Konrad Ernst von Goßler

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Konrad Ernst von Goßler

Konrad Ernst von Goßler (born December 28, 1848 in Potsdam , † February 7, 1933 in Eisenach ) was a Prussian infantry general and 1908/10 governor of Mainz fortress .

Life

origin

Konrad Ernst von Goßler came from a family that probably came from Gosel in the Egerland and immigrated to Gürth (now part of Bad Brambach ) before 1630 . He was the son of the Chancellor of the Kingdom of Prussia Karl Gustav von Goßler (1810-1885), Crown Syndicate and President of the Higher Regional Court in Königsberg , and his wife Sophie, née von Mühler (1816-1877). She was a daughter of the royal Prussian state and justice minister Heinrich Gottlob von Mühler (1780-1857). Three other sons emerged from this marriage: the royal Prussian Minister of State and President of the Province of West Prussia Gustav (1838–1902), the Prussian State and War Minister and Infantry General Heinrich (1841–1927) and the Prussian Lieutenant General Wilhelm von Goßler ( 1850-1928).

Military career

Goßler passed his Abitur at the Königsberg grammar school and on March 13, 1868 joined the Guard Grenadier Regiment No. 2 of the Prussian Army as a flag junior . After training as an ensign (1869) and secondary lieutenant (1870), he was assigned to the 1st Battalion “Hamm” during the Franco-German War . On August 13, 1870 Goßler went as second lieutenant in the 2nd Guards Grenadier - Landwehr - Regiment in Selz near Rastatt on the Rhine . He took part in the siege of Strasbourg and earned the Iron Cross, 2nd class , for repelling the great attack on September 2, 1870 . He later took part in the siege of Paris .

After the war he was adjutant of a fusilier battalion and was transferred to the 4th Guards Regiment on foot in 1876 . By September 1892 rose to battalion commander in the 1st Baden Leib Grenadier Regiment No. 109 . On February 17, 1894 he was transferred to the General Staff of the Army with the perception of the business of the Chief of the General Staff of the VI. Army Corps instructed. On May 14, 1894, he was appointed boss. Goßler returned to service on February 6, 1897, and commanded the 4th Guards Regiment on foot until April 17, 1900. Then promoted to major general, he became inspector of the infantry schools. Between May 19, 1903 and April 15, 1908 he was the commander of the 11th Division in Breslau. From 1908 until the planned end of his career in 1910, he was governor of Mainz fortress .

When it but on August 2, 1914 the first day of mobilization of the First World War , in the evening a cabinet order with appointment as Commanding General of the VI. Reached the Reserve Corps in Silesia , he did not hesitate to return to arms. From a military point of view, he was already familiar with Silesia, since he was chief of the general staff there for three years and commander of the 11th division in Breslau for five years.

On February 10, 1917, Goßler retired at the age of 68 and was awarded the Order of Merit of the Prussian Crown with Swords. His mobilization provision under position à la suite of the grenadier regiment "King Friedrich Wilhelm IV." (1st Pomeranian) No. 2 was repealed.

family

Goßler married Klara Klaatsch (1857–1931) in Berlin on August 7, 1878 . She was the daughter of the Prussian secret medical council August Klaatsch, a great-grandson of the Berlin doctor and honorary citizen Ernst Ludwig Heim , and his wife Julie, née Schwendler. The marriage resulted in four daughters.

Orders and decorations

Works (selection)

  • with Julius von Verdy du Vernois : Studies on troop leadership. 3 parts, Mittler, Berlin 1889.
  • Count Albrecht v. Roon : Royal Prussian General Field Marshal. Mittler, Berlin 1903.
  • with Julius von Verdy du Vernois and William Gerlach: Study in the leading of troops. Hudson Press, 1906.
  • Memories of the Great War of VI. Dedicated to reserve corps. Korn, Breslau 1919.

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personal data
SURNAME Goßler, Konrad Ernst von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian general of the infantry
DATE OF BIRTH December 28, 1848
PLACE OF BIRTH Potsdam
DATE OF DEATH February 7, 1933
Place of death Eisenach