Karl von Prittwitz and Gaffron

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Karl Heinrich Hans Wenzel von Prittwitz and Gaffron (born December 5, 1833 in Potsdam , † December 27, 1890 in Görlitz ) was a Prussian major general .

Life

origin

He came from the old, very widely branched Silesian noble family of those von Prittwitz and was the son of the Prussian general of the infantry and honorary citizen of Potsdam Karl von Prittwitz and his second wife Antoinette, née Countess von Hacke.

Military career

Prittwitz was from 1 May 1849 and Kadett in Berlin and was followed on 27 April 1852 as second lieutenant of the 1st Guards Regiment walk the Prussian Army in Potsdam transferred. While attending the General War School from October 1856 to June 1859, he was promoted to prime lieutenant. As such, from October 1, 1860, Prittwitz was assigned to the Jäger Battalion No. 5 for one year . On April 10, 1863, when he was promoted to captain, he was appointed company commander . In this position he took part in the battles at Soor , Königinhof and Königgrätz with his guards regiment during the war against Austria in 1866 and was awarded the Order of the Red Eagle, IV class with swords.

At the beginning of the war against France , Prittwitz initially still led his company and, after his promotion to major on October 13, 1870, received command of the 1st Battalion for the duration of the mobile relationship a month later. He fought at Gravelotte , Beaumont , Sedan and was before Paris . Awarded both classes of the Iron Cross , Prittwitz was confirmed as commander of the 1st Battalion after the Peace of Frankfurt on June 21, 1871.

Promoted to lieutenant colonel on March 22, 1876 , Prittwitz was transferred to the Guards Grenadier Regiment No. 4 as commander of the 2nd Battalion and was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Royal House Order of Hohenzollern . This was followed on September 18, 1880, the promotion to colonel and a month later he was entrusted with the command of Grenadier Regiment No. 10 under position à la suite . From March 12, 1881 to April 14, 1886 Prittwitz acted as regimental commander, was then commissioned with the leadership of the 58th Infantry Brigade and finally appointed commander of this brigade with promotion to major general on May 15, 1886 . For a short time he was in command of the 36th Infantry Brigade from April 14, 1887, before Prittwitz was put up for disposal on July 16, 1887 with a pension and the award of the Order of the Red Eagle, 2nd class with oak leaves and swords .

family

Prittwitz married Fanny Cäcilie Wilhelmine Freiin von Magnus on July 20, 1871 in Drehsa (born October 14, 1850 in Drehsa; † August 6, 1930 in Berlin). She was the daughter of the landowner Rudolf Freiherr von Magnus, master of the Drehsa estate, and Karoline von Zeschau. The following children were born from the marriage:

  • Editha (born December 27, 1873 in Potsdam, † December 2, 1882 in Breslau)
  • Wenzel (born February 6, 1875 in Potsdam; † April 8, 1875 there)
  • Hans Kurt (born August 13, 1876 in Koblenz), Prussian first lieutenant
  • Rudolf Karl Moritz (born August 26, 1878 in Koblenz), Prussian captain

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personal data
SURNAME Prittwitz and Gaffron, Karl von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Prittwitz and Gaffron, Karl Heinrich Hans Wenzel von (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian major general
DATE OF BIRTH December 5, 1833
PLACE OF BIRTH Potsdam
DATE OF DEATH December 27, 1890
Place of death Goerlitz