Otto von Schwerin (Lieutenant General)

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Colonel Otto von Schwerin around 1900

Ludwig Constantin Otto von Schwerin (born July 27, 1851 in Posen , † October 13, 1939 in Potsdam ) was a Prussian lieutenant general .

Life

origin

Family tree III from Golmert, history of the Schwerin family (No. 102 = Otto von Schwerin)

Otto von Schwerin came from the younger Stolper branch of the Schwerin family . His father was Adolf von Schwerin (January 12, 1808 in Liegnitz ; † April 4, 1861 in Liegnitz), retired Prussian colonel . D., his mother Olga, born von Eckartsberg (born April 18, 1830 in Nieder-Zauche ; † July 14, 1918 in Liegnitz), daughter of Heinrich von Eckartsberg and Weisstrupp, Prussian major, landscape director and landlord on Nieder-Zauche and his Mrs. Luise born Countess of Mons. The parents married on October 6, 1850 in Glogau . In addition to two siblings who died in childhood, Otto had his brother Ludwig (1854–1922), Prussian general of the cavalry .

Military career

Schwerin visited the cadet houses in Wahlstatt and Berlin . On April 12, 1869, he was considered uncharacterized Portepeefähnrich the 4th Guards Regiment walk the Prussian army in Spandau transferred. After he had received the patent for his rank on November 13, 1869 , he was promoted to second lieutenant in mid-September 1870 . During the war against France in 1870/71 he took part in the battles at St. Privat , Beaumont and Sedan as well as the siege of Paris and was awarded the Iron Cross 2nd class.

After the war, in January 1874, he was promoted to Adjutant of the 2nd Battalion. With a patent from November 2, 1870, he was transferred to Brandenburg an der Havel to the Brandenburg Cuirassier Regiment (Emperor Nikolaus I of Russia) No. 6 on November 27, 1877 . Schwerin became Prime Lieutenant there in mid-September 1880 and attended the Hanover Military Riding Institute from October 1881 to September 1883 . On November 23, 1886 he was then Captain and Chief of the 3rd Squadron. Transferred to the cuirassier regiment "von Seydlitz" (Magdeburgisches) No. 7 , he was commanded on May 16, 1891 as adjutant of the 29th division to Freiburg im Breisgau . In this position he received on September 14, 1893 the character of major and on January 27, 1894 the patent for this rank. Upon release from his command, Schwerin was promoted to the regimental staff as a regular staff officer on December 17, 1896 . On June 16, 1900, he was initially commissioned to lead the Magdeburg Hussar Regiment No. 10 in Stendal and on August 18, 1900 he was appointed regimental commander with the promotion to lieutenant colonel . In the same capacity, Schwerin was from December 15, 1900 in the Cuirassier Regiment "Queen" (Pommersches) No. 2 in Pasewalk and was in this position on February 17, 1903 Colonel. After him on April 22, 1905, the leadership of the 10th Cavalry Brigade had instructed, he was on 18 August 1905 commander of this large association appointed and on April 14, 1907, Major General conveyed. In approval of his leave request Schwerin was on 18 February 1908 board for disposition made and a little later with the Red Eagle Award II. Class with oak leaves.

When the First World War broke out , Schwerin was reused as a zD officer in accordance with the mobilization provisions. From August 4, 1914 to June 7, 1915, he was in command of the Deputy 20th Infantry Brigade and in command of Section III of the Poznan Fortress, and in the winter of 1914/15 he was Deputy Governor of Poznan for four months. On August 1, 1915, he was appointed Deputy Governor of the Libau Fortress and Commander of the Coastal Defense of Western Courland . On January 27, 1916 he was given the character of Lieutenant General. On November 30, 1916, he resigned from the service. From April to May 1918, as a legal knight of the Order of St. John, he was delegate of the imperial commissioner and military inspector of voluntary nursing at the War Hospital Director 38 in the Grand Duchy of Baden .

After the war, Schwerin settled in Charlottenburg (Schlüsterstrasse 64) and published several works on military history. He was also active in the Schwerin family association.

family

Otto von Schwerin married Amélie von Tschirschky and Boegendorff on July 15, 1884 (* July 4, 1855 at Gut Klein Glien; † April 17, 1915 at Gut Mahlsdorf), daughter of Heinrich Otto Levin von Tschirschky and Boegendorff (* July 12, 1822 in Dresden; † April 29, 1881 in Klein Glien) and his wife Clara Elisabeth from the Winkel (born October 6, 1829 in Roitzsch; † March 21, 1902 in Klein Glien). Her father was the district administrator of the Zauch-Belzig district (1852–1861) and from 1854 owner of Klein Glien. Otto's wife Amélie inherited the manor Mahlsdorf in the district of Zauch-Belzig from her cousin Constance von Bülow, born von Goldacker († August 5, 1904 in Berlin) and donated the Fideikommiss of Schwerin-Wiesenburg-Mahlsdorf from it on January 16, 1907 her eldest son Curt-Christoph left.

The following children were born from the marriage:

  • Curt-Christoph (born August 14, 1885 in Mahlsdorf; † April 16, 1966) ⚭ May 12, 1936 in Baruth Margarethe Countess von Graevenitz (born February 4, 1906 in Duppau; † February 18, 2001 in Feldkirchen)
  • Bernhard (born July 20, 1888 - † July 16, 1975)

medal

Publications

  • The regiment gens d'armes as well as the history of the other regular troops of the cuirassier regiment Emperor Nicolaus I of Russia (Brandenburgisches) No. 6. Berlin: self-published. Part 1., 1652-1740. (1912) - Part 2., Under King Frederick the Great. (1914) - Part 3. 1786–1806 (1917)
  • Brandenburg Cuirassier Regiment No. 6. According to the official war diaries . Oldenburg i. O./Berlin: Gerhard Stalling 1922, DNB
  • Directory of the members of the family von Schwerin. [Edition] April 4, 1930; On behalf of the family association / continued and supplemented by Hermann von Schwerin. Notable days of the von Schwerin family / compiled by Otto von Schwerin. Stettin: Brüske 1930. DNB

literature

  • Paul Curtius, officer list of the Royal Prussian 4th Guard Regiment on foot. 1860-1905. Berlin: R. Eisenschmidt 1905. pp. 70-71.

Web links

  • Biography on the homepage of the 10th Hussar Regiment i.Tr. Stendal eV

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Ludwig Gollmert: History of the family of Schwerin. Gronau 3 volumes, Berlin 1878, pp. 52-53.
  2. ^ Military weekly paper . No. 35 of March 17, 1908, p. 787.
  3. ^ Genealogical handbook of noble houses. Volume 98, 1990, p. 607.
personal data
SURNAME Schwerin, Otto von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Schwerin, Otto Ludwig Constantin von (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian lieutenant general
DATE OF BIRTH July 27, 1851
PLACE OF BIRTH Poses
DATE OF DEATH October 13, 1939
Place of death Potsdam