Kurt von Schleinitz

Kurt Freiherr von Schleinitz, 1912

Kurt Hans Julius Freiherr von Schleinitz (born April 18, 1859 in Kunersdorf, † June 5, 1928 in Zehlendorf (Oranienburg) ) was a Prussian major general and until April 13, 1914 commander of the protection force for German East Africa .

Life

origin

Kurt, son of the forest scientist Freiherr Gustav von Schleinitz (1820–1888) and Marie Elsholtz, was a descendant of the Prussian line of the old Meissen noble family von Schleinitz .

Military career

In 1879 he became an ensign and in 1880 a second lieutenant in the 2nd Guards Regiment on foot , and in 1888 in the Guards Rifle Battalion . In 1889 he became Premier Lieutenant , in 1890 he was transferred to the Mecklenburg Fusilier Regiment No. 90 , and in 1894 a captain in the Mecklenburg Grenadier Regiment No. 89 . In 1897 the 3rd Hanseatic Infantry Regiment No. 162 was formed on April 1, including from the half battalions of the Mecklenburg Brigade , and Schleinitz was transferred to Lübeck as part of the 89s .

On July 22, 1900 Schleinitz joined the Schutztruppe as a captain. In 1905 and 1906 he participated in the suppression of the Maji Maji uprising . From May 28, 1907, he was in command of the Schutztruppe for German East Africa. In this function he was promoted to lieutenant colonel on October 1, 1912 . Schleinitz had to say goodbye as commander, as he did not punish attacks on civilians committed by his Askari .

During the First World War Schleinitz was appointed as Colonel z. D. reused. He commanded the Landsturm Infantry Regiment No. 26 and received the character of Major General on March 30, 1918 .

Awards

Order of the Red Eagle IV class with swords and the crown
Order of the Crown III. class
Prussian service award cross
Knight's Cross 1st Class of the Order of the Zähringer Lion with Swords
Cross of Honor of the Order of the Griffin
Mecklenburg Military Merit Cross II. Class
Officer's Cross of Honor of the Lippe House Order
Knight's Cross of the Order of the Star of Romania

Web links

Commons : Kurt von Schleinitz - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

^ Leibniz Information Center for Economics. Retrieved June 1, 2014 .
↑ ^a ^b Schleinitz, Kurt , in: Heinrich Schnee (Ed.); German Colonial Lexicon . Volume III, Quelle & Meyer, Leipzig 1920, p. 299.
^ German East African Newspaper. dated February 2, 1907.
↑ German Officer Association (Ed.): Honor ranking list of the former German Army. ES Mittler & Sohn, Berlin 1926, p. 702.
^ Military weekly paper . No. 123 of April 6, 1918, p. 2953.
↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Prussian War Ministry (ed.): Ranking list of the Royal Prussian Army and the XIII. (Royal Württemberg) Army Corps for 1913. ES Mittler & Sohn , Berlin 1913, p. 1290.

personal data
SURNAME	Schleinitz, Kurt von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Schleinitz, Kurt Hans Julius Freiherr von (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Prussian major general, commander of the protection force in German East Africa 1907/14
DATE OF BIRTH	April 18, 1859
PLACE OF BIRTH	Kunersdorf
DATE OF DEATH	June 5, 1928
Place of death	Zehlendorf (Oranienburg)

[1] Leibniz Information Center for Economics. Retrieved June 1, 2014 .

[Koloniallexikon1920-2] Schleinitz, Kurt , in: Heinrich Schnee (Ed.); German Colonial Lexicon . Volume III, Quelle & Meyer, Leipzig 1920, p. 299.

[3] German East African Newspaper. dated February 2, 1907.

[4] German Officer Association (Ed.): Honor ranking list of the former German Army. ES Mittler & Sohn, Berlin 1926, p. 702.

[5] Military weekly paper . No. 123 of April 6, 1918, p. 2953.

[Rangliste1913-6] ↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Prussian War Ministry (ed.): Ranking list of the Royal Prussian Army and the XIII. (Royal Württemberg) Army Corps for 1913. ES Mittler & Sohn , Berlin 1913, p. 1290.