Karl Heinrich von Wnuck

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Karl Georg Heinrich Friedrich von Wnuck (born November 29, 1803 in Königsberg , † May 2, 1881 in Wiesbaden ) was a Prussian lieutenant general .

Life

Origin and family

Karl Wilhelm was a member of the Zemmener tribe of the Pomeranian - Pomeranian noble family von Wnuck , from which numerous members joined the Prussian army . His parents were the Prussian colonel and commander of the garrison battalion in Pillau and landowners in Zemmen , Matthias Friedrich von Wnuck (1754-1811) and Amalie Henriette von Maltitz (1780-1825).

Wnuck remained unmarried and without a physical heir.

Military career

Wnuck attended high schools in Königsberg and Elbing . Since 1819 cadet he was transferred from the cadet corps as portepée - ensign to the 5th cuirassier regiment of the Prussian army . He was promoted to second lieutenant in 1822 , was adjutant to the regiment from 1830 to 1840 , rose to prime lieutenant in 1836 and became captain and squadron chief in 1843 . In 1846 he received the service cross . In 1849 he was commanded to establish the military riding school in Schwedt in place of the teaching cadron. Wnuck received the Order of the Red Eagle, IV class , in 1850 and was appointed major in 1853 while retaining the squadron . In 1854 he was transferred to the 8th Cuirassier Regiment as a regular staff officer, in 1856 he was the leader of the 8th Landwehr Cavalry Regiment and in 1857 was appointed commander of the 2nd Uhlan Regiment . Here he was promoted in 1857 to Lieutenant Colonel and 1859 to Colonel . In 1858 Wnuck was awarded the Order of the Red Eagle III. Class honored. Wnuck was then in 1861 commander of the 10th Cavalry Brigade and received the Order of the Crown III. Class. From 1863 to 1864 he was entrusted with the command of the troops on the border between Wreschen and Kempen . Also in 1863 Wnuck was made Knight of Honor of the Order of St. John and in 1864 he was awarded the Order of the Red Eagle, 2nd class with oak leaves and the Order of St. Anne, 2nd class with diamonds. His promotion to major general also took place in 1864. Wnuck was put up for disposal in 1866 in approval of his resignation request with a pension and the award of the star to the Order of the Red Eagle, 2nd class .

Nonetheless, in 1866 he was appointed deputy to the commanding general of the V Army Corps . He took part in the German War and earned the order Pour le Mérite for his work with Vysokow . In 1866, Wnuck was finally promoted to lieutenant general. In 1868 he was again put up for retirement, but in 1870, during the duration of the mobile relationship on the occasion of the war against France, he was first appointed commander of Posen and then deputy commanding general of the V Army Corps. On June 3, 1871, Wnuck finally resigned from the relationship with the officers put up for disposition.

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SURNAME Wnuck, Karl Heinrich von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Wnuck, Karl Georg Heinrich Friedrich von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian lieutenant general
DATE OF BIRTH November 29, 1803
PLACE OF BIRTH Koenigsberg
DATE OF DEATH May 2, 1881
Place of death Wiesbaden