Karl von Schlippenbach

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Karl Friedrich Wilhelm Hermann Albert Alexander Count von Schlippenbach (born September 19, 1830 in Berlin , † August 19, 1908 in Arendsee ) was a Prussian infantry general .

Life

origin

Karl was a son of the Prussian major and personal adjutant of Prince Carl of Prussia , Wilhelm von Schlippenbach (1797–1842) and his wife Mathilde, née von Goldbeck and Reinhart (1805–1896).

Military career

After attending the Friedrich-Wilhelms- and the French grammar school in Berlin, Schlippenbach studied law at the universities in Heidelberg and Berlin . From mid-June 1849 he did his one-year service in the 2nd Guard Uhlan Regiment and embarked on an active career as an officer in the Prussian Army . With the promotion to secondary lieutenant on October 12, 1850, he was transferred to the 1st Guard Uhlan Regiment . At the end of the month Schlippenbach switched to infantry, was hired as an extra-budget second lieutenant in the 2nd Guards Regiment on foot and was assigned in mid-January 1851. For further training he completed the General War School for three years from October 1853 and was in command from March 1858 to support Lieutenant General Baeyer in carrying out Struve's longitude measurements . Schlippenbach rose to prime lieutenant , was adjutant of the mobile 2nd Guards Landwehr Regiment during the mobilization on the occasion of the Sardinian War in 1859 and was promoted to captain in the General Staff at the end of February 1861 . From mid-December 1861 to mid-April 1865, he was employed in the General Staff of the VIII Army Corps . With the appointment as a company commander in the Grenadier Regiment "King Friedrich Wilhelm IV." (1 Pommersches) No. 2 He then returned to the military service, took the following year during the war against Austria in the battles at Gitschin and Hradec Kralove in part and received the Order of the Red Eagle, IV class with swords , for his work .

After the war, Schlippenbach was a major in the General Staff of the 3rd Division in Stettin from late October 1866 to mid-March 1870 . He then became commander of the 1st Battalion in the 6th Brandenburg Infantry Regiment No. 52 in Frankfurt (Oder) . He led this association at the beginning of the war against France at Spichern and until he was seriously wounded in the battle of Vionville . After his recovery he returned to his troops at the end of November 1870 and took part in the battles at Beaune-la-Rolande and Orléans . Awarded both classes of the Iron Cross , Schlippenbach was appointed lieutenant colonel after the peace treaty in mid-August 1871 and shortly thereafter appointed director of the Potsdam War School under a position à la suite of the General Staff . In this capacity he was promoted to colonel at the beginning of September 1873 , 14 days later he was first commanded to lead the 7th Thuringian Infantry Regiment No. 96 and with the command from October 16, 1873 to February 13, 1874 instructed. He was then appointed regimental commander. With the promotion to major general Schlippenbach was transferred to the officers of the army on February 3, 1880. After brief employment as commander of the 20th Infantry Brigade in Posen , he was appointed inspector of the war schools on December 1, 1881. From the end of August 1883 to mid-October 1885 he was also a member of the study commission of the War Academy and in mid-April 1884 advanced to lieutenant general . As such Schlippenbach was from August 14, 1886 Governor of Mainz until he his farewell request on October 11, 1887 I. Presentation of the Red Eagle Class with oak leaves and swords on rings in approval board for disposition was made.

After his departure, Schlippenbach devoted himself to the management of his extensive property. On the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the Battle of Orléans, Kaiser Wilhelm II honored him with the character of General of the Infantry. In addition, he awarded Schlippenbach after the maneuvers on September 13, 1906 the uniform of the infantry regiment "von Alvensleben" (6th Brandenburgisches) No. 52. He was a legal knight of the Order of St. John .

family

Schlippenbach married on September 13, 1852 in Berlin with Marie Freiin le Fort (1830-1893). The sons Wilhelm (* 1854) and Albert (* 1859) came from the marriage, both of whom embarked on an officer career in the Prussian Army.

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personal data
SURNAME Schlippenbach, Karl von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Schlippenbach, Karl Friedrich Wilhelm Hermann Albert Alexander Graf von (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian general of the infantry
DATE OF BIRTH September 19, 1830
PLACE OF BIRTH Berlin
DATE OF DEATH August 19, 1908
Place of death Arendsee