Karl von Ilsemann

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Karl Georg Hartwig Richard Ilsemann , von Ilsemann since 1908 , (born August 21, 1856 in Wunstorf , † December 1, 1930 in Darmstadt ) was a Prussian lieutenant general .

Life

origin

He was the son of the Privy Councilor of Justice and Senate President at the Hanover Regional Court Karl Ilsemann (1822-1899) and his wife Henriette, née Cleve († 1888).

Military career

Ilsemann attended grammar school in Lüneburg and Lyzeum I in Hanover. Subsequently, on April 1, 1876, he joined the 2nd Hanoverian Dragoons Regiment No. 16 of the Prussian Army in Lüneburg as a flag junior and was promoted to second lieutenant until mid-September 1877 . After his promotion to Prime Lieutenant Ilsemann acted as regimental adjutant from March 24, 1890 to October 17, 1891, then became adjutant of the 2nd Cavalry Brigade in Allenstein and in this capacity rose to Rittmeister at the end of January 1893 . As such, he was squadron chief in his main regiment for five years . From mid-April 1899, he was employed as adjutant in the 21st Division in Frankfurt am Main . Left in this position, Ilsemann was transferred to the Westphalian Dragoon Regiment No. 7 as a major on January 27, 1900 . On May 22, 1900 he was appointed adjutant at the General Command of the XVIII. Army Corps . In mid-April 1903 Ilsemann joined the staff of the Hussar Regiment "King Humbert of Italy" (1st Kurhessisches) No. 13 in Mainz . After the regiment had moved into Diedenhofen as a new garrison on July 1, 1905 , Ilsemann was promoted to lieutenant colonel on April 10, 1906 and on August 18, 1906 as commander of the 2nd Grand Ducal Hessian Dragoon Regiment (Leib-Dragoon Regiment) No. 24 moved to Darmstadt . On September 14, 1908 , Kaiser Wilhelm II elevated him to the hereditary Prussian nobility .

Ilsemann was promoted to colonel on April 20, 1904 , was entrusted with the command of the 34th Cavalry Brigade in Saint-Avold on May 23, 1911 , and was appointed commander of this large formation on June 16, 1911 . In this capacity he received the Order of the Crown, 2nd class, on May 15, 1912, and on October 1, 1912, he became Major General . In the autumn of 1913 Ilsemann led the divisional maneuvers of the 34th Division with great skill for the sick Lieutenant General Theodor Claassen . His superiors recommended him to divisional commander or cavalry inspector and in mid-May 1914 he was awarded the Order of the Red Eagle, 2nd class with oak leaves, for his achievements .

With the outbreak of World War I , Ilsemann was appointed commander of the 5th Cavalry Division . He led his large association in the west in the battles at Dinant , Namur , Saint-Quentin and the Petit Morin and was awarded both classes of the Iron Cross . While the position battles in the Champagne to be replaced due to illness had to Ilsemann. He was then added, and on October 27, 1914 the officers of the army on March 25, 1915, presentation of the character as a Lieutenant General with the statutory board for disposition made.

After his death on December 4, 1930, he was buried in the Waldfriedhof Darmstadt .

family

Ilsemann married Thekla Freiin von Hammerstein-Equord (1858–1920) on September 23, 1881 in Lüneburg . The following children were born from the marriage:

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Felix Kühls: History of the Royal Prussian Hussar Regiment King Humbert of Italy (I. Kurhess.) No. 13. Verlag Hermann Minjon, Frankfurt am Main 1913, p. 313.
personal data
SURNAME Ilsemann, Karl von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Ilsemann, Karl Georg Hartwig Richard von (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian lieutenant general
DATE OF BIRTH August 21, 1856
PLACE OF BIRTH Wunstorf
DATE OF DEATH December 1, 1930
Place of death Darmstadt