Otto von Hoffmann (General, 1816)

Otto Wilhelm Leopold Gustav von Hoffmann (born October 25, 1816 in Haynau , † March 6, 1900 in Dresden ) was a Prussian lieutenant general .

Life

origin

The Hoffmann family received the nobility on October 24, 1786 through Carl Christoph von Hoffmann . His parents were the Prussian lieutenant a. D. Friedrich von Hoffmann (1791–1824) and his wife Luise Amalie, née Schubert (1798–1860). His father was the heir to Straupitz in the Goldberg district .

Military career

Hoffmann came to the Military Boys' Education Institute at Annaburg Castle in 1830 and from there on April 1, 1834 as an officer candidate in the 11th Infantry Regiment of the Prussian Army . Actually he was supposed to become a non-commissioned officer , but "because of excellent knowledge and exemplary leadership" he became a portepeefähnrich on January 10, 1837 and second lieutenant on December 5, 1838 . From October 1, 1839 to July 15, 1842, Hoffmann was sent to the General War School for further training . After his return he was on October 1, 1842, first a teacher at the division school of the 11th Division and on May 30, 1845 adjutant of the 12th Infantry Brigade . He was promoted to Prime Lieutenant on March 27, 1847 . He was released from his position on July 20, 1850 and joined the 24th Infantry Regiment as a company commander on January 18, 1851 . On May 31, 1855 he was transferred to the War Ministry and on April 3, 1856 he was promoted to major . From October 14, 1856, he was then adjutant of the General Inspectorate of Military Education and Training, transferred to the 35th Infantry Regiment .

Hoffmann returned on April 14, 1857 as battalion commander in the 21st Infantry Regiment and came on April 28, 1857 as commander of the III. Battalion of the 7th Landwehr Regiment to Löwenberg. This was followed by a position as commander of the Füselier Battalion in the 22nd Infantry Regiment from February 3, 1859 . On July 1, 1860, he was promoted to lieutenant colonel. Under position à la suite , Hoffmann was commissioned on June 22, 1861 with the command of the 2nd Thuringian Infantry Regiment . On July 24, 1761 he was appointed commander and promoted in this capacity to colonel on October 18, 1861 . Hoffmann received the Order of the Red Eagle III on January 12, 1864 . Class and was reassigned to the War Department on June 25, 1864 as head of the Army Department. In addition, from August 2, 1864, he was a member of the military management of the Central Gymnastics Institute. On February 23, 1865, he received the Order of the Iron Crown, 2nd class, from Austria .

With the beginning of the German War of 1866 he was appointed commander of the 22nd Infantry Brigade on April 3, 1866 and promoted to major general on June 8, 1866 . The brigade was part of the Crown Prince's army. In the battle of Skalitz he acquired the order Pour le Mérite . In addition, Hoffmann fought in the battle of Königgrätz . On January 17, 1869 he was awarded the Order of the Red Eagle, 2nd Class with Oak Leaves. During the mobilization on the occasion of the war against France , Hoffmann was appointed commander of the 12th Infantry Division on July 18, 1870 and promoted to lieutenant general on July 26, 1870. During this campaign he was able to distinguish himself at the siege of Paris and received the Iron Cross, 2nd class. When the brigade under Joseph Vinoy of Mezieres marched to Paris on September 30th, Hoffmann recognized their intentions and prevented this, against the will of the commanding general of VI. Army Corps General Wilhelm von Tümpling ( battle near Chevilly ). He also fought at l'Haye, received the Knight's Cross of the Military Max Joseph Order on December 22, 1870 and the Iron Cross 1st Class on February 16, 1871.

After the peace treaty, Hoffmann was given command of the 31st Division on March 20, 1871 , and on June 26, 1871 the star for the Order of the Red Eagle, 2nd class. Because of a serious illness, he received a six-month vacation on September 23, 1871, which he used to travel to Switzerland and Italy . In Dresden he received the Grand Cross of the Order of Albrecht on September 14, 1871 . Because of his poor health, Hoffmann was transferred to the army officers on March 18, 1872 with the powers of a division commander. Since his health did not improve, Hoffmann was on August 10, 1872, statutory pension for disposition made.

family

Hoffmann had married Karoline von Hoffmann (1818-1894) on October 22, 1846 in Dresden. The couple had the following children:

• Wilhelmine (1849–1875) ⚭ 1871 Hermann Treusch von Buttlar († 1905), Major a. D.
• Otto (1856–1915), Prussian Lieutenant General ⚭ 1879 Paula von Zglinitzki (* 1860)

literature

• Gothaisches Genealogisches Taschenbuch der Briefadeligen houses 1907 . First year, Justus Perthes , Gotha 1906, p. 316.
• Otto von Hoffmann (Ed.): Memoirs of the Royal Prussian Lieutenant General Otto von Hoffmann, b. 1816, d. 1900, according to own records. Schulze, Oldenburg / Leipzig 1907.
• Löbell's annual reports on changes and advances in the military. XXVII. Year: 1900, p. 618.
• Kurt von Priesdorff : Soldier leadership . Volume 7, Hanseatische Verlagsanstalt Hamburg, undated [Hamburg], undated [1939], DNB 367632829 , pp. 356-358, no. 2343.