Olof von Lindequist

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Olof Carl Friedrich von Lindequist (born April 22, 1844 in Halberstadt , † November 28, 1903 in Kassel ) was a Prussian major general .

Life

Lindequist was the son of the rentier Friedrich Stefan Adolf von Lindequist (* 1804, † September 22, 1872) and his wife Alwine Henriette Friederike Schäfer († February 7, 1878).

He graduated from the cadet corps and on May 6, 1862, was transferred to the Emperor Alexander Guard Grenadier Regiment No. 1 of the Prussian Army as a characterized portepeefähnrich . There Lindequist received the patent for his rank on December 16, 1862 and was promoted to second lieutenant on October 10, 1863 . As such, he took part in the fighting at Thrush and the Battle of Königgrätz in 1866 during the war against Austria . After the peace agreement , Lindequist acted from November 22, 1866 to July 15, 1870 as an adjutant of the 1st Battalion. He then rose to regimental adjutant, was promoted to prime lieutenant on October 8, 1870 , and was used during the war against France in the battles at Gravelotte and Sedan and the siege of Paris . His achievements were thereby by the award of the Iron Cross II. Class and the order of St. Anna III. Class honored with swords.

After the war, Lindequist continued to serve in his regiment and was commanded to Stockholm by Oskar II at the end of April 1873 for the coronation celebrations . In the fall of 1874 he took part in the general staff training tour of the Guard Corps and, with his promotion to captain on October 12, 1875, was promoted to company commander . From December 4, 1883, Lindequist was deputized as an adjutant in the government of Berlin . In position à la suite of his regiment, he was appointed adjutant on February 12, 1884. In this position Lindequist received on 8 September 1885 character as Major and on January 12, 1886, the patent for this rank. On February 5, 1887, he returned to his regular regiment and commanded the fusilier battalion until November 17, 1890. Under position à la suite of the regiment, he was then appointed adjutant at the General Command of the Guard Corps and at the same time Lindequist was ordered to serve at the War Ministry . After being appointed head of the clothing department, he was transferred to the War Ministry on February 8, 1891 and promoted to lieutenant colonel on March 22, 1891 .

On March 17, 1894, Lindequist returned to military service with the appointment of commander of the infantry regiment "von Wittich" (3rd Hessian) No. 83 . Shortly afterwards he was promoted to colonel on April 21, 1894 . On August 18, 1895, he was finally put up for disposal with the statutory pension . At the same time he was given permission to wear the regimental uniform.

Lindequist, who was a legal knight of the Order of St. John , received the character of Major General on March 28, 1901.

Lindequist married Johanna Antonie Emilie Wilhelmine von Schon on April 4, 1893 (* March 9, 1859 - June 2, 1915), widow of the captain a. D. Baron Max Kersten von Schlotheim († August 10, 1886), son of Ludwig von Schlotheim .

literature

  • Hans Wallmüller: List of officers of the Royal Prussian Infantry Regiment von Wittich (3rd Kurhessisches) No. 83. 1866–1903. ES Mittler & Sohn , Berlin 1903, pp. 118–119.
  • Gothaisches genealogisches Taschenbuch der Briefadeligen houses, 1916, tenth year, p.599

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Prussian War Ministry (ed.): Ranking and quarters list of the Royal Prussian Army and the XIII. (Royal Württemberg Army Corps for 1895. ES Mittler & Sohn, Berlin 1895, p. 229.
  2. ^ Military weekly paper . No. 28 of March 30, 1901, p. 756.
  3. ↑ Handbook of the Prussian Nobility, Volume 2, 1893, S.542
personal data
SURNAME Lindequist, Olof von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Lindequist, Olof Carl Friedrich von (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian major general
DATE OF BIRTH April 22, 1844
PLACE OF BIRTH Halberstadt
DATE OF DEATH November 28, 1903
Place of death kassel