Hermann von Witzleben (Major General, 1864)
Hermann Heinrich Friedrich von Witzleben (born April 11, 1864 in Daun ; † June 22, 1938 in Weimar ) was a Prussian major general and legal knight of the Order of St. John .
Life
He came from the Thuringian noble family von Witzleben and was the third child of the chief forest master Hermann von Witzleben (1827-1888). In 1891 he married Anna Luise Seelemann in Neustadt an der Orla . The marriage had two children. His son Hermann (* 1892) was major general in the Wehrmacht .
His brother-in-law was the Prussian Lieutenant General Karl von der Betten .
Witzleben struck a career as an officer in the Prussian Army , in the course of which he a. a. Commander of the 3rd Badischer Dragoon Regiment "Prince Karl" No. 22 in Mulhouse was. During the First World War , Witzleben commanded the 19th Cavalry Brigade from April 14, 1917 .
literature
- Gothaisches aristocratic paperback. Gotha 1903, p. 922.
- Gothaisches aristocratic paperback. Gotha 1940, p. 685.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Dermot Bradley (Ed.), Günter Wegner: Occupation of the German Army 1815-1939. Volume 1: The higher command posts 1815-1939. Biblio Publishing House. Osnabrück 1990. ISBN 3-7648-1780-1 . P. 452.
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| SURNAME | Witzleben, Hermann von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Witzleben, Hermann Heinrich Friedrich von (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Prussian major general |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 11, 1864 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Down |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 22, 1938 |
| Place of death | Weimar |