Moritz Ratzinger

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Moritz Ratzinger (born June 17, 1849 in Neuburg an der Donau , † January 4, 1930 in Munich ) was a Bavarian lieutenant general .

Life

family

He was the son of high school professor Ignaz Ratzinger († 1866) and his wife Anna, née Weber († 1855). Ratzinger married Henriette Weismann on August 1, 1893 (born January 19, 1855 in Ingolstadt, † November 5, 1935 in Munich). The marriage remained childless.

Military career

After graduating from the Humanist High School in his hometown, Ratzinger joined the 4th Artillery Regiment of the Bavarian Army as a three-year-old volunteer on August 20, 1868 . Promoted to second lieutenant in August 1870 , he took part in the war against France with the battery "Olivier" in the same year . He fought u. a. at Loigny and Poupry , was slightly wounded by a shot in the left side of the chest, was at Orléans and participated in the enclosure and siege of Paris . For his achievements and behavior, Ratzinger received the Iron Cross II. Class and the Knight's Cross II. Class of the Order of Military Merit with Swords.

From 1874 to 1877 Ratzinger graduated from the War Academy , which pronounced him qualification for the higher adjutantage and, secondarily, for the general staff. Already in 1875 transferred to the 2nd foot artillery regiment , he was appointed battalion adjutant here in 1879 and promoted to prime lieutenant the following year . As such, he was ordered to inspect the artillery and the train. Two years after his promotion to captain , he was appointed company commander in 1887 . In 1889 Ratzinger was assigned to the War Ministry , to which he was transferred in 1892 and promoted to major in 1893 . Here he worked in the General Army Department, Artillery and Technology Department. On November 15, 1895, Ratzinger took command of the 1st Battalion of the 1st Foot Artillery Regiment "Bothmer" , became a lieutenant colonel in 1896 and a colonel in 1899 , and acted as regimental commander from September 27, 1899 to December 25, 1900.

Subsequently placed à la suite of the army, Ratzinger was appointed commander of the Ingolstadt fortress on April 15, 1901 . 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. Ratzinger was also the bearer of the Red Eagle Order IV class. On March 31, 1905, it was put up for disposal .

Red Cross

After his departure, Ratzinger worked in the Red Cross . From December 12, 1907 to August 1, 1908, he was a corps district delegate in the 1st Army Corps at the Red Cross. He then worked from September 2, 1908 as chairman of the Red Cross department in the central committee of the Bavarian state aid association of the Red Cross and at the same time as 2nd deputy chairman of this central committee. He was also a member of the Bavarian National Committee for voluntary nursing in the First World War .

For the duration of the war, Ratzinger was reactivated as major general zD and continued to serve in the Red Cross. For his services to the medical service , he received the character of lieutenant general on July 25, 1917 . In addition, he had been awarded the Red Cross Medal II on December 24, 1915 , the King Ludwig Cross on January 7, 1916 and the Officer's Badge of Honor of the Austrian Red Cross with war decorations on October 30, 1916 . After the end of the war , Ratzinger resigned from the Red Cross on December 20, 1918, receiving honorary membership of the Central Committee. Shortly thereafter, he was appointed honorary member of the Bavarian State Committee for Voluntary Nursing in Bavaria.

Ratzingerplatz in Munich has been named after him since 1931.

literature

  • Othmar Hackl : The Bavarian War Academy (1867-1914). CH Beck´sche publishing house bookstore. Munich 1989. ISBN 3-406-10490-8 . P. 546.
  • Franz Hörenz: History of the Royal Bavarian 1st Foot Artillery Regiment and its main departments. Munich 1909. Annex 2. p. 11.
  • Julius Frey: Munich Ratzingerplatz, Henriette and Moriz Ratzinger. Your life and your time. Publishing house Peter Lang GmbH. Frankfurt am Main 1992. ISBN 3-631-43929-6 .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Othmar Hackl: The Bavarian War Academy (1867-1914). CH Beck'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, Munich 1989, ISBN 3-406-10490-8 , p. 546.
  2. ^ Bavarian War Ministry (ed.): Military manual of the Kingdom of Bavaria. Munich 1911. p. 501.
personal data
SURNAME Ratzinger, Moritz
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Ratinger, Moriz
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Bavarian Lieutenant General
DATE OF BIRTH June 17, 1849
PLACE OF BIRTH Neuburg on the Danube
DATE OF DEATH 4th January 1930
Place of death Munich