Julius von Voigts-Rhetz

Julius Philipp Werner von Voigts-Rhetz (born February 16, 1822 in Hausberge , † June 9, 1904 in Naumburg (Saale) ) was a Prussian artillery general .

Life

origin

Julius was a son of the forestry, government and departmental councilor Victor von Voigts-Rhetz (1775-1841) and his wife Dorothea, born von Uslar (1782-1865). His brothers Konstantin Bernhard and William also became generals in the Prussian army.

Military career

Voigts-Rhetz received his secondary education at the Pforta State School . He then joined the Guard Artillery Brigade of the Prussian Army as a gunner on January 20, 1840, and completed the artillery and engineering school from October 1840 to mid-July 1843 . In the meantime promoted to Second Lieutenant on November 1, 1842 , Voigts-Rhetz took part in the crackdown on street fighting in Berlin during the March Revolution in 1848 .

From October 1, 1864 Voigts-Rhetz worked as a teacher at the War Academy . In mid-May 1866 he was assigned to the General Staff of the 2nd Guard Division and took on as a lieutenant colonel during the war against Austria a . a. participated in the battles at Trautenau and Königgrätz . After the end of the war, he was appointed Chief of the General Staff of the III on October 30, 1866 . Army corps under Friedrich Karl of Prussia . At the end of the year Voigts-Rhetz also became a member of the study commission for the war schools . Promoted to colonel in 1868 , Voigts-Rhetz took part in the war against France in 1870/71 under the commanding General Constantin von Alvensleben . He came u. a. Used in the battles at Spichern , Vionville , Gravelotte , Beaune-la-Rolande , Orléans , Le Mans and the siege of Metz . In addition to the two classes of the Iron Cross, he also received the highest Prussian bravery award, the Order Pour le Mérite, for his achievements .

After the end of the war, Voigts-Rhetz was appointed a member of the study commission for the War Academy. In mid-November 1872, Voigts-Rhetz was transferred to the army officers wearing the uniform of the general staff and assigned to the War Ministry for six months . In addition, from the beginning of December 1872 he acted as an authorized representative to the Federal Council and representative of the chairman of the committee for the land army and fortresses. On March 22, 1873, he was promoted to major general and as such Voigts-Rhetz was finally transferred to the War Ministry on April 12, 1873. He took over as director of the General War Department. He was released from his membership in the study commission for the war schools and the study commission for the war academy in mid-May 1875 and mid-July 1878, respectively. As lieutenant general (since January 18, 1878), he was appointed inspector of the 4th field artillery inspection on November 6, 1879. At the same time he was awarded the Order of the Crown, First Class with Swords on the Ring, for his services to date . In November 1879 he was also released from his position as a member of the Federal Council. Voigts-Rhetz finally reached the climax of his military career on December 12, 1882 with his appointment as inspector general of the artillery and his promotion to general of the infantry on September 18, 1886. On January 27, 1889 à la suite of the 1st Guard Field Artillery Regiment placed, Wilhelm II awarded him the title of general of the artillery. After the death of the previous cathedral dean Bruno Neidhardt von Gneisenau , Voigts-Rhetz received his position in Naumburg on February 7, 1889 . On March 30, 1889, he was put up for disposal with a pension .

Voigts-Rhetz was buried in the cathedral cemetery after his death on June 12, 1904.

family

He had married Elvire Wolff (1827-1906) on November 30, 1847 in Küstrin . The following children were born from the marriage:

• Konstans (1848–1893), Prussian Colonel and Commander of the Holstein Field Artillery Regiment No. 24 ⚭ Ines Freiin von Plotho (* 1863)
• Gertrud (* 1850) ⚭ Karl von La Fort († 1893), Prussian major a. D. and Mr. on Papendorf
• Blanka (1852–1877) ⚭ Rafael von Uslar, Lord of Rethmar
• Dorette (* 1858) ⚭ Rafael von Uslar, Lord of Rethmar
• Klara (* 1859) ⚭ Friedrich Sixt von Armin , Prussian infantry general
• Friedrich-Karl (* 1861), Prussian major a. D., legal knight of the Order of St. John ⚭ Edda von Kapff (* 1869)
• Werner (* 1863), Prussian lieutenant colonel in the infantry regiment "von Voigts-Rhetz" (3rd Hannoversches) No. 79 and Herr auf Waschow ⚭ Magdalena Countess von Kielmansegg (* 1876)
• Alice (* 1866) ⚭ Maximilian von Frank (1831–1894), district administrator of the Celle district
• Elvire (* 1868) ⚭ Erwin von Esmarch (1855–1915), professor at the Georg-August-Universität Göttingen

literature

• Kurt von Priesdorff : Soldier leadership . Volume 8, Hanseatische Verlagsanstalt Hamburg, undated [Hamburg], undated [1941], DNB 367632837 , pp. 322-327, no. 2621.
• Gothaisches Genealogisches Taschenbuch der Briefadeligen houses. 1907. First year, Justus Perthes , Gotha 1906, pp. 792–794.

Individual evidence

1. ^ Rudolf Vierhaus (ed.): German Biographical Encyclopedia. 10: Thies-Zykan. Volume 10, p. 293. ( limited preview online at Google Book Search ).
2. ↑ Hans Gehrig : School gate and the German intellectual life. Life pictures of old gatekeepers, almae matri Portae, dedicated to May 21, 1943, in connection with Otto von Auwers ... [et al.] Buske, 1943, p. 151. ( limited preview online at Google Book Search ).