Lothar von Lyncker (General, 1817)

Friedrich Wilhelm August Heinrich Lothar Freiherr von Lyncker (born March 27, 1817 in Vorbriegen , † June 30, 1898 in Wernigerode ) was a Prussian major general .

Life

origin

Lothar was a son of the Prussian Rittmeister Friedrich von Lyncker (1773-1852) and his second wife Henriette, née Skrbensky (1784-1869).

Military career

Lyncker graduated from high school in Ratibor and joined the 22nd Infantry Regiment of the Prussian Army as a musketeer on July 18, 1834 . By mid-February 1836 he was promoted to secondary lieutenant and in 1843 was assigned to the training infantry battalion and 1844/47 as a teacher at the division school of the 12th Division . In 1848 Lyncker took part in the battle near Raczkow during the suppression of the Polish uprising in the province of Posen . From 1850 he was in multiple command as a company commander in the 22nd Landwehr Regiment, rose to prime lieutenant at the end of January 1851 and, after being promoted to captain in 1857, became company commander in his regular regiment. In this capacity Lyncker was transferred to the newly established 3rd Upper Silesian Infantry Regiment No. 62 on July 1, 1860 . On March 17, 1863 he was reassigned to the 1st Upper Silesian Infantry Regiment No. 22 while being promoted to Major, and at the end of September 1863 he was commander of the Fusilier Battalion. With this battalion Lyncker was deployed to secure the Polish border in 1863/64 on the occasion of the January uprising . In 1866 he waged it in the war against Austria in the enclosure of Josefstadt and in the battle of Königgrätz . For his work, Lyncker received the Order of the Red Eagle, IV class with swords. At the end of December 1866 he was promoted to lieutenant colonel with a patent dated October 30, 1866 . Lyncker advanced to colonel in mid-June 1869 and was transferred to Emden on October 21, 1869 as commander of the East Frisian Infantry Regiment No. 78 .

In the war against France , Lyncker was badly wounded in the Battle of Vionville . After his recovery he led his association in January 1871 at the Battle of Le Mans . In addition to both classes of the Iron Cross , he received the Commendation of Honor of the Oldenburg House and Order of Merit of Duke Peter Friedrich Ludwig with Swords. After the peace agreement, Lyncker and his regiment remained with the occupation army in France . On April 21, 1873, in his regimental uniform, he was transferred to the officers of the army and appointed in command of Nancy . As such, at the end of May 1873, he received the rank and fees of a brigade commander. With the end of the occupation he was released from his position on July 22, 1873, promoted to major general at the beginning of September 1873 and on November 8, 1873 sent to Hanover to represent the commander of the 38th Infantry Brigade . Short term Lyncker was on 4 December 1873 to the 11 February 1874 commander of this brigade , until it then with board for disposition presented.

On the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the Battle of Vionville, Emperor Wilhelm II paid tribute to him on August 16, 1895 by awarding him the Order of the Red Eagle, 2nd class, with oak leaves and swords on a ring.

family

Lyncker had married Hedwig von Beulwitz (1823-1905) on October 7, 1843 . The following children were born from the marriage:

• Albrecht (1844–1907), Prussian lieutenant colonel

⚭ Gertrud Freiin von Lyncker (1849–1888), his cousin

⚭ Elisabeth Schneider

• Friedrich (* 1845), Prussian lieutenant
• Agnes (* 1846) ⚭ Bruno von Dobbeler († 1889), Prussian major
• Feodor (* 1851)

literature

• Kurt von Priesdorff : Soldier leadership . Volume 9, Hanseatische Verlagsanstalt Hamburg, undated [Hamburg], undated [1941], DNB 986919780 , pp. 192-193.
• Gothaisches Genealogisches Taschenbuch der Freiherrliche Häuser. 1913. Sixty-third year, Justus Perthes, Gotha 1912, pp. 576-577.