Maximilian von Steinsdorf (General, 1852)

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Maximilian von Steinsdorf (born January 11, 1852 in Munich ; † November 2, 1919 there ) was a Bavarian major general .

Life

origin

He was a son of the Bavarian Major General Maximilian von Steinsdorf (1808-1889) and his wife Clotilde, née von Adelsheim (1823-1884). The Bavarian Major General Oskar von Steinsdorf (* 1857) was his younger brother.

Military career

Coming from the cadet corps, Steinsdorf was employed as a Junker in the 2nd Field Artillery Regiment of the Bavarian Army in 1869 and was promoted to lieutenant in mid-July 1870 . As such, he took part in the battles near Wörth and Sedan , the bombardment of Bitsch and the siege of Paris in 1870/71 during the war against France .

After the peace treaty, Steinsdorf was active in the 1st foot artillery regiment “Bothmer” and in the 1st Uhlan regiment in 1873 . He then graduated from the War Academy from 1874 to 1877 , which pronounced him qualification for the Higher Adjutantur. As a first lieutenant , he was transferred to the 8th Infantry Regiment in 1881 , where Steinsdorf was promoted to captain and company commander in December 1886 . When he was promoted to major in mid-June 1893, he was transferred to the 15th Infantry Regiment "King Albert of Saxony" in Neuburg an der Donau . Steinsdorf commanded the 1st Battalion until November 1896 and then moved up to the regimental staff as a lieutenant colonel . This was followed by the promotion to colonel on June 20, 1899, a deployment in Amberg as commander of the 6th infantry regiment "Kaiser Wilhelm, King of Prussia" .

After being presented to the army à la suite on January 12, 1902 in his previous uniform , Steinsdorf was appointed commander of the Ulm Federal Fortress on January 30, 1902 . In this position he was promoted to major general on June 8, 1902 . In recognition of his many years of service, Prince Regent Luitpold awarded him the Military Merit Order II in 1904 . He was also the owner of the Red Eagle Order II. Class and the Commander of the Order of the Württemberg Crown . On May 6, 1905 Steindorf was dismissed from his post and the disposition made.

During the First World War , Steinsdorf was used as z. D. officer and served as the commander of the deputy 7th Infantry Brigade in Würzburg until 1916 .

family

Steinsdorf married Anna Freiin Voith von Voithenberg in 1892. The marriage had three children.

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Family grave Wilhelm von Steinsdorf and the relatives until 1913, grave field 18. in: Helene von Berchem: The noble burial places on the southern cemetery in Munich. Munich 1913, p. 65.
  2. ^ Franz Hörenz: History of the Royal Bavarian 1st Foot Artillery Regiment and its main departments. Munich 1909, Annex 2, p. 32.
  3. ↑ Othmar Hackl: The Bavarian War Academy (1867-1914). CH Beck'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, Munich 1989, ISBN 3-406-10490-8 , p. 583.
  4. ^ Military weekly paper. No. 12 of February 5, 1902, p. 319.
  5. ^ Bavarian War Ministry (ed.): Military manual of the Kingdom of Bavaria. Munich 1905, p. 405.
personal data
SURNAME Steinsdorf, Maximilian von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Bavarian major general
DATE OF BIRTH January 11, 1852
PLACE OF BIRTH Munich
DATE OF DEATH November 2, 1919
Place of death Munich