Joseph von Schoeler

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Joseph Friedrich August Alexander Felix Julius Andreas Alfred von Schoeler (born March 26, 1834 in Charlottenburg ; † April 3, 1915 in Blankenburg / Harz ) was a Prussian lieutenant general .

Life

origin

He was the son of the Prussian Rittmeister a. D. and postmaster in Schwedt Karl August Friedrich Alexander von Schoeler (1801–1857) and his wife Josephine Desireé, née d'Auger (1797–1834). The general of the infantry Friedrich von Schoeler (1772-1840) was his grandfather.

Military career

Schoeler attended the Moravian Institute in Neuwied and the Protestant city school in Koblenz . Then he was a cadet in Berlin and on April 26, 1851 was transferred as a second lieutenant to the 7th Infantry Regiment of the Prussian Army in Glogau . For further training he was assigned to the General War School in 1854/57 . Then Schoeler rose to regimental adjutant and at the end of May 1859 advanced to prime lieutenant . On the occasion of the Sardinian War he was commanded as an adjutant to the 9th Division during the mobilization . Following this, Schoeler acted as adjutant of the 7th Landwehr Regiment and the 7th Combined Infantry Regiment. On May 9, 1860, he was commanded as adjutant to the 19th Infantry Brigade and transferred to the 2nd Lower Silesian Infantry Regiment (No. 47) on July 1, 1860, leaving this command . As an adjutant, Schoeler joined the General Command of the V Army Corps in Posen on February 23, 1861 . With the promotion to captain , he became company commander in the 2nd Magdeburg Infantry Regiment No. 27 on October 25, 1862 . In this position, Schoeler took part in the battles at Münchengrätz and Königgrätz during the war against Austria in 1866 and was awarded the Order of the Red Eagle, fourth class with swords.

On February 16, 1869, Schoeler was the oldest captain in the 4th Upper Silesian Infantry Regiment No. 63 and was appointed adjutant to the General Command of the IX. Army Corps commands. In this position he was transferred to the 8th Westphalian Infantry Regiment No. 57 on March 16, 1869 , and a major on October 28, 1869 as a regular staff officer . Shortly before the beginning of the war against France , Schoeler became commander of the Landwehr battalion Essen I / 57 on July 16, 1870. As commander of the 1st Battalion in the 8th Westphalian Infantry Regiment No. 57, he came to the front in France on November 3, 1870. As a result, he took part in the fights at Beaune-la-Rolande , Beaugency , Maizières, Chateau Serquen, Vendôme , Villeporcher and Château-Renault . Schoeler received the Iron Cross, 2nd class, for his achievements .

On June 18, 1874 he was appointed commander of the Pomeranian Jäger Battalion No. 2 in Greifswald and on September 19, 1874 he was promoted to lieutenant colonel . Under position à la suite , Schoeler was commissioned on September 13, 1876 with the command of the Pomeranian Fusilier Regiment No. 34 in Stettin . With his promotion to colonel , he became regimental commander on September 15, 1876. From May 15, 1883 to March 31, 1886, Schoeler served as major general and commander of the 11th Infantry Brigade . He was then transferred to the officers of the army and entrusted with the management of the business of the inspector of the 3rd Landwehr Inspection in Berlin. On April 2, 1887, he was appointed inspector and on November 15, 1887, he was promoted to lieutenant general. In this capacity, Schoeler received the star for the Order of the Crown, 2nd class on May 5, 1888 . On May 16, 1888, he was put up for disposal with the statutory pension . In recognition of his services, Wilhelm II awarded him the star for the Order of the Red Eagle II on September 10, 1898 with oak leaves and swords on the ring.

family

Schoeler married on April 15, 1863 in Jeroltschütz Magdalene Adelaide Bertha Countess of Monts de Mazin (1838-1924). The daughter Elisabeth Auguste Karoline Alexandra Josefine Magdalena (* 1864) and the son Friedrich August Josef (* 1868) emerged from the marriage.

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Königliches Herolds-Amt (Ed.), Marcelli Janecki : Handbuch des Prussischen Adels. Second volume, ES Mittler & Sohn , Berlin 1893, p. 534.
personal data
SURNAME Schoeler, Joseph von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Schoeler, Friedrich August Alexander Felix Julius Andreas Alfred Joseph von (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian lieutenant general
DATE OF BIRTH March 26, 1834
PLACE OF BIRTH Charlottenburg
DATE OF DEATH April 3, 1915
Place of death Blankenburg / Harz