Hermann von Seydlitz-Kurzbach

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Hermann Florian von Seydlitz-Kurzbach (born November 18, 1810 in Berlin , † April 1, 1895 in Wiesbaden ) was a Prussian lieutenant general .

Life

origin

Hermann came from the Kurzbach tribe of the Silesian noble family von Seydlitz . He was the son of the Prussian major general Florian von Seydlitz (1777-1832) and his wife Karoline, born von Schack (1789-1865), daughter of the Prussian general Wilhelm Georg von Schack . His sister Karoline died unmarried as a canoness .

Military career

Seydlitz visited the cadet houses in Potsdam and Berlin . On July 26, 1828, he was transferred as a second lieutenant to the 17th Infantry Regiment of the Prussian Army . For further training he completed the General War School in 1832/35 and worked as a teacher at the division school of the 7th Division in 1837/40 . This was followed by his command to the topographic office and the interim promotion to prime lieutenant until 1843 . On April 1, 1843, Seydlitz was first assigned to the General Staff and on April 4, 1844, promoted to captain . From mid-February 1846 he was active in the General Staff of the VII Army Corps . During the war against Denmark in 1849 Seydlitz was assigned to the mobile Prussian division in Schleswig as a general staff officer and took part in the battles at Viuf , Alminde , Veile and Aarhus . After the fighting ended, he was transferred to the 32nd Infantry Regiment on September 25, 1849 as a company commander . In mid-November 1851 he was promoted to major and regular staff officer . From April 15, 1852 to February 10, 1884 he was commander of the 1st battalion in Erfurt and was then commander of the III. Battalion in the 32nd Landwehr Regiment moved to Naumburg (Saale) . Promoted to lieutenant colonel on April 9, 1857 , he became commander of the 4th Jäger Battalion in Sangerhausen on September 12, 1857 . Under position à la suite , Seydlitz was commissioned on March 12, 1859 with the command of the 24th Infantry Regiment . On May 31, 1859, he was promoted to colonel and appointed regimental commander. In this capacity he was awarded the Order of the Red Eagle III in June 1860 . Class with ribbon and on October 18, 1861 the Crown Order III. Class awarded. In position à la suite of his regiment, he was appointed commander of the 20th Infantry Brigade in Posen on April 7, 1863 . Seydlitz was promoted to major general on September 22, 1863 and was put up for disposal on March 13, 1866 with the award of the star to the Order of the Red Eagle, 2nd class with oak leaves, with the statutory pension .

For the duration of the mobile relationship on the occasion of the war against France , Seydlitz was reused in 1870/71 and served as commander of the 30th Infantry Brigade in Koblenz . He received the character as Lieutenant General and resigned on July 11, 1871 in the inactive relationship. Seydlitz died on April 1, 1895 in Wiesbaden.

The Chief of the General Staff wrote in his assessment in 1847: “Of general, also good military training. It has carried out the business that has been assigned to it so far with expertise and skill, and has shown a good military eye and sound judgment even on training trips. Assigned to the 8th Division for service during the major exercises, it has earned the divisional commander's particular satisfaction and has shown utility for multiple uses. Also in his current employment relationship he does a good job and uses every opportunity for his training with commendable zeal. "

family

Seydlitz married on September 30, 1838 in Düsseldorf Louise von Sybel (1819–1895), a daughter of the government councilor Heinrich Ferdinand Philipp von Sybel . The marriage remained childless.

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SURNAME Seydlitz-Kurzbach, Hermann von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Seydlitz-Kurzbach, Hermann Florian von (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian lieutenant general
DATE OF BIRTH November 18, 1810
PLACE OF BIRTH Berlin
DATE OF DEATH April 1, 1895
Place of death Wiesbaden