Oskar von Meerscheidt-Hüllessem
Gustav Adolf Oskar Wilhelm Freiherr von Meerscheidt-Hüllessem (born October 15, 1825 in Berlin ; † December 26, 1895 there ) was a Prussian officer, most recently a general of the infantry .
Life
origin
Oskar was the son of Major a. D. , last in the 21st Infantry Regiment , Paul Wilhelm von Meerscheidt-Hüllessem (born September 6, 1791 in Berlin; † October 9, 1848 in Stargard) and his wife Karoline Wilhelmine Ernestine Pauline Klara, née von Bredow from the Ihlow family (* May 28, 1797 in Buchow-Karpzow; † August 2, 1835 in Küstrin).
Military career
Meerscheidt-Hüllessem was educated from 1838 at the cadet institute in Potsdam, then in Berlin. At the request of his father on August 22, 1843, he was employed in the cadet corps and as a flagjunker in the 21st Infantry Regiment of the Prussian Army . On May 23, 1846 Meerscheidt-Hüllessem received the patent of his rank, having already to a year earlier character as a second lieutenant had received. In the German Revolution of 1848 he fought against the rebellious Poznan Poles. In 1857 Meerscheidt-Hüllessem was promoted to prime lieutenant and in 1859 to captain . First he was transferred to the 24th , but then due to the restructuring of the army in 1860, he was transferred to Infantry Regiment No. 64 .
As a company commander there , he took part in the war against Denmark in 1864, in which he distinguished himself in the assault on Düppel .
In 1866 he fought as a major and battalion commander in Grenadier Regiment No. 5 with the 1st Army Corps against Austria in Bohemia. At the outbreak of the war of 1870/71 he was entrusted with the leadership of the Infantry Regiment No. 41 and appointed Colonel and Commander January 18, 1871 . He took part in the campaign of the 1st Army in front of Metz and in northern France. In 1872 Meerscheidt-Hüllessem was transferred to the Guard Corps as commander of the Queen Elisabeth Guard Grenadier Regiment No. 3 and in 1874 was given command of the 11th Infantry Brigade in Berlin. After he was promoted to major general, he returned to the Guard in October 1875 as brigade commander. In 1880 he was in command of Berlin for some time and in the same year was commissioned to lead the 30th division .
In 1881 Meerscheidt-Hüllessem became lieutenant general and one year later, in 1882, he was entrusted with the command of the 28th division . After he had been placed at the head of the V Army Corps in 1886 , he was appointed General of the Infantry on April 14, 1888 and in the same year the Commanding General of the Guard Corps.
In 1878 Meerscheidt-Hüllessem was a member of a commission charged with preparing a draft for a German military criminal court order and, in 1888, President of the commission appointed to process the infantry drill regulations of September 1, 1888. On September 2, 1890 he became chief of the infantry regiment "von Boyen" (5th East Prussian) No. 41. Meerscheidt-Hüllessem received the Grand Cross of the Order of the Red Eagle with Oak Leaves on September 4, 1888 for his long service Knight of the Order of the Black Eagle on August 22, 1891 .
On May 6, 1893, Meerscheidt-Hüllessem was put up for disposal with the statutory pension . He died unmarried in Berlin and was buried in the Invalidenfriedhof there.
literature
- Kurt von Priesdorff : Soldier leadership . Volume 9, Hanseatische Verlagsanstalt Hamburg, undated [Hamburg], undated [1941], DNB 986919780 , pp. 228-233, no. 2853.
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Meerscheidt-Hüllessem, Oskar von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Meerscheidt-Hüllessem, Gustav Adolf Oskar Wilhelm Freiherr von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Prussian officer, most recently general of the infantry |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 15, 1825 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Berlin |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 26, 1895 |
| Place of death | Berlin |