Ludwig Dingeldein

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Georg Albrecht Heinrich Otto Ludwig Dingeldein , nickname Ludwig (born July 28, 1855 in Romrod , † January 10, 1931 in Wiesbaden ) was a Prussian infantry general in the pioneer and engineer corps .

Life

family

Ludwig Dingeldein was the second of six children of the evangelical pastor from Romrod im Vogelsberg , who came from Reichelsheim , and later chief pastor and dean of Alsfeld (Johann) Georg Dingeldein (1808–1873) and his wife, the pastor's daughter Sidonie (Rosa Luise), née Wiener ( 1823-1904). The philologist Otto Dingeldein (1861–1951) was his brother. He was unmarried.

Military career

After attending secondary school in Alsfeld , Dingeldein joined the cadet corps in Berlin . On April 19, he was transferred to the Pioneer Battalion No. 11 as a second lieutenant , and in 1881 he was promoted to prime lieutenant . In 1883 Dingeldein received the Knight's Cross, 2nd class of the Order of the Zähringer Lion with Oak Leaves. From October of the same year until 1885 he graduated from the War Academy in Berlin, whereupon in 1887 he was appointed captain and company commander in Pioneer Battalion No. 6 as well as adjutant to the general inspector of the general inspection of the engineer and engineer corps. In 1890 he was posted to the War Ministry and promoted to major there in 1892 .

In 1894 Dingeldein returned to the troops and took over as commander of the Pioneer Battalion No. 16. In 1898, as Lieutenant Colonel , he became inspector of the 2nd fortress inspection. The promotion to colonel took place in connection with his appointment as inspector of the 6th fortress inspection. From 1903 he acted as Chief of Staff of the General Inspection of the Engineer and Pioneer Corps in Berlin. In 1905 he was promoted to major general and on January 8, 1907, appointed inspector of the 4th Engineer Inspection in Metz , Lorraine . In this position he was promoted to lieutenant general on January 27, 1908 . As such, Dingeldein was put up for disposal on June 8, 1911 with the statutory pension in approval of his resignation . He settled in Wiesbaden, where he also spent his old age after 1918.

In recognition of his many years of service, Dingeldein was awarded the First Class Crown Order on July 1, 1911 . In addition, Wilhelm II gave him the character of General of the Infantry on June 16, 1913 .

During the First World War , Dingeldein was re-used as a ZD officer and worked from January 27, 1915 to January 31, 1918 as the deputy general inspector of the engineer and engineer corps. In February 1918 he was awarded the Order of the Red Eagle First Class with Oak Leaves in recognition of his achievements .

literature

  • Erika Hörr (Ed.): The Dingeldein from the Odenwald. published on the basis of the material collection by Gunnar Kohl, Höchst / Odenwald 2005.
  • Who is it Lexicon of contemporaries, containing biographies and bibliographies. compiled by Herrmann AL Degener, volumes 1–10, Berlin, Leipzig 1905–1935.
  • The International Who's Who. Who's who in the world. Ed. by Hyacinthe Ringrose. London, Paris, New York: International Who's Who Publishing Company 1910, p. 846.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ The Dingeldein from the Odenwald. P. 174f.
  2. ^ Court and State Handbook of the Grand Duchy of Baden. 1910, p. 229.
  3. ^ Military weekly paper . No. 88 of July 15, 1911, p. 2037.
  4. ^ Military weekly paper. No. 78/80 of June 16, 1913, p. 1764.
  5. ↑ Dermot Bradley (Ed.), Günter Wegner: Occupation of the German Army 1815-1939. Volume 1: The higher command posts 1815-1939. Biblio Verlag, Osnabrück 1990, ISBN 3-7648-1780-1 , p. 550.
  6. ^ Military weekly paper. No. 104 of March 2, 1918, p. 2543.
personal data
SURNAME Dingeldein, Ludwig
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Dingeldein, Georg Albrecht Heinrich Otto Ludwig (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian general of the infantry
DATE OF BIRTH July 28, 1855
PLACE OF BIRTH Romrod
DATE OF DEATH January 10, 1931
Place of death Wiesbaden