Hugo von Lilienthal

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Hugo Friedrich von Lilienthal (born December 12, 1816 in Greifswald , † February 11, 1890 in Greifenberg in Pomerania ) was a Prussian major general .

Life

origin

Hugo was a son of the Prussian major Friedrich von Lilienthal (1787-1853) and his wife Sophie, born von Briesen (1788-1839) from the Kreitzig family .

Military career

Lilienthal visited the cadet houses in Kulm and Berlin . On August 5, 1833, he was transferred to the Prussian Army as an aggregate second lieutenant of the 2nd Artillery Brigade . For further training, he graduated from the United Artillery and Engineering School from October 1833 to July 1835 and was classified at the end of January 1837 after his appointment as an artillery officer. Lilienthal was promoted to prime lieutenant in early October 1846 and took part in the battle near Sokolowo in 1848 during the suppression of the Polish uprising in the province of Posen . After his promotion to captain in 1853, he was chief of the 2nd fortress company and took over the 3rd mounted battery in the same capacity the following year . On September 18, 1858 he was appointed artillery officer from the square in Thorn and in early July 1859 he rose to major. Lilienthal was appointed commander of the mounted division in the Brandenburg Artillery Brigade No. 3 on June 25, 1864 and promoted to lieutenant colonel on June 25, 1864 .

During the war against Austria Lilienthal led his department in 1866 at Turnau , Münchengrätz and Königgrätz . After the Battle of Königgrätz he was commanded on July 14, 1866 to lead the 2nd Reserve Artillery Regiment. After the peace agreement , Lilienthal was awarded the Red Eagle Order IV. Class with Swords for his work and was transferred to Koblenz on October 30, 1866 as commander of the Rhenish Field Artillery Regiment No. 8 . With a patent from that day he was promoted to colonel on December 31, 1866 . On the occasion of the festival of the order he was awarded the Red Eagle Order III in January 1869. Class with swords awarded on rings and him on 4 September 1869, the farewell approved with board.

During the war against France , Lilienthal was re-used and from January 31 to March 29, 1871, was used as the Chaumont railway stage commander. He was then put up for disposal with the award of the Iron Cross 2nd class with a pension . On March 9, 1872 he received the character of major general.

He died on February 11, 1890 in Greifenberg in Pomerania.

family

Lilienthal married Agnes von Flemming (1821–1867) on March 1, 1844 in Kölpin . After her death, he married Klara Wulf (* 1848; † before 1932) in Berlin on September 10, 1868, from whom Lilienthal divorced on January 8, 1881. The following children emerged from the marriages:

  • Son (* / † 1845)
  • Arthur (1846–1865), Prussian lieutenant in Infantry Regiment No. 54
  • Asta (1847-1853)
  • Marie (1850–1863)
  • Max (1856–1891), Prussian lieutenant, emigrated to Brazil
  • Auguste (1861-1886)
  • Alfred (* 1870), retired lieutenant D. ⚭ Karoline Riedel (* 1878)

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Friedrich Karl von Vechelde: Ferdinand von Schill and his crowd. P. 163.
personal data
SURNAME Lilienthal, Hugo von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Lilienthal, Hugo Friedrich von (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian major general
DATE OF BIRTH December 12, 1816
PLACE OF BIRTH Greifswald
DATE OF DEATH February 11, 1890
Place of death Greifenberg in Pomerania