Oskar von Klaß

Johann Gotthilf Oskar von Klaß (born December 26, 1822 in Potsdam , † July 8, 1887 in Herischdorf ) was a Prussian major general and commander of the 18th Infantry Brigade .

Life

origin

Oskar was the son of the Prussian Lieutenant General Wilhelm von Klaß (1786–1850) and his wife Bertha, née von Schrötter (1797–1856).

Military career

After visiting the cadet houses in Potsdam and Berlin , on August 9, 1840, Klaß was transferred to the 31st Infantry Regiment of the Prussian Army as a portepeef ensign. At the beginning of December 1843 he was promoted to secondary lieutenant and from 1849 worked as an adjutant of the 1st Battalion in the 31st Landwehr Regiment in Erfurt . After a year of command to service the 4th Jäger Battalion in Sangerhausen , Klaß became a company commander in the 1st Battalion in the 31st Landwehr Regiment. On March 6, 1856, he was promoted to Prime Lieutenant and on August 13, 1856, he was transferred to the 5th Jäger Battalion . There he was promoted to captain on September 18, 1858 and appointed company commander on July 1, 1860 . In this capacity, Klaß led his company in the war against Austria in 1866 at Nachod , Skalitz , Schweinschädel , Gradlitz and Königgrätz and received the Crown Order III for his work . Class with swords.

After the war he was transferred as a major to the 3rd Posensche Infantry Regiment No. 58 on October 30, 1866 , received command of the 2nd Battalion on September 17, 1867, and took over the Fusilier Battalion on March 16, 1870. During the war against France he led his fusiliers near Weißenburg , Wörth , Malmaison , Stonne , Valenton , Bicêtre , Saint-Cloud and on Mont Valerien as well as in front of Paris .

On January 18, 1871, the day of the imperial proclamation in Versailles , Klaß was promoted to lieutenant colonel and awarded both classes of the Iron Cross after the peace treaty on December 28, 1872 under position à la suite with the leadership of the 6th Thuringian Infantry Regiment No. 95 commissioned. From March 22, 1873 to May 12, 1879 he was a colonel in command of this regiment. Subsequently entrusted with the command of the 18th Infantry Brigade, Klaß was promoted to major general on June 11, 1879 and appointed commander of the large formation stationed in Glogau . On June 11, 1879, he was promoted to major general and appointed brigade commander. On the occasion of the festival of the Order, in January 1881, Klaß was awarded the Red Eagle Order II. Class with Oak Leaves and on September 13, 1882 with the star for the Crown Order II. Class with Swords on Rings. In approval of his resignation request, he was put up for disposal on November 16, 1882 with a pension . He died on July 8, 1887 in Herischdorf.

family

Klaß married Antonie Klien (1827–1880) in Erfurt on February 18, 1852, and after her death on March 8, 1883 in Breslau, Magdelena von Prittwitz and Gaffron (1851–1932) from the Schmoltschütz family. The following children were born from the first marriage:

• Blanka (* 1853) ⚭ 1879 Albert Zachariae, former Prussian Colonel D.
• Selma (* 1854)

⚭ 1872 (divorce) Stephan von Keszneki, Herr auf Ilgen

⚭ 1882 Alfred Wagner († 1899), Prussian major a. D.

• Felix (1855–1901), Prussian major ⚭ 1884 Hildegard Freiin von Steinaecker (* 1860)
• Olga (* / † 1865)
• Egon (1858-1860)
• Melanie (* 1861)

⚭ 1884 Albert Freiherr Schrenk von Notzing and Egmating († 1896), Prussian lieutenant colonel

⚭ 1897 Karl von Vultejus , Prussian lieutenant

literature

• Kurt von Priesdorff : Soldier leadership . Volume 9, Hanseatische Verlagsanstalt Hamburg, undated [Hamburg], undated [1941], DNB 986919780 , p. 499, no. 3037.
• Gothaisches Genealogisches Taschenbuch der Briefadeligen houses. 1908. Second year, Justus Perthes, Gotha 1907, p. 572.

Individual evidence

1. ^ Gothaisches Genealogisches Taschenbuch der Nobeligen houses. 1901. Second year, Justus Perthes, Gotha 1900, pp. 725–726.
2. ^ Gothaisches Genealogisches Taschenbuch der Briefadeligen houses. 1914. Eighth year, Justus Perthes, Gotha 1913, p. 991