Maximilian von Eynatten

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Maximilian Georg Ulrich Fortunatus Hubert Freiherr von Eynatten (born October 16, 1827 in Deutsch-Eylau , † January 15, 1894 in Karlsruhe ) was a Prussian lieutenant general .

Life

origin

Maximilian was a son of the Prussian Prime Lieutenant Adolf von Eynatten (1796–1834) and his wife Karoline, née von Kleist (1796–1877).

Military career

Eynatten visited the cadet houses in Kulm and Berlin . He was then transferred to the Prussian Army on July 4, 1844 as an aggregated second lieutenant of the 7th Artillery Brigade and completed the United Artillery and Engineering School for further training from October 1845 to June 1847 . After his successful graduation, he was ranks in mid-September 1847 with the appointment to artillery officer. In 1849, during the suppression of the Baden Revolution , Eynatten took part in the battles at Philippsburg , Waghäusel , Durlach , Bischweiler and Kuppenheim . After his promotion to prime lieutenant he was sent to Cologne as a member of the artillery revision commission at the beginning of October 1854 and was assistant to the artillery inspection commission for three months at the beginning of 1859. Eynatten rose to captain at the end of April 1859 . As such, he was a member of the Artillery Examination Commission at the United Artillery and Engineering School from August 1859 to late September 1860 . Subsequently, he was appointed battery chief in his main regiment. In this capacity he took part in the battles near Dermbach , Neidhartshausen , Zella , Kissingen , Waldaschaff , Gerchsheim and the bombardment of Würzburg in 1866 during the German War in the Main Army . For his work he was awarded the Crown Order III. Excellent with swords.

In mid-January 1868, Eynatten became major and commander of the I. Department, which he led in the 1870/71 war against France in the battles near Spichern , Colombey and Gravelotte as well as in front of Metz , Montmédy and Mézières . In November 1870 he was also in command of the siege artillery in front of Diedenhofen . Awarded both classes of the Iron Cross , Eynatten was appointed commander of the mounted division after the peace treaty on June 1, 1871 . In position à la suite of his regiment, he was appointed director of the artillery shooting school in Berlin on December 19, 1871. At the same time, from February 1872, he was also a member of the examination commission for extra-budget second lieutenants of the artillery and the engineering corps . At the end of October 1872, Eynatten was given the rank and duties of regimental commander, at the end of March 1873 was a lieutenant colonel and, on July 2, 1874, was initially charged with commanding field artillery regiment No. 15 in Strasbourg . On September 15, 1874 he was appointed regimental commander and in this capacity promoted to colonel on March 22, 1876 . With the position of his regiment à la suite, Eynatten was commissioned on September 22, 1877 with the command of the 14th Field Artillery Brigade stationed in Karlsruhe . On November 13, 1877 he was commander of this brigade and in 1881 he was awarded the Commander's Cross 1st Class of the Order of the Zähringer Lion and the Order of the Sword . Eynatten advanced to major general at the end of March 1882 and received the Order of the Red Eagle, 2nd class with oak leaves , in January 1885 on the occasion of the festival of the order . On February 11, 1886 he was put up for disposition with the character of lieutenant general and the statutory pension .

family

Eynatten married on February 5, 1852 in Aachen with Ludovika Freiin von Negri (1829-1878). After her death, he married Emilie Bruch (* 1850) in Frauenberger Hof near Bergzabern on October 22, 1881 . The following children emerged from the marriages:

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SURNAME Eynatten, Maximilian von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Eynatten, Maximilian Georg Ulrich Fortunatus Hubert Freiherr von (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian lieutenant general
DATE OF BIRTH October 16, 1827
PLACE OF BIRTH German Eylau
DATE OF DEATH January 15, 1894
Place of death Karlsruhe