Otto von Diepenbroick-Grüter (General, 1819)

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Friedrich Wilhelm Otto Adam Freiherr von Diepenbroick-Grüter (born March 21, 1819 in Haus Marck near Tecklenburg , † September 30, 1870 in Wiesbaden ) was a Prussian major general and Knight of Honor of the Order of St. John .

Life

origin

Otto was the son of District Administrator Gustav von Diepenbroick-Grüter (1779-1822) and his second wife Karoline Henriette, born von der Reck (1790-1846). His father was the master of Marck and Rahe. District Administrator Ludwig von Diepenbroick-Grüter (1804-1870) was his stepbrother from his father's first marriage.

Military career

Grüter visited the cadet houses in Potsdam and Berlin . He then joined the 8th Hussar Regiment of the Prussian Army as a second lieutenant on August 18, 1836 . For further training he completed the General War School for three years from October 1839 . From August 10, 1843 to May 12, 1844 and from July 2 to August 18, 1845, he was employed as a substitute for the adjutant of the 14th Cavalry Brigade. From October 1, 1845 to September 30, 1847, he was assigned to the teaching cadron. After his return he was given leave of absence on April 1, 1848 to join the Schleswig-Holstein army in the fight against Denmark. On April 8, 1848 he became Premier Lieutenant and adjutant of the Schleswig-Holstein Cavalry Brigade. Already on October 13, 1848 he was promoted to Rittmeister and at the same time appointed as squadron chief in the Holstein 2nd Dragoons Regiment. During the First Schleswig War he took part in the battles at Bau, Schleswig, Düppel, Hadersleben, Kolding, Gundsoe and the siege of Frederica. For this he received the Order of the Red Eagle, IV class with swords. On April 17, 1850, he returned to the 8th Hussar Regiment with his old patent as a second lieutenant. On November 19, 1850, he was ordered to serve as the personal adjutant of Prince Friedrich Karl of Prussia , rose to Prime Lieutenant at the beginning of January 1851 and was relieved of his previous position as Rittmeister in the Leib-Guard-Hussar on March 10, 1853. Regiment moved. Appointed squadron chief on June 19, 1854 , he was transferred to the General Staff as captain on January 31, 1858 . On July 12, 1858, he was transferred to the General Staff of the VII Army Corps as a major . From there he came on May 15, 1862 as a commander in the newly established 9th Uhlan Regiment . There he was promoted to lieutenant colonel on March 17, 1863 and to colonel on June 18, 1865.

During the German War he fought near Münchengrätz , Soor , Blumenau and Königgrätz . For this he was awarded the Crown Order III on September 20, 1866 . Excellent with swords.

Under position à la suite , after the war, Grüter was transferred to the 5th Cavalry Brigade on January 14, 1868 as well as to the Grand Commander of the House Order of the Wendish Crown on March 7, 1868 and to the Order of the Saint Anna II class awarded. During the mobilization on the occasion of the war against France , he took over command of the mobile 14th Cavalry Brigade in mid-July 1870 , which was formed from the 6th Cuirassier Regiment, the 3rd Uhlan Regiment and the 15th Uhlan Regiment. He was promoted to major general on July 26, 1870, and shortly after the campaign began, he received the Iron Cross, 2nd class. On August 16, 1870, he was seriously wounded in the Battle of Vionville and died of his injuries on September 30, 1870 in Wiesbaden.

family

Grüter married on September 30, 1854 in Kruckow Anna Freiin von Sobeck (1832-1918), a daughter of the politician Wilhelm von Sobeck . The couple had several children:

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Gothaisches genealogical pocket book of the baronial houses for the year 1855. S.120
  2. ↑ Gothaisches Genealogisches Taschenbuch der Freiherrlichen Häuser. 1918. p. 801.
personal data
SURNAME Diepenbroick-Grüter, Otto von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Diepenbroick-Grüter, Friedrich Wilhelm Otto Adam Freiherr von (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian major general
DATE OF BIRTH March 21, 1819
PLACE OF BIRTH House Marck near Tecklenburg
DATE OF DEATH September 30, 1870
Place of death Wiesbaden