Maximilian von Mützschefahl

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Maximilian von Mützschefahl (born August 12, 1844 in Ottmachau , † September 16, 1915 in Wiesbaden ) was a Prussian lieutenant general .

Life

origin

Maximilian was a son of the Prussian district judge Heinrich von Mützschefahl (1799-1883) and his wife Auguste, born von Fischer (1815-1875). The later Prussian Lieutenant General Arthur von Mützschefahl (1819–1899) was his uncle.

Military career

Mützschefahl joined the 4th Upper Silesian Infantry Regiment No. 63 of the Prussian Army on April 2, 1861, and was promoted to Second Lieutenant in mid-November 1862 . With the 2nd company of his regiment he took part in the war against Austria in 1866 and graduated from the war academy for further training in October 1868 . This command had to interrupt Mützschefahl for the duration of the mobilization on the occasion of the war against France in 1870/71. He took part in the battles at Mars-la-Tour and Gravelotte and rose to prime lieutenant during the siege of Metz on October 8, 1870 . As such, he was used in the further course of the war at Orléans and Le Mans . After the peace treaty , he received the Iron Cross 2nd class on June 13, 1872 and continued his studies at the War Academy in 1871/72. From 1873 to 1876, Mützschefahl was assigned to the regional recording office . When he was promoted to captain on September 15, 1874, he was appointed chief of the 2nd company. Under referral to the General Staff , he was transferred to the General Staff of the Army on February 22, 1881st After a brief assignment to the staff of the 15th division and promotion to major , Mützschefahl was active in the general staff of the army from mid-June 1882 to mid-April 1886 and was then commander of the fusilier battalion in the 1st Magdeburg Infantry Regiment No. 26 offset. On December 13, 1888, Mützschefahl was promoted to regular staff officer and lieutenant colonel in the Grand Ducal Mecklenburg Fusilier Regiment No. 90 in Rostock . With the promotion to colonel , he joined the marine infantry on February 14, 1891 and was appointed inspector of the marine infantry with a position à la suite . At the same time, he was entrusted with the conduct of business as the commandant of Kiel.

On July 15, 1893, Mützschefahl rejoined the army and was employed as commander of the grenadier regiment "Graf Kleist von Nollendorf" (1st West Prussian) No. 6 in Posen . With the promotion to major general on January 27, 1895, he was employed as commander of the 18th Infantry Brigade in Liegnitz . While being promoted to lieutenant general, Mützschefahl was transferred to Münster as commander of the 13th division and was awarded the star of the Order of the Red Eagle, 2nd class with oak leaves, on the occasion of the festival in January 1900 . With the approval of his resignation request, he was put up for disposal on May 15, 1900 with the statutory pension .

After his departure he moved to Wiesbaden, where he died unmarried in 1915.

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Günter Wegmann (Ed.), Günter Wegner: Formation history and staffing of the German armed forces 1815-1990. Part 1: Occupation of the German armies 1815–1939. Volume 2: The staffing of the active infantry regiments as well as the Jäger and MG battalions, military district commands and training managers from the foundation or list until 1939. Biblio Verlag, Osnabrück 1992, ISBN 3-7648-1782-8 , p. 58.
  2. ↑ Koeppel: History of the 4th Upper Silesian Infantry Regiment No. 63. ES Mittler 6 Sohn, Berlin 1885, p. 24.
  3. ↑ Koeppel: History of the 4th Upper Silesian Infantry Regiment No. 63. ES Mittler 6 Sohn, Berlin 1885, p. 143.
  4. ^ Military weekly paper . No. 8 of January 24, 1900, p. 151.
personal data
SURNAME Mützschefahl, Maximilian von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Mützschefahl, Friedrich Maximilian von (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian lieutenant general
DATE OF BIRTH August 12, 1844
PLACE OF BIRTH Ottmachau
DATE OF DEATH September 16, 1915
Place of death Wiesbaden