Maximilian von Engelbrechten
Maximilian Friedrich Georg von Engelbrechten (born July 2, 1851 in Neustadt am Rübenberge , † February 12, 1911 ) was a Prussian lieutenant general .
Life
origin
He came from the 1728 ennobled family Engelbrechten . His parents were the Hanoverian lieutenant colonel Karl von Engelbrechten (1821–1907) and Sophie von Hattdorf (1820–1903). The Prussian infantry general George von Engelbrechten (1855-1935) was his younger brother.
Military career
Engelbrechten attended secondary school in Hanover and high schools in Hameln and Osnabrück before joining the 6th Westphalian Infantry Regiment No. 55 of the Prussian Army on May 10, 1869 . He took part with the regiment in the Franco-German War , in particular in the Battle of Colombey and the battles near Saarbrücken and Forbach . Before Metz he was seriously wounded and received the Iron Cross, 2nd class.
On September 20, 1870 Engelbrechten was promoted to Second Lieutenant and was adjutant of the Fusilier Battalion from April 17, 1872 to October 1, 1876 . From October 1, 1876 to July 24, 1880 he was commanded to the War Academy , was promoted to Prime Lieutenant on August 12, 1879 , and was a regimental adjutant from February 12, 1881 to May 24, 1885. With transfer and position à la suite of the 8th Westphalian Infantry Regiment No. 57 , he was then commanded as adjutant to the Ulm governorate . He was promoted to captain on June 13, 1885 and was then assigned to the regiment as a company commander on January 12, 1886 . On March 22, 1887, Engelbrechten was transferred to the Lower Rhine Fusilier Regiment No. 39 and on March 24, 1890 to the newly established Infantry Regiment No. 140 . As early as September 20, 1890 he was commanded as adjutant to the 4th Division and rose to major on May 17, 1892 . Released from his command as battalion commander, he was transferred to Infantry Regiment No. 24 on September 14, 1893 . When commissioned with the functions of a regular staff officer, he was reassigned to Infantry Regiment No. 49 on November 25, 1898 . On December 17, 1898, Engelbrechten was promoted to lieutenant colonel. His promotion to colonel on March 18, 1901 took place at the same time as he was appointed commander of Infantry Regiment No. 79 . On July 20, 1904 he rose to major general and was commander of the 36th Infantry Brigade in Rendsburg . On March 22, 1906 Engelbrechten was transferred to the officers of the army and 1907 award of the character as a lieutenant general for disposition made.
family
He married Frieda Hesse (1860–1924) in Hildesheim in 1881 , with whom he had four children:
- Arnold (1883–1956), Prussian captain and company commander in the infantry regiment "Bremen" (1st Hanseatic) No. 75 and former lieutenant in the protection force in Cameroon , raised to the Prussian nobility in Potsdam in 1910 ⚭ 1913 Annemarie Freiin von Thüna ( 1882–1944)
- Karola (* 1885)
- Pauline (* 1889) ⚭ 1909 Wilhelm Prentzel (1878–1945), admiral in the Reichsmarine
- Karl-Hattorf (* 1899)
literature
- Genealogical handbook of middle class families . Volume 15, 1909, pp. 112-113. ( Digitized version )
- Gothaisches Genealogisches Taschenbuch der Nobligen houses . B. Gotha 1910, pp. 183-184.
- Ernst-Adolf Otto Hilmar von Mansberg: List of officers of the Royal Prussian Infantry Regiment Count Bulow von Dennewitz (6th Westphalian) No. 55, formerly the 6th Westphalian Infantry Regiment. Berlin 1900. pp. 105-106.
Individual evidence
- ↑ He also composed the Cameroon Schutztruppenmarsch set to music by Willy Weide, cf.:Ernst Gerhard Jacob: Deutsche Kolonialkunde. 1884-1934. P. 42.
- ↑ Grave in the Eisenach cemetery
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Engelbrechten, Maximilian von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Engelbrechten, Maximilian Friedrich Georg von (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Prussian lieutenant general |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 2, 1851 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Neustadt am Rübenberge |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 12, 1911 |