Julius von Lyncker

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Friedrich Wilhelm August Julius von Lyncker (born November 28, 1825 in Darmstadt , † August 18, 1907 in Wiesbaden ) was a Prussian major general .

Life

origin

Julius was a son of the Grand Ducal Hessian Major General Ludwig von Lyncker (1780-1844) and his wife Luise, née Praun (1789-1852). His father was raised to the hereditary grand-ducal Hessian nobility on May 30, 1835 by Ludwig II . His older brother Ludwig (1821–1882) became a Prussian lieutenant general .

Military career

Lyncker attended high school and military school in Darmstadt. On November 28, 1841, he joined the artillery corps of the Grand Ducal Hessian Army as a gunner and was promoted to lieutenant by the end of August 1844 . In 1847/48 he was assigned to the arms directorate for training purposes and, after his promotion to first lieutenant, from October 1848 to the 3rd Artillery Brigade of the Prussian Army . In 1849 Lyncker took part in the defeat of the Baden Revolution in the battles near Weinheim , Greater Saxony , Sinzheim and Gernsbach and was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Order of Ludwig . At the beginning of February he was promoted to captain and battery chief and from May 1856 was also a member of the officers' examination committee. On May 3, 1858 he was appointed chief of the mounted artillery . In addition, Lyncker worked from June 1858 as a teacher at the war school in Darmstadt and from September 1861 as a member of the Remontekommission of the province of Rheinhessen . In the autumn of 1864 and 1865 he was assigned to the Remontekommission in Budapest .

In the war against Prussia , Lyncker took part in the battle at Tauberbischofsheim and was commended for it on September 18, 1866. After the war he was for five months in the general command of the Prussian XI. Army Corps to Kassel and was promoted to Major Department Commander on June 1, 1868 . On May 11, 1869 he was commanded to lead the 2nd Division of the Brandenburg Field Artillery Regiment No. 3 ("General Feldzeugmeister"). In this position Lyncker was seriously wounded by a shot in the head at the beginning of the war against France in the Battle of Spichern . After a stay in the hospital, he took part in the siege of Metz , fell seriously ill and was only fit for duty again after the armistice. Awarded the Iron Cross 2nd class, he was commissioned after the peace treaty on October 31, 1871 to lead the artillery corps, before joining the Prussian Army Association on January 1, 1872 with his rank as major with a patent from June 1, 1868 was acquired. On October 26, 1872, Lyncker was commanded to lead the divisional artillery of the Guard Field Artillery Regiment in Berlin and promoted to lieutenant colonel in early September 1872 . With the separation of the corps and divisional artillery, the 2nd Guards Field Artillery Regiment was established from his association on May 7, 1874 . He continued to function as commander, rose to colonel at the end of March 1876 and was transferred to Wroclaw on February 14, 1878 under position à la suite of his regiment as commander of the 6th field artillery brigade . In this capacity Lyncker center was promoted to Major General September 1882 and December 6, 1883 award of the Red Eagle II. Class with oak leaves with board for discussion provided.

Lyncker died unmarried in Wiesbaden.

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SURNAME Lyncker, Julius of
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Lyncker, Friedrich Wilhelm August Julius von (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian major general
DATE OF BIRTH November 28, 1825
PLACE OF BIRTH Darmstadt
DATE OF DEATH August 18, 1907
Place of death Wiesbaden