Oskar von Xylander

General von Xylander

Oskar Ritter von Xylander (born January 16, 1856 in Mainz , † May 22, 1940 in Munich ) was a Bavarian infantry general in World War I and from 1933 to 1940 Grand Chancellor of the Military Max Joseph Order .

Life

origin

Oskar was the son of Captain Otto von Xylander and his wife Rosalia, nee Wagenseil.

Military career

After graduating from the Wilhelmsgymnasium in Munich in 1874, Xylander joined the 1st Infantry Regiment "König" of the Bavarian Army in Munich as an officer aspirant . On March 17, 1875 he was appointed after successfully passing the exam for officer Portepéefähnrich and on 27 November 1876 to second lieutenant promoted. For further training, Xylander was sent to the War Academy on October 1, 1885 , which pronounced him qualified for the general staff and the higher adjutantage.

As a first lieutenant Xylander 1889 was the end of September adjutant commanding the district commands Munich and rose late October 1890 to captain and company commander in his regiment. On September 22, 1893, he was transferred to the central office of the General Staff. He was promoted to major on March 17, 1897 and commanded him on November 20, 1897 to the General Staff of the 3rd Division in Landau in the Palatinate . On October 31, 1898 he was appointed battalion commander in the infantry body regiment . From February 22, 1899 he was reinstated in the General Staff, promoted to lieutenant colonel on March 4, 1901, and appointed head of department on August 4, 1901. Colonel Xylander remained there (since May 18, 1903) until he took over the 1st Infantry Regiment on March 19, 1904.

On September 29, 1905, he moved to the War Academy as director and on April 19, 1906, he became major general . On December 30, 1907, he took over the 9th Infantry Brigade in Nuremberg and was then appointed Chief of the General Staff of the Army and Inspector of the Military Educational Institutions on November 18, 1908 . As such, he was promoted to Lieutenant General on March 7, 1910 . On April 22, 1912, Xylander was appointed commander of the 6th Division in Regensburg .

With his promotion to General of the Infantry on March 27, 1913, he was appointed Commanding General of the 1st Army Corps at the same time . When the First World War broke out, it was used as part of the border battles in Lorraine and took part in the extensive fighting on the Western Front as the war progressed . For his military services, Xylander received the Knight's Cross of the Military Max Joseph Order on August 10, 1914, and the Pour le Mérite Order on August 20, 1916.

On June 19, 1918 Xylander was the farewell granted and leaving à la suite of the 1st Infantry Regiment and the awarding of the Grand Cross of Military Merit with crown and swords to the disposition provided.

From May 15, 1933 until his death, Xylander worked as Grand Chancellor of the Military Max Joseph Order.

family

Xylander married Wilhelmine Jung on November 25, 1878 in Munich. The marriage resulted in three sons and two daughters.

literature

• Othmar Hackl : The Bavarian War Academy (1867-1914) . CH Beck'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, Munich 1989, ISBN 3-406-10490-8 , p. 606.
• Rudolf von Kramer, Otto Freiherr von Waldenfels: VIRTUTI PRO PATRIA. The Royal Bavarian Military Max Joseph Order. Acts of War and Book of Honor 1914-1918. Self-published by the Royal Bavarian Military Max Joseph Order, Munich 1966, pp. 435–436.
• Max Spindler (Ed.), Walter Schärl: The composition of the Bavarian civil service from 1806 to 1918. (= Munich Historical Studies, Department of Bavarian History, Volume 1), Verlag Michael Lassleben, Kallmütz / Opf. 1955, p. 274.

Individual evidence

1. ^ Annual report from the K. Wilhelms-Gymnasium in Munich. ZDB ID 12448436 , 1873/74
2. ↑ Othmar Hackl: The Bavarian War Academy (1867-1914). Beck, Munich 1989, ISBN 3-406-10490-8 , p. 606.