Moritz von Hößlin

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Moritz Wilhelm Balthasar von Hößlin (born October 5, 1858 in Augsburg , † July 26, 1927 in Nuremberg ) was a Bavarian lieutenant general .

Life

family

Hößlin was Protestant and came from a noble family that had lived in Augsburg since the 17th century . He was the son of the Bavarian Colonel Moritz Wilhelm Balthasar von Hößlin (1808–1881) and his wife Frederike, born von Süsskind-Schwendi (1830–1882). On January 24, 1893, he married Ida Kirchhoffer in Augsburg (born November 9, 1869 in Würzburg ; † May 12, 1940 in Nuremberg). They had a daughter, Irmgard Fanny.

Military career

He began his military training as a page at the pagerie in 1872/78 . In 1878 he graduated from the Wilhelmsgymnasium in Munich . He then joined the 4th Chevaulegers Regiment "King" of the Bavarian Army in his hometown as an ensign . There he became second lieutenant in 1880 , rose to Rittmeister by 1896 and as such was a riding instructor at the equitation institute. In 1904 Hößlin was a major in the 5th Chevaulegers Regiment "Archduke Friedrich of Austria" and in 1907 he became a lieutenant colonel and commander in the 1st Chevaulegers Regiment "Emperor Nikolaus von Russland" in Nuremberg. In this position, he was promoted to colonel in 1909 and appointed commander of the 5th Cavalry Brigade the following year .

From this post Hosslin was a major general after the start of World War I dismissed on 15 October 1914 and the disposition made. As the war progressed, he was appointed inspector of the replacement squadrons of the III. Army Corps used and 1918 with the character adopted as a lieutenant general finally retiring.

literature

  • Otto Freiherr von Waldenfels: The noble boys of the Electoral and Royal Bavarian Pagerie from 1799-1918. With the collaboration of Carl August Graf von Drechsel, Otto Freiherr von Waldenfels, Munich 1959, pp. 150–151.
  • Hartmut von Hößlin: Hösslin. Data from 5 centuries. Wißner, Augsburg 1997, ISBN 3-89639-087-2 .

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Annual report from the K. Wilhelms-Gymnasium in Munich. ZDB ID 12448436 . 1877/78.
  2. ^ Konrad Krafft von Dellmensingen , Friedrichfranz Feeser : The Bavarian Book of the World Wars 1914-1918. Volume 1, Chr.Belser AG, Verlagbuchhandlung, Stuttgart 1930, p. 203.
personal data
SURNAME Hößlin, Moritz von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Hößlin, Moritz Wilhelm Balthasar von (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Bavarian Lieutenant General
DATE OF BIRTH October 5, 1858
PLACE OF BIRTH augsburg
DATE OF DEATH July 26, 1927
Place of death Nuremberg