Otto von Diepenbroick-Grüter (General, 1860)

Otto Adam Freiherr von Diepenbroick-Grüter (born June 18, 1860 in Düsseldorf , † June 16, 1940 in Detmold ) was a German lieutenant general .

Life

origin

Otto was a son of the Prussian Rittmeister Alexander von Diepenbroick-Grüter (1821–1878) and his wife Luise, born von Viebahn (1827–1862).

Military career

After his education in the cadet corps , Diepenbroick-Grüter was transferred to the Queen Augusta Guard Grenadier Regiment No. 4 of the Prussian Army in Koblenz on February 14, 1878, as a characterized portepeef ensign, and was promoted to second lieutenant on November 13, 1879 . On April 1, 1881 he was transferred to Infantry Regiment No. 131 to Mörchingen . There Diepenbroick-Grüter was used from June 11, 1886 as an adjutant of the Fusilier Battalion and from August 25, 1887 as a regimental adjutant and as such on September 19, 1888 Prime Lieutenant . He spent the following years from October 1, 1889 to July 21, 1892 at the War Academy in Berlin. On April 1, 1893, he was assigned to the General Staff for one year and promoted to captain on September 14, 1893 . This was followed by a further assignment to Russia for six months to learn the language . After his return, Diepenbroick-Grüter was transferred to the Fusilier Regiment “von Gersdorff” (Hessian) No. 80 in Wiesbaden on September 14, 1893 as chief of the 14th Company . Two years later he was appointed chief of the 3rd Company.

In the presence of the Russian Tsar couple , Nicholas II and Alexandra Fjodorovna , the foundation stone of the Greek Chapel was laid in Homburg on October 16, 1896 . Two days later the Tsar couple came to Wiesbaden to visit the Greek chapel there. In the 19th century, Orthodox churches were referred to as "Greek churches". For this visit, under the command of Major von der Leyen , one company was formed from the teams of the two Wiesbaden battalions . These were of the captains Wright commanded (I.) and the Diepenbroick-Grüter (IV.) And were at about three kilometers long way from the railway station to the chapel trellis .

With the promotion to major on September 11, 1903, he came at the same time to the Leib Grenadier Regiment "King Friedrich Wilhelm III." (1st Brandenburg) No. 8 to Frankfurt (Oder) . Two years later Diepenbroick-Grüter took over as commander of the 2nd Battalion of the Grenadier Regiment "King Wilhelm I." (2nd West Prussian) No. 7 in Liegnitz . On October 3, 1910, he was appointed commander of the Jäger battalion “Fürst Bismarck” (Pomeranian) No. 2 in Kulm and on December 20, 1910, he was promoted to lieutenant colonel . At the same time he was promoted to colonel on April 18, 1913, he was commander of the grenadier regiment "Kaiser Wilhelm I." (2nd Badisches) No. 110 in Mannheim .

After the outbreak of World War I , Diepenbroick-Grüter led the regiment first in the battles near Mulhouse and Willern and in the battle of Lorraine . In mid-September 1914, his association took part in the fighting at La Bassée - Lens and Lille in northern France . On October 25, 1914 Diepenbroick-Grüter was appointed commander of the 58th Infantry Brigade , which at that time was engaged in trench warfare in Flanders . After participating in the battles at La Bassée and Arras and in Champagne , he was promoted to major general on August 18, 1916 . After the heavy fighting on the Somme , he was appointed commander of the 10th Division on May 1, 1917 . After Diepenbroick-Grüter had already been awarded both classes of the Iron Cross , he was awarded the Order Pour le Mérite on June 13, 1918 for his services in the storming of the Chemin des Dames on June 13, 1918 .

After the end of the war, Diepenbroick-Grüter was given command of the 17th Infantry Brigade on January 10, 1919, before being made available to the XIV Army Corps on January 25, 1919 . He then took on 17 February 1919, the 35th Infantry Brigade and was on May 1, 1919 leaders of the army brigade 5. It turned Diepenbroick-Grüter finally, on 20 September 1919 for planning and passed him on the same day to retire .

On August 27, 1939, the 25th anniversary of the Battle of Tannenberg , he was given the character of Lieutenant General.

family

On June 5, 1888, Grüter married Elisabeth von Goetze (* 1867), a daughter of General of the Infantry Robert von Goetze . The marriage resulted in two daughters:

• Wilhelmine Marie Pauline Eva Ilse (* 1892)
• Dorothea (1894–1983) ⚭ 1922 Dietrich von Borries (1882–1963)

literature

• Dermot Bradley (ed.), Karl-Friedrich Hildebrand, Markus Rövekamp: The Generals of the Army 1921–1945. The military careers of the generals, as well as the doctors, veterinarians, intendants, judges and ministerial officials with the rank of general. Volume 3: Dahlmann – Fitzlaff. Biblio Verlag, Osnabrück 1994, ISBN 3-7648-2443-3 , pp. 118-119.
• Hanns Möller: History of the knights of the order "pour le mérite" in the world war. Volume I: A-L. Bernard & Graefe Verlag, Berlin 1935, pp. 228-230.
• Gothaisches genealogical pocket book of the baronial houses. 1892. Volume forty-second, p. 312.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Hans Dechend : History of the Fusilier Regiment von Gersdorff (Hess.) No. 80 and his regular regiment of the Kurhessischen Leibgarde Regiment from 1632 to 1900. ES Mittler & Sohn, Berlin 1901, p. 612.