Karl-Ulrich von Bülow

Karl-Ulrich von Bülow (1862–1914)

Karl-Ulrich Stephan Wilhelm von Bulow (* 28. October 1862 in Hamburg , † 6. August 1914 in Lincé in Belgium ) was a Prussian major general and leader of the 9th Cavalry Division in the First World War .

Life

origin

Karl-Ulrich was the son of the diplomat Bernhard Ernst von Bülow (1815–1879) and his wife Louise, née Rücker (1821–1894). The Reich Chancellor Bernhard von Bülow , Major General Adolf von Bülow and the diplomat Alfred von Bülow were his brothers.

Military career

After attending the state school in Pforta and the grammar school in Potsdam, Bülow joined the 1st Guard Uhlan Regiment of the Prussian Army . By mid-September 1884 he was promoted to second lieutenant . On September 15, 1887, he received a five-month vacation that he spent in England and America. After his return he was first regimental adjutant on October 6, 1888 and commanded as adjutant of the 3rd Guards Cavalry Brigade on February 16, 1892 . Left in his position, Bülow was placed on September 21, 1892 as Prime Lieutenant without a patent à la suite of his regiment. On March 25, 1893 he received the patent for his rank and on March 17, 1894 he was assigned to the 1st Guard-Uhlan Regiment and on April 1, 1894, he was assigned to the General Staff . On March 22, 1895 he was aggregated to the General Staff , rose in mid-September 1896 to the superfluous captain and on October 1, 1896 came to the General Staff of the X. Army Corps . Leaving this command, Bülow was assigned to the General Staff on October 29, 1896 and transferred to the General Staff of the X. Army Corps on February 16, 1897.

He received another field assignment and came on March 22, 1898 as Rittmeister and squadron chief in the 3rd Guard Uhlan Regiment . On April 8, 1899, he returned to the General Staff and became Kaiser Wilhelm II's wing adjutant . Leaving his position as a wing adjutant, he came to the embassy in Vienna as a military attaché on April 18, 1899 and advanced to major on April 15, 1901 . On September 19, 1903, he received the Knight's Cross of the Royal House Order of Hohenzollern and on June 20, 1904, he was appointed legal knight of the Order of St. John . On April 10, 1906 he was promoted to lieutenant colonel and on September 13, 1906 - while remaining in his position as wing adjutant - was appointed commander of the 2nd Guards Uhlan Regiment and promoted to colonel on April 20, 1909 . Due to health reasons, Bülow received a vacation from May 17 to August 15, 1909 to restore his health, which he spent in Switzerland. On the occasion of the festival in January 1912 he was awarded the Crown Order II. Class and on April 2, 1912 transferred to the officers of the army. Still leaving his position as a wing adjutant, he was appointed commander of the 3rd Guards Cavalry Brigade on April 29, 1913. He rose to major general on January 27, 1913 and was awarded the Order of the Red Eagle, 2nd class with oak leaves , on May 29, 1914 .

During the German mobilization on the occasion of the First World War, he became leader of the 9th Cavalry Division on August 1, 1914. During the advance against Liège , the troops stopped in the village of Lincé on August 5, 1914. At midnight there was an exchange of fire in which eleven residents were killed. The next day, many residents were arrested and before a court martial found. This passed 23 death sentences, which were immediately carried out. On August 7, 1914, however, it became clear that no enemy troops were in the vicinity, and no weapons were found among the residents. Bülow shot himself at Lincé Castle that same day.

General von Loewenfeld wrote on December 1, 1909 in his assessment: “A youthful, fresh appearance, of a very accommodating nature and extremely obliging forms, clever, prudent, hardworking and active, with a quick understanding, of comprehensive, thorough general and military education, a very capable regimental commander. "

literature

• Kurt von Priesdorff : Soldier leadership . Volume 10, Hanseatische Verlagsanstalt Hamburg, undated [Hamburg], undated [1942], DNB 986919810 , pp. 100-101, no. 3102.
• Gothaisches Genealogisches Taschenbuch der Uradelige houses. The nobility born in Germany (primeval nobility). 1917. Eighteenth year, Justus Perthes, Gotha 1916, p. 188.