Moritz from and to Gilsa

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Moritz Karl Christian Eitel von und zu Gilsa (born November 9, 1841 in Wetzlar , † July 19, 1909 in Gilsa ) was a Prussian lieutenant general .

Life

origin

Moritz came from the Hessian noble family von Gilsa . He was a son of the Prussian major general Friedrich von Gilsa (1808-1886) and his wife Friederike, née Freiin von Wittgenstein (1817-1906).

Military career

After attending grammar school in Wetzlar and the cadet houses in Bensberg and Berlin , Gilsa joined the Prussian Army's 10th Hussar Regiment on July 1, 1859 as a hussar . In mid-September 1860, he moved to the Westphalian Infantry Regiment No. 55 as porter ensign and was promoted to secondary lieutenant a year later . During the war against Denmark in 1864 Gilsa took part in the battles at Rackebüll, Lillemölle and took part in the transition to Alsen . For this he received on August 14, 1864 the Red Eagle Order IV class with swords. After the war he was assigned to the military shooting school from April 1 to September 30, 1865.

During the German War Gilsa fought in 1866 near Dermbach , Kissingen , Laufach , Aschaffenburg , Tauberbischofsheim and Gerchsheim . He also took part in the bombardment of Würzburg and received the Order of the Crown, IV class with swords , for his work at the end of September 1866 . He then became adjutant of the 1st battalion and served from November 1868 to September 1869 as an adjutant of the 2nd battalion. In this capacity he rose to prime lieutenant .

During the war against France , Gilsa was company commander in the mobile regiment from July 16, 1870 until he was seriously wounded on August 6, 1870 in the Battle of Spichern . He received the Iron Cross 2nd class on September 24, 1870 , returned to his regiment's replacement battalion on October 18, 1870 after his recovery and returned to the mobile regiment as a company commander on February 18, 1871.

After the war he was promoted to captain on December 15, 1873 and at the same time appointed company commander. On April 22, 1879 he was transferred to the 3rd Hanoverian Infantry Regiment No. 79 and on January 15, 1884 with a patent from December 15, 1872 to the Schleswig-Holstein Fusilier Regiment No. 86 . With promotion to major , Gilsa was transferred to the Hessian Fusilier Regiment No. 80 on January 13, 1885 , and in mid-April 1886 was appointed commander of the 2nd battalion. On September 20, 1890 he was promoted to lieutenant colonel and transferred as a regular staff officer to the newly established Infantry Regiment No. 145 in Metz . There he was appointed colonel and regimental commander on May 14, 1893 . On October 17, 1895, he was awarded the Crown Order II. Class with Swords, and on March 22, 1897, as major general, he was promoted to command of the 83rd Infantry Brigade . On April 20, 1898, Gilsa received the Order of the Red Eagle, 2nd class with oak leaves and swords on the ring, and on October 8, 1898, he became the commander of Strasbourg . Under awarding of the character he was on 16 November 1899 as a lieutenant general board for disposition made. He died on July 19, 1909 in Gilsa.

The commanding general of the XI. Army Corps of the General of the Infantry von Grolman wrote in its assessment on January 1, 1892: “Is a very good battalion commander, who also caught my eye during maneuvers. As a garrison elder in Hanau, he showed tact and skill. Will be suitable as regimental commander. "

family

Gilsa married Agnes Freiin von Cramer (1842–1908) on September 27, 1878 in Ballenstedt . The couple had several children:

  • Jerta (* 1872) ⚭ 1897 Joachim von Rappard (* 1873), Prussian captain and major in Glogau
  • Werner (* 1875), farmer in Argentina
  • Albrecht (* 1878)
  • Georg (* 1879), Prussian officer
  • Erich (* 1881), businessman
⚭ 1910 (divorce 1916) Erna Wolf (* 1888)
⚭ 1919 Martha Kögler (* 1884)
  • Hermann (1885–1916), farmer, killed near Zatuce (Russia), first lieutenant in the infantry regiment “von Voigts-Rhetz” (3rd Hannoversches) No. 79 ⚭ 1911 Margarete Jansen

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Gothaisches genealogical pocket book of the baronial houses. Volume 23, 1873, p. 100.
personal data
SURNAME Gilsa, Moritz from and to
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Gilsa, Moritz Karl Christian Eitel von und zu (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian lieutenant general
DATE OF BIRTH November 9, 1841
PLACE OF BIRTH Wetzlar
DATE OF DEATH July 19, 1909
Place of death Gilsa