Jürgen von Falkenhayn
Jürgen von Falkenhayn (born April 14, 1938 in Berlin ) is a German major general a. D. From 1984 to 1988 he commanded the 16th Panzer Grenadier Brigade and from 1990 to 1995 he was the commander of the 6th Panzer Grenadier Division .
Career
Jürgen von Falkenhayn is the great-nephew of the Prussian general of the infantry Erich von Falkenhayn . After the father had fallen two years earlier, the mother moved with her four children to their mother in Bad Kissingen in the summer of 1943 in order to avoid the Allied air raids on Berlin . In 1957 he graduated from high school and then began a career as an officer candidate in the Bundeswehr . His active career as a soldier took place from 1957 to 1995. From 1965 to 1969 Jürgen von Falkenhayn was company commander of the 3rd Kp./PzGrenBtl. 41 in Göttingen. He was promoted as commander of the military area command 1 coast and led the Panzer Grenadier Brigade 16 "Duchy of Lauenburg" from 1984 to 1988. From 1990 to 1995 he commanded the 6th Panzer Grenadier Division . From 1993 to 1994 von Falkenhayn was the last commander of the Schleswig-Holstein Territorial Command , which was decommissioned in 1994. von Falkenhayn is a member of the Clausewitz Society .
In his book "Sarossawa - In Search of the Lost Father" he deals with the death of his father Ulrich von Falkenhayn (* 1898), who was the captain of the reserve and company commander of the 9th Kp./Infanterie-Regiment 196 / 68th Infantry- Division fell at the age of 43 in 1941 near Sarossawa / Ukraine . In addition, von Falkenhayn tells the story of his West Prussian family of officers and landowners. He asked questions about the drive and character of his father, who already served as a hunter officer in World War I and was awarded both classes of the Iron Cross . On the basis of letters, certificates, certificates and oral traditions, Jürgen von Falkenhayn dealt critically with the behavior of Wehrmacht officers and the so-called "lost generation" and their ideals. Jürgen von Falkenhayn did not go into detail in his book about the merits of his great-uncle Erich von Falkenhayn , who in 1917 "... had prevented the deportation of all Jews from Palestine planned by the Turks". (Note: Palestine was part of the Ottoman Empire and was conquered by British associations and rebellious Arabs, which Erich von Falkenhayn could not prevent. His merit was to have prevented a deportation of all Jews from Palestine planned by the Turks.)
Private
Jürgen von Falkenhayn is retired and has lived with his wife in Westerrönfeld near Rendsburg since 1988 . He has three children and nine grandchildren.
plant
- Zerrissenes Land Volume I - War and Division, Andrea Stangl Buchverlag, Paderborn, 2019, 200 pages, ISBN 978-3-7481-3877-8
- Sarossawa - In Search of the Lost Father, Scribeo-Verlag Melsungen, Kassel, 2012, 250 p., ISBN 978-3-936592-29-0
Notes and individual references
- ↑ a b c d Clausewitz Society ( Memento of the original from December 17, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Panzergrenadierbataillon 41 (motorized) belonging to Panzergrenadierbrigade 4
- ↑ Village near Kiev, Rossava battle zone
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Falkenhayn, Jürgen von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German major general |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 14, 1938 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Berlin |