Karl von Schenk (General)

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Karl Heinrich Albin von Schenk , since 1881 von Schenk (born June 24, 1830 in Obertopfstedt , † July 9, 1890 in Bad Honnef ) was a Prussian major general .

Life

origin

His parents were Heinrich Christian Schenk († 1876) and his wife Sophie, née Nobbe († 1842), heiress of the Obertopfstedt estate.

Career

Schenk first attended the high school in Nordhausen and the pedagogy in Halle . After graduating, he joined the 4th Cuirassier Regiment of the Prussian Army as a cuirassier on August 19, 1852 and was promoted to second lieutenant until mid-November 1853 . He resigned from active service on December 16, 1855 and was transferred to the cavalry of the 1st contingent in the 1st Battalion of the 13th Landwehr Regiment on April 10, 1856. He was drafted again from August 6th to September 28th, 1856.

With a patent dated November 12, 1856, Schenk returned to active employment in the 6th Uhlan Regiment on May 17, 1859 . On July 10, 1859, his patent was dated January 7, 1854. On March 23, 1861, he was commanded as adjutant of the 7th Cavalry Brigade and transferred to the 2nd Pomeranian Uhlan Regiment No. 9 in mid-August 1862, leaving this command . He rose to Prime Lieutenant on June 9, 1863 and returned to service on February 11, 1865.

During the mobilization on the occasion of the war against Austria was Schenk from May 9 to October 12, 1866 leaders of the mobile 4th Squadron in Pomeranian Lancers Regiment. 9, which he in the battles of Soor , Miinchengratz and Hradec Kralove and in Bratislava led . On October 30, 1866, he was commanded captain and squadron chief and on April 12, 1870 as adjutant of the 8th Division . During the war against France , Schenk acquired the Iron Cross 2nd class at Beaumont . He also fought at Sedan , before Paris and at Perrefitte and Magny le Petit.

After the war he was promoted to major on May 17, 1873 and on June 26, 1875, he was transferred to the Rhenish Dragoon Regiment No. 5 as a regular staff officer . This was followed in the same capacity from July 9, 1878 to March 12, 1880 a use in the 1st Guard Uhlan Regiment . Subsequently, he was commissioned under position à la suite initially with the leadership of the Rhenish Cuirassier Regiment No. 8 and after his promotion to lieutenant colonel , he was appointed regimental commander on November 9, 1880.

Emperor Wilhelm I elevated Schenk to the hereditary Prussian nobility on November 10, 1881. Promoted to colonel on February 12, 1884, he was awarded the Order of the Crown, Second Class, on September 18, 1886 . Due to illness, he was transferred to the army officers on March 8, 1887, leaving his previous uniform with the rank and fees of brigade commander. On March 17, 1887, he was given three months' leave to restore his health, which was extended again on June 21, 1887 with full salary. Since there was no improvement in his health, Schenk submitted his departure and was put up for disposal on June 14, 1888, conferring the character of major general with a pension . He died on July 9, 1890 in Bad Honnef.

Schenk used his break from 1855 to 1859 to further educate himself. He traveled to North Africa, learned French, English and Italian. His regimental commander, Lieutenant Colonel von der Goltz, wrote about him in his assessment of 1861: Lieutenant Schenk is a highly reliable, extremely useful and very skilled officer, whose active endeavor to continue training for his profession is supported in a gratifying manner by happy dispositions . He has made journeys in France, Spain, Italy, and northern Africa with decisive benefit, and has endeavored to get to know the institutions of foreign armies. The named officer is the French. Language very powerful, also has some knowledge of Italian and English. Language. Since Lieutenant Schenk also shows fine, tactful behavior on every occasion, I consider him to be preferably qualified for an adjutant position at higher troop command. Lieutenant Schenk is in a very favorable financial position.

family

Schenk married Editha Nathusius (1847–1911), a daughter of Heinrich Moritz Nathusius (1815–1886) , on May 20, 1865 in Magdeburg . The couple had several children:

  • Albin (* 1866), merchant ⚭ 1898 Christa Marwede (* 1878)
  • Editha (* 1870) ⚭ 1894 Kurt von Westernhagen (1866–1910), Prussian Rittmeister
  • Benno (* 1872), Prussian lieutenant colonel

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Friedrich Bernhard von Hagke : Documentary information about the cities, villages and goods of the Weissensee district. P. 471.
  2. ^ Gothaisches Genealogisches Taschenbuch der Nobeligen houses. 1915. Justus Perthes, Gotha 1914, p. 802.
personal data
SURNAME Schenk, Karl von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Schenk, Karl Heinrich Albin (until 1881); Schenk, Karl Heinrich Albin von (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian officer, most recently major general
DATE OF BIRTH June 24, 1830
PLACE OF BIRTH Obertopfstedt
DATE OF DEATH July 9, 1890
Place of death Bad Honnef