Maximilian von Lyncker

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Maximilian Freiherr von Lyncker (born April 4, 1845 in Berlin ; † 1923 ) was a Prussian infantry general , house and court marshal of Kaiser Wilhelm II and general manager of the royal gardens.

Life

origin

Maximilian was a son of the Prussian major general Heinrich von Lyncker (1810-1883) and his wife Elise, née Hübner (1816-1890).

Military career

After visiting the cadet corps Lyncker occurred on 9 April 1864 as Portepeefähnrich in the 2nd Guards Regiment walk the Prussian Army , and was promoted to mid-October 1865 to second lieutenant . During the war against Austria , he was wounded in a battle near Queen's Court and was praised for his behavior by King Wilhelm I.

In the war against France he took part in the battle of Gravelotte with the 8th Company on August 18, 1870 and was seriously wounded. After his recovery, Lyncker worked as an orderly officer with the regimental staff, worked briefly in January 1871 as a major in Sarcelles and was then commissioned by divisional orders with the maintenance and improvement of the fortifications in Pierrefitte-sur-Seine . Awarded the Iron Cross II. Class, Lyncker rose to Prime Lieutenant after the peace treaty in mid-December 1871 . With the appointment as wing adjutant to the Duke of Sachsen-Meiningen , Lyncker left the regiment on April 16, 1874. He was promoted to captain at the beginning of April 1876 and on February 18, 1879, relieved of his relationship as a wing adjutant and under position à la suite of the 2nd Guards Regiment, he was commanded to serve the Hereditary Prince of Saxony-Meiningen on foot . Lyncker returned to the troop service on April 3, 1883 with the appointment of company commander and was commanded from July 1, 1884 to serve with the staff of the IV Army Inspection . Left in this command, he was aggregated on March 22, 1885 as a surplus major in his regiment . On March 26, 1888, Lyncker resigned from the military budget and was placed in the army with his regimental uniform à la suite. After he had been put at the disposal with a pension at the end of November 1888 , he was employed again on January 27, 1889 with the 2nd contingent of the 2nd Guards Landwehr Regiment.

The award of the character as a lieutenant colonel Lyncker was born on 27 January 1891 House and Marshal of Kaiser Wilhelm II., Which he was to serve until the end of the monarchy in Germany in November 1918. In this position Lyncker rose further and received on June 16, 1913 the character of general of the infantry à la suite of the army.

family

Lyncker had married Mathilde von Daum (* 1851) on May 1, 1879. The following children were born from the marriage:

literature

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ The Second Guard Regiment on foot in the campaign of 1866. Julius Sittenfeld, Berlin 1868, p. 162.
  2. ↑ Otto Frhr. v. Lüdinghausen called Wolff: History of the Royal Prussian 2nd Guard Regiment on foot. 1813-1882. ES Mittler & Sohn, Berlin 1882, p. 348.
  3. ↑ Otto Frhr. v. Lüdinghausen called Wolff: History of the Royal Prussian 2nd Guard Regiment on foot. 1813-1882. ES Mittler & Sohn, Berlin 1882, p. 553.
  4. ^ Military weekly paper . No. 78/80 of June 16, 1913, p. 1763.
personal data
SURNAME Lyncker, Maximilian von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Lyncker, Maximilian Freiherr von (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian infantry general, court marshal and general manager of the royal gardens
DATE OF BIRTH April 4, 1845
PLACE OF BIRTH Berlin
DATE OF DEATH 1923