Otto von Diericke

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Joachim Karl Wilhelm Otto von Diericke (born December 10, 1780 in Königsberg , † December 13, 1860 in Bad Kösen ) was a Prussian lieutenant general .

Life

origin

His parents were the future Prussian Lieutenant General Friedrich Otto von Diericke (1743-1819) and his wife Antoniette Henriette Sophie Charlotte, née von Quotz (1759-1797).

Military career

Diericke came in 1794 as a private corporal in the infantry regiment "von Wildau" of the Prussian army . There he was promoted to second lieutenant until July 1796 . In the Fourth Coalition War he fought in the Battle of Preussisch Eylau and in the battle near Königsberg. On April 9, 1807 he was promoted to Prime Lieutenant and after the Peace of Tilsit came on January 31, 1808 to the 3rd East Prussian Infantry Regiment No. 4 . For his performance in the 1807 campaign, Diericke received a gold watch from the Russian Emperor Alexander I on May 12, 1808 . On November 6, 1809, he was promoted to staff captain and transferred to his father as adjutant . From December 1, 1809, this brought him 30 thalers and three rations a month.

On January 20, 1812 Diericke was promoted to captain and on March 10, 1813 transferred as a brigadjutant to Colonel von Zielinski . On August 16, 1813 he was promoted to major and fought during the Wars of Liberation in the battles of Bautzen , Kulm , Leipzig , Paris , Fleurus and Belle Alliance . In addition, Diericke took part in the sieges of Erfurt and La Fere as well as the skirmishes at Königswartha , Nollendorf, Jeanvillers, Claye , Sevres and Issy. In Königswartha he earned the Iron Cross II. Class and in the Battle of Laon the Cross I Class and the Order of St. Anne II. Class.

On October 3, 1815, Diericke was promoted to lieutenant colonel and on February 21, 1816, transferred to the 22nd Infantry Regiment as battalion commander. This was followed on August 27, 1818 as commander of the 35th Infantry Regiment . In the same capacity, Diericke commanded the 37th Infantry Regiment from March 17, 1820 and became a colonel on March 30, 1823 . On September 9, 1828 he received the Order of the Red Eagle III. Great, but on March 30, 1829 he was released from his command. On March 30, 1832 he came as a commander of the 10th Landwehr Brigade and on March 30, 1834 as a commander of the 4th Infantry Brigade . There he was promoted to major general on March 30, 1834 and on September 10, 1834 with the ribbon to the Order of the Red Eagle III. Class excellent. On September 19, 1840, he received the Order of the Red Eagle, 2nd Class with Oak Leaves. Under awarding of the character as a lieutenant general Diericke received on 14 January 1841 his farewell to the statutory pension . He died on December 13, 1860 in Bad Kösen.

In his assessment from the year 1819 it says: "Particular diligence and effort distinguish him with a very cozy character, have earned him the love of the officer corps and let him be recommended to the mercy of His Majesty the King."

family

Diericke married Ludowike Karoline Ernestine von Gühlen on December 31, 1815 in Berlin (* 1795, † September 17, 1874). The couple had several children:

  • Ottilia Cordelia (born February 4, 1817 - † July 20, 1884), honorary canon to Marienfließ an der Prignitz
  • Otto Ludwig (born September 25, 1818 - † January 24, 1848), lieutenant
  • Ida Emma (born March 30, 1820)
  • Edgar Ferdinand (August 2, 1822 - July 22, 1845), lieutenant
  • Guido Bruno (born January 26, 1825 - † July 23, 1832)

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personal data
SURNAME Diericke, Otto von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Diericke, Joachim Karl Wilhelm Otto von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian lieutenant general
DATE OF BIRTH December 10, 1780
PLACE OF BIRTH Königsberg (Prussia)
DATE OF DEATH December 13, 1860
Place of death Bad Kosen