Hussar regiment "von Zieten" (Brandenburg) No. 3

Zieten Hussars in 1775. Drawing by Richard Knötel .

The first chief of the regiment Hans Joachim von Zieten in the officer's uniform H 2 approx. 1775. After an engraving by Chodowiecki .

The Hussar Regiment "von Zieten" , called Zieten Hussars , was a hussar regiment of the Prussian Army . At the beginning of the First World War it was subordinate to the 6th Division in Brandenburg . It followed the tradition of the old Prussian body hussar regiment of General von Zieten (H 2).

history

On September 30, 1730, the association was established by the soldier king Friedrich Wilhelm I as the Berlin Hussar Corps . In 1736 the unit was renamed Leib-Korps-Hussaren and Leib- Husaren - Regiment (H 2). After the double battle of Jena and Auerstedt , the regiment at Corps Blücher was destroyed and was considered extinct, although 6 squadrons were able to flee to East Prussia . As part of the reforms within the Prussian army, the Hussar Regiment No. 3 was re-established and took part in the coalition wars. Only in 1861, after long efforts, was the successor tradition of the Old Prussian Hussar Regiment H 2 recognized.

In 1818 regiment No. 3 was transferred to Gladbach , in 1820 first to Düsseldorf , then to Düben . In 1848 the hussars fought in the Schleswig-Holstein War and in 1849 in Baden . After the final relocation to Rathenow (1851), the association was used in the wars against Denmark (1864), Austria (1866) and France (1870/1871). Hussars from the Rathenower Regiment were also in action during the First World War and some had to lose their lives.

The regiment was dissolved on May 30, 1919.

The tradition continued in the Reichswehr with the 2nd Squadron of the 3rd (Prussian) Cavalry Regiment in Rathenow. After joining the Wehrmacht , the tradition was carried on into the 1940s, when they recalled the equestrian spirit of Zieten and his hussars and appeared in the uniforms of the hussars on appropriate holidays or memorial days. After the regiment was dissolved, the city of Rathenow had a memorial for the Zieten Hussars made by the sculptor Wilhelm Otto .

The names of the regiment, from foundation to dissolution

1730–1736 Berlin Hussar Corps 1736–1741 Leib-Korps-Hussars 1741–1806 Leib-Hussar Regiment, each with the name of the chief (H 2) 1741–1786 'Zieten'sche Hussars' 1786–1794 'by Eben Hussars' 1794–1805 'von Göcking Husaren' 1805–1806 'von Rudorff Husaren' 1806–1808 Hussar Brigade (regiment) von Rudorff

1808 1st Brandenburg Hussar Regiment00000 1809–1816 Brandenburg Hussar Regiment 1816–1823 3rd Hussar Regiment (Brandenburg) 1823–1860 3rd Hussar Regiment 1860–1861 Brandenburg Hussar Regiment No. 3 1861–1889 Brandenburg Hussar Regiment (Zietensche Hussars) No. 3 1889–1919 Hussar Regiment von Zieten (Brandenburgisches) No. 3

The chiefs of the regiment

Prussian hussar uniforms from 1759 to 1846

Leibhusar Regiment

• 1730–1736 by Beneckendorff
• 1736–1741 by Wurmb
• 1741–1786 General of the cavalry Hans Joachim von Zieten
• 1786–1794 Lieutenant General Karl Adolf August von Eben and Brunnen
• 1794–1805 Lieutenant General von Göcking
• 1805–1806 Colonel / Major General Wilhelm Heinrich von Rudorff
• 1823–1851 Duke of Cumberland (later Ernst August King of Hanover )
• 1851–1878 King George V of Hanover
• 1878–1885 Field Marshal Prince Friedrich Karl Nikolaus von Prussia
• 1888 to World War I, Field Marshal Arthur Prince of Great Britain and Ireland, Duke of Connaught

Regimental commanders

1730–1736 by Beneckendorff 1736–1741 by Wurmb 1741–1756 by Zieten 1756–1758 by souls 1758–1760 by Zettmar 1760–1761 by Hundt 1761–1763 by Rohr 1763–1775 Joachim Bernhard von Prittwitz 1775-1779 by Probst 1779–1783 Karl Adolf August von Eben and Brunnen 1783–1791 by Wolffrath 1791–1792 by Berge 1792–1793 by Lentz 1793–1794 Anton Wilhelm von L'Estocq 1794–1805 by Löweneck 1805–1806 by Rudorff 1806–1807 by Löben 1807–1811 Karl Friedrich von Corswant 1811–1813 Karl Friedrich Bernhard Helmuth von Hobe

1813–1815 Friedrich Georg von Sohr 1815–1832 Karl von Klinckowstroem 1832–1841 Wilhelm von der Horst 1841–1843 Ferdinand von Dorbenck 1843–1848 Friedrich von der Golz 1848–1853 Alexander zu Solms-Braunfels 1853–1854 Karl von Griesheim 1854–1858 Anton von Pfuhlstein 1858–1864 Georg von der Groeben 1864–1867 Adalbert von Kalkreuth 1867–1870 Hans Joachim von Zieten 1871-1875 Egmont smoke 1875–1883 Heinrich von Rosenberg 1883–1885 Werner von Alvensleben 1885–1890 Victor von Podbielski 1890-1892 Wittilo von Griesheim 1892–1897 Egon von Vollard-Bockelheim 1897–1901 Arthur von Schmidt 1901–1905 Heinrich von Keszycki

1905–1911 Karl von Wrochem-Gellhorn 1911-21. September 1914 Ewald von Baumbach Sept. 21–16. Nov. 1914 Major Heinrich von Velthelm Nov 16 - Nov 11 Dec. 1914 Rittmeister Ernst Rüdiger von Brüning Dec. 12, 1914-13. Jan. 1915 Lieutenant Colonel von Puttkammer Jan 15, 1915-14. Jan. 1918 Major / Lieutenant Colonel Walther von Jagow Jan. 15–2. Aug. 1918 Lieutenant Colonel Hugo von Kayser Aug 3, 1918-17. Dec. 1918 Major Eugen Schilling from Canstatt Dec. 18, 1918-30. April 1919 Colonel Walther von Jagow May 1–31. Jul. 1919 Lieutenant Colonel Hugo von Kayser

See also

• List of cavalry regiments of the Old Prussian Army
• Hans Joachim von Zieten (1699–1786), general of the cavalry
• Hans Ernst Karl Count von Zieten (1770–1848), Field Marshal General

literature

• Hans Bleckwenn : The Frederician uniforms 1753–1786 . Volume III: Mounted Troops . Dortmund 1984, ISBN 3-88379-444-9 .
• Christian zu Rantzau: History of the Hussar Regiment von Zieten (Brandenburgisches) No. 3 (=  memorial sheets of German regiments. Troops of the former Prussian contingent . No. 298 ). Stalling, Oldenburg iO / Berlin 1930. Available online: digitized version of the Württemberg State Library .
• Ranking list of the Royal Prussian Army 1827, p.237f

Web links

Commons : Hussar Regiment “von Zieten” (Brandenburgisches) No. 3  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Private homepage about the Zietenhusaren
• Online project: List of losses 1914–1918 of the 2nd Hussar Regiment “von Zieten” (Brandenburgisches) No. 3

Individual evidence

1. ↑ The regiment was not officially numbered until 1805.
2. ↑ cf. Bleckwenn 1984: Volume 3: 155.
3. ↑ private homepage with depictions of the Zietenhusars; accessed on May 15, 2010 ( Memento from February 12, 2010 in the Internet Archive )