Maximilian von Roedern

Maximilian Gustav Erdmann Joseph Graf von Roedern (born July 17, 1816 in Glumbowitz , † April 2, 1898 in Breslau ) was a Prussian lieutenant general .

Life

Maximilian was a son of the war and domain councilor Erdmann Gustav von Roedern (1781–1861) and his wife Natalie, née Countess Henckel von Donnersmarck (1789–1875), a daughter of the Prussian major general Elias Maximilian Henckel von Donnersmarck

Roedern joined the 1st Cuirassier Regiment of the Prussian Army as a cuirassier on October 6, 1834 and was promoted to secondary lieutenant by mid-June 1836 . From September 1841 he was assigned to the teaching cadron for one year and from October 5, 1843 to July 22, 1844 he served as a regimental adjutant. As a prime lieutenant in 1852 he was assigned to the cavalry tribe of the Landwehr Battalion in the 38th Infantry Regiment (6th Reserve Regiment) and rose to Rittmeister at the end of June 1852 . From July 25, 1854 to March 17, 1858 Roedern was squadron chief in his main regiment, was then transferred to the 5th cuirassier regiment and on June 14, 1859, promoted to major as a regular staff officer. After him on 25 July 1859 the regiment aggregated had he commanded as-budgetary staff officer combined 1st Lancers on 12 May 1860 from the on 1 July 1860 2. Pomeranian Lancers Regiment. 9 emerged . Roedern rose to lieutenant colonel at the end of June 1864, and on April 18, 1865, he was assigned the command of the Rhenish Cuirassier Regiment No. 8 in Deutz under position à la suite . On June 16, 1865 he was appointed regimental commander. Roedern led his association in 1866 with war against Austria in the battles near Münchengrätz and Königgrätz . For his work he was awarded the Order of the Red Eagle, IV class with swords, after the peace treaty and on December 31, 1866, he was promoted to colonel with a patent from October 30, 1866 .

In the war against France Roedern led his regiment at Noisseville , Amiens , at the Hallue as well as at Bapaume and Saint-Quentin . He took part in the siege of Metz and the battles at Bohain-en-Vermandois and Sapignies . In addition to both classes of the Iron Cross , Roedern was awarded the Grand Cross of the House Order of the White Falcon . In position à la suite of his regiment, he was appointed commander of the mobile 8th Cavalry Brigade on April 4, 1871 . In the same capacity, he was transferred to the 4th Cavalry Brigade in Bromberg on May 23, 1871 . Roedern advanced to major general on August 18, 1871 and received the Order of the Red Eagle, 2nd class, with oak leaves and swords on the ring on July 29, 1873. Under awarding of the character he was on 12 February 1876 as a lieutenant general board for disposition made. After his farewell, Kaiser Wilhelm II honored him on March 22, 1897 with the award of the Crown Order, 2nd class, with a star. He died in Breslau on April 2, 1898.

Roeder married on May 4, 1848 in Breslau Luise von Mutius (1823-1894), a daughter of the general of the cavalry Louis von Mutius . After her death he married Magdalene von Dallwitz (1854–1927) in Dresden on November 23, 1895 .

Kurt von Priesdorff : Soldier leadership . Volume 8, Hanseatische Verlagsanstalt Hamburg, undated [Hamburg], undated [1939], DNB 367632829 , p. 334, no. 2629.

Gothaisches Genealogisches Taschenbuch der Gräfliche Häuser. 1872. Year five and forty, Justus Perthes, Gotha 1871, p. 682.

personal data
SURNAME	Roedern, Maximilian von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Roedern, Maximilian Gustav Erdmann Joseph Graf von (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Prussian lieutenant general
DATE OF BIRTH	July 17, 1816
PLACE OF BIRTH	Glumbowitz
DATE OF DEATH	April 2, 1898
Place of death	Wroclaw