Johannes Streccius

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Johannes Streccius (born March 5, 1831 in Stendal ; † January 25, 1889 in Wiesbaden ) was a Prussian officer , most recently a lieutenant general .

Life

origin

He was the son of Johann Karl Christian (born June 3, 1789 in Stendal; † October 7, 1833 ibid), most recently a senior lieutenant in the Landwehr a. D. and city ​​councilor in Stendal, and his wife Ernestine Eleonore Amalie, née Matthias (* December 24, 1794 in Magdeburg ; † October 2, 1855 in Barby ). His younger brother Christian Felix (1833–1889) also embarked on a military career and made it to major general. The future general of the infantry Alfred Streccius (1874–1944) was his nephew .

Military career

From September 2, 1843, Streccius first attended the cadet school in Potsdam , then from June 3, 1845 in Berlin . On April 28, 1849, he was transferred to the 17th Infantry Regiment of the Prussian Army in Wesel as a Second Lieutenant . To suppress the Baden military uprising , he took part with this regiment in the battles at Waghäusel , Bischweiler and Kuppenheim . From October 1, 1852 to July 1, 1853 he was posted to the General War School . As of April 3, 1855, he was assigned to the Berlin Cadet House as an educator . From October 1, 1856 to November 1, 1858 he was on leave and was tutor to Count zu Stolberg-Wernigerode . During this time he was promoted to Prime Lieutenant on September 19, 1857.

When the war between Austria and France, the Sardinian War , broke out in 1859 , complications were feared in Germany. The corps was raised from peace to war strength and mobilized on June 14th on the orders of the Prince of Prussia . During the mobilization , Streccius was the leader of a company in the 17th Landwehr Regiment . As it after Cologne was laid which was Peace of Villafranca closed and his corps joined the retreat to. Promoted to captain on November 13, 1859 , Streccius was appointed chief of the 7th Company in Wesel on December 13, 1860 . Under position à la suite of this regiment, he was then from March 1, 1861 second officer at the Great Military Orphanage in Potsdam. Back in Wesel, he became chief of the 2nd Company, which was in Celle from 1866 onwards and was assigned to the regiment. In the war against Austria his regiment was deployed in Bohemia near Münchengrätz and Königgrätz . For this he was awarded the Crown Order IV class with swords on September 20, 1866 .

War school in Kassel

With promotion to major on March 16, 1869, Streccius was appointed commander of the Bensberg Cadet House. On May 22, 1869, he was appointed à la suite to the General Staff of the Army and appointed director of the war school in Kassel . At the same time he was in the period from December 15, 1869 for three months as a General Staff Officer to the General Command of the IX. Army Corps commanded to Altona . For the duration of the mobile relationship in the Franco-Prussian War , from July 16, 1870, Streccius was General Staff Officer at the General Government on the Rhine in the area of ​​the VII , VIII and XI. Army Corps . From August 22nd he was Chief of the General Staff. As director he was promoted to lieutenant colonel on September 19, 1874 .

On January 26, 1876, Streccius was appointed commander of the 1st Battalion in the 4th Thuringian Infantry Regiment No. 72 in Torgau . Under position à la suite, he was commissioned on November 19th to lead the 2nd Hanseatic Infantry Regiment No. 76 in Hamburg and Lübeck . On December 12, 1876 he was appointed commander and on March 22, 1877 he became a colonel . As such, he was from June 17 to August 6, 1879 head of the replacement business in the area of ​​the 33rd Infantry Brigade. On August 5, 1881, he was assigned to a ten-day information course at the military shooting school.

With the promotion to major general , Streccius was appointed commander of the 59th Infantry Brigade in Metz on May 15, 1883 . On April 16, 1887 he was appointed commandant of Karlsruhe , since November 15, 1887 with the character of Lieutenant General. On September 19, 1888, he was appointed Commandant of Rastatt , when he was granted the patent for Lieutenant General. 1891 Streccius was on the anniversary of the storming Diippel in the German-Danish war by Prussia with board for disposition made.

Streccius retired in Wiesbaden and died there on January 25, 1898.

Linguistics

Streccius was also a well-known linguist . Almost all languages ​​in Europe were spoken by him. He particularly translated military and historical works from Russian. Among other things, these were the works of Prince Nikolaitch Sergieevitch Galitzin on ancient tactics such as the three volumes “General History of War” or the Thirty Years' War 1618–1648.

His 38 translations , which appeared from 1874 onwards , have been cited in over 56 publications.

family

Streccius had married Auguste Baum (born October 18, 1834 in Danzig , † November 18, 1876 in Torgau ) in Göttingen on June 4, 1860 . The marriage had seven children:

  • Wilhelm Felix (born July 10, 1863 in Potsdam; † November 28, 1863 there)
  • Maria Amalie (born October 14, 1865 in Göttingen; † December 6, 1942 in Bremen )
  • Amalie Luise Sophie (* August 21, 1867 in Celle; † August 29, 1941 in Mannheim )
  • Son, (* March 4, 1869 in Celle; † March 16, 1869 there)
  • Marianne Katharina (born March 26, 1870 in Kassel, † April 4, 1924 in Mannheim)
  • E. Luise Henriette (born January 7, 1872 in Kassel; † August 6, 1872 there)
  • Rosa Anna Amalie Auguste (born April 16, 1873 in Kassel)

He had married a second time on February 13, 1879 in Stuttgart with Emmy Anna Karoline Hochstaetter (born April 21, 1857 in Darmstadt , † March 14, 1935 in Berlin). The marriage had two children:

  • Emmy Sophie Luise (born October 17, 1880 in Hamburg)
  • Hans Clemens Emil Felix (born April 26, 1883 in Hamburg; † November 4, 1891 in Baden-Baden)

Publications

  • The equipment of the infantry officer on foot and on horseback: a counselor when mobilization occurs, as well as for the maneuver. ES Mittler & Sohn . Berlin 1876.

Awards

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literature

  • Kurt von Priesdorff : Soldier leadership . Volume 10, Hanseatische Verlagsanstalt Hamburg, undated [Hamburg], undated [1942], DNB 986919810 , pp. 362-364, no. 3267.
  • Bogislav von Kleist: The Royal Prussian. Generals from 1840–1894. No. 1626
  • Theodor Pratsch: Officer master list of the Infantry Regiment Graf Barfuss (4th Westphalian) No. 17. from the establishment of the regiment on July 1, 1813 to October 1, 1907. ES Mittler & Sohn. Berlin 1908.
  • Fabricius: History of the 4th Thuringian Infantry Regiment No. 72 in the years 1860 to 1878. ES Mittler & Sohn. Berlin 1879.
  • Harry von Rège : Officer master list of the infantry regiment No. 76. 1902. Number 4, p. 4.
  • E. Neubourg: Bensberg and his Cadettenhaus, for the 50th anniversary of the foundation of the Cadettenhaus. ES Mittler & Sohn. Berlin 1890.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ The future emperor, Prince Wilhelm of Prussia, attended the Kassel War School under him and later thought of General Streccius gratefully in his notes.
personal data
SURNAME Streccius, Johannes
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian officer, most recently lieutenant general
DATE OF BIRTH March 5, 1831
PLACE OF BIRTH Stendal
DATE OF DEATH January 25, 1889
Place of death Wiesbaden