointed Chief of Staff of the First Army Inspection under Albrecht of Prussia . He died in Munich while exercising his service.

family

Rauchhaupt married on October 18, 1877 in Milostowo with Frieda von Reiche (1855-1925). The marriage resulted in daughter Margaret (* 1878) and son Hans-Christoph Bruno (* 1880), who served as captain and company commander in Reserve Infantry Regiment 91 during World War I.

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SURNAME Rauchhaupt, Hermann von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Rauchhaupt, Hermann Eugen Max von (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian major general
DATE OF BIRTH July 13, 1838
PLACE OF BIRTH Berlin
DATE OF DEATH July 11, 1891
Place of death Munich