Julius Friedrich von Gilsa

Julius Friedrich Johann Georg von Gilsa (born December 19, 1827 in Erfurt , † January 7, 1902 in Gotha ) was a Prussian major general .

Life

origin

He was the son of the Prussian major Karl Anton von Gilsa (1785-1833) and his wife Agnes, née Madelung (1800-1891). After the father's early death, his widow married the later Prussian major general Karl Schenck zu Schweinsberg (1796–1869) in Gotha on July 4, 1835 . Leopold von Gilsa was his brother.

Military career

Gilsa attended the cadet schools in Wahlstatt and Berlin . Subsequently, on May 27, 1847, he was transferred to the Prussian Army as Second Lieutenant of the 4th Artillery Brigade. Gilsa graduated from the United Artillery and Engineering School and then took part in the battles at Viuf and Veile during the campaign against Denmark in 1849 . From October 15, 1852 to September 30, 1855 he was commanded for further training at the General War School. From February 13, 1856 Gilsa was adjutant of the II. Department and on November 20, 1856 was Prime Lieutenant . Promoted to captain at the end of May 1859 , from May 15, 1860 to February 28, 1861, he was assigned to the topographical department of the General Staff . Then Gilsa worked as leader of the 5th company of the fortress artillery regiment No. 4 and was appointed company commander on March 8, 1862 . Under position à la suite of his regiment, Gilsa was a teacher at the Erfurt War School from September 27, 1862 .

During the mobile relationship on the occasion of the German War , Gilsa was chief of the 3rd twelve-pound battery of the 4th Artillery Regiment , with which he was deployed in the battle of Königgrätz . After the peace agreement, Gilsa returned to the Artillery Regiment No. 4 as battery chief. At the same time, from the end of May to mid-August 1868, he was a member of a commission for the final consultation of the amended service regulations for NCOs in the field artillery. As a major, Gilsa was appointed commander of Division II on February 12, 1870. In this position he took part in the fighting at Beaumont , Sedan and the siege of Paris during the war against France . Gilsa was awarded both classes of the Iron Cross for his achievements .

After the Peace of Frankfurt , on October 3, 1871, he was transferred to the fortress artillery department No. 14 in the Rastatt fortress . At the same time Gilsa acted there as an artillery officer from the field. From October 26, 1872, he was employed as commander of the I. Department in the Baden Field Artillery Regiment No. 14 . Under position à la suite of this regiment, Gilsa was appointed director of the artillery shooting school in Berlin on September 15, 1873 with the rank and fees of regimental commander. Since September 19, 1874 lieutenant colonel , Gilsa was from mid-December 1875 also a member of the examination committee for captains and prime lieutenants of the artillery. On June 23, 1876, he returned to the troop service and was given command of the Holstein Field Artillery Regiment No. 24 in Schwerin . During his service there, Gilsa was released from his position as a member of the examination board on August 7, 1877 and promoted to colonel on October 18, 1877 .

With the statutory pension he was finally put up for disposal on July 10, 1880 . On June 21, 1884, Gilsa received the character of Major General. Four months later, he was approved to leave with his previous pension. In addition, Wilhelm II honored him on August 30, 1895 with the Prussian Order of the Crown, 2nd class.

family

Gilsa married Elisabeth Stern (1839–1929) on January 11, 1864 in Klitzschen . She was the sister of General Feldzeugmeister Stern. The following children were born from the marriage:

• Ernst (* December 27, 1864 in Erfurt; † June 6, 1865 there)
• Julius Karl Kurt (1866–1941), Prussian major general
• Natalie (born September 8, 1869 in Erfurt, † July 19, 1876 in Thale )
• Natalie (born October 29, 1877 - † November 5, 1879 in Schwerin)
• Karl Julius Erich (1879–1963), German colonel and adjutant to the Reichswehr Minister Gustav Noske

literature

• Kurt von Priesdorff : Soldier leadership . Volume 9, Hanseatische Verlagsanstalt Hamburg, undated [Hamburg], undated [1941], DNB 986919780 , pp. 385-386, no. 2955.