Louis von Massow

Louis Karl Guido von Massow (born February 28, 1821 in Treten ; † May 24, 1905 in Berlin ) was a Prussian major general .

Life

family

Louis was the son of the domain manager Karl von Massow (1786-1833) and his first wife Klara, born von Kameke (1791-1863).

Military career

Massow attended high schools in Neustettin and Köslin . On November 25, 1838, he joined the 5th Infantry Regiment of the Prussian Army as a musketeer and was promoted to Second Lieutenant by the end of February 1842 . At the end of March 1849 he was promoted to regimental adjutant, was commanded in this capacity in October 1852 Prime Lieutenant and on October 23, 1856 as an adjutant of the 1st Infantry Brigade . Upon release from this command, Massow was promoted to captain in the 22nd Infantry Regiment on March 1, 1859 , and appointed company commander on July 1, 1860 . In mid-March 1863 he was transferred to the 3rd Upper Silesian Infantry Regiment No. 62 . During the war against Austria Massow led on 27 June 1866 a formed from the 10th and 11th Division Association in action at Oswieczim . He was seriously wounded by a bullet that got stuck near the spine and could only be removed with great difficulty in the hospital . For his services to the Red Eagle Award IV. Class with swords and recommended for preferential promotion, Massow was after the peace agreement as a Major in the Infantry Regiment. 84 were added and shortly afterwards appointed as commander of the Fusilier Battalion.

As a result of his severe wounding in the war, Massow was no longer fit for military service. Therefore, he was on 24 August 1867 to take over the business as Landwehr - district commander for Sondershausen commanded, a month later his regiment aggregated , and on December 3, 1867, leaving in his command with board for disposition made. End of the year he was appointed district commander of the II. Battalion in Landwehr Infantry Regiment. 71. Under relieved of this position early October 1868 a commissariat referred for services, Massow was from mid-October 1868 to mid-July 1870. commissariat of IV Commanded Army Corps in Magdeburg . Subsequently, at the beginning of the war against France, he was appointed field director of this corps . In this position Massow took part in the fighting at Beaumont and Sedan and the siege of Paris . Awarded the Iron Cross on a white ribbon , he was listed on February 7, 1871 as a lieutenant colonel among the officers of the army.

After the preliminary peace of Versailles , Massow was appointed Intendant of the 2nd Army on April 18, 1871 and, after its dissolution, Intendant of the Army of Occupation in France. On September 16, 1871, he was entrusted with taking over the business as director of the VIII Army Corps , and on May 1, 1872, he was appointed director. From October 31, 1872, Massow was led by officers à la suite of the army and in mid-March 1873 was promoted to colonel . With his previous uniform, he resigned from his position as a peacetime officer in early February 1879. From July 1, 1880 Massow was director of the XV. Army Corps in Strasbourg . This was followed from July 25, 1884 with effect from October 1, a position as director of the Guard Corps . In this position, Emperor Wilhelm I appointed him on November 1, 1884 as a Real Secret War Council and awarded Massow in January 1885 on the occasion of the festival with the Order of the Red Eagle, 2nd class with oak leaves and swords on the ring. He retired on April 24, 1886, when he was awarded the character of Major General and the Star for the Order of the Crown, Second Class.

family

Massow had married Mathilde Ordelin (1826-1907) on June 18, 1850 in Posen . The marriage produced six children, only three of whom reached adulthood. Including the later Prussian major general Friedrich von Massow (1854–1936).

literature

• Deutsche Adelsgenossenschaft (Hrsg.): Yearbook of the German nobility . Third volume, Verlag W. Bruer, Berlin 1899, pp. 221-223.
• Kurt von Priesdorff : Soldier leadership . Volume 10, Hanseatische Verlagsanstalt Hamburg, undated [Hamburg], undated [1942], DNB 986919810 , pp. 136-137, no. 3128.