Otto von der Mülbe (General, 1829)

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Otto Wilhelm Adolf von der Mülbe (born September 13, 1829 in Danzig , † January 28, 1916 in Berlin ) was a Prussian lieutenant general .

Life

origin

Otto was a son of the Prussian Colonel Ludwig von der Mülbe (1793–1877) and his wife Frederike Helene, born von Helden-Gowarczewski (1804–1890) from the Radomno family. His younger brother Wilhelm (1834–1909) became a Prussian major general .

Military career

Mülbe attended St. Petri School and high school in his hometown. On April 21, 1848 he joined the 5th Infantry Regiment of the Prussian Army and was promoted to Second Lieutenant by mid-June 1850 . In the following years he was on the 1st combined reserve battalion, as adjutant of the III. Battalion in the 5th Landwehr Regiment in Prussian Stargard and commanded to the Infantry Training Battalion . From September 1, 1858 to March 30, 1861, Mülbe was adjutant of the 1st Battalion and rose to captain and company commander by mid-April 1863 . As such he took part in the fighting at Königgrätz and Tobitschau in 1866 during the war against Austria . In the battle of Trautenau , Mülbe took over command of the 10th and 11th companies for his fallen battalion commander von Wenckstern, was able to occupy a wooded height and cover the retreat of his own troops. For this he was awarded the Order Pour le Mérite on September 20, 1866 .

After the peace agreement , he was transferred to the newly formed Infantry Regiment No. 74 in Cologne . There Mülbe was promoted to major and commander of the fusilier battalion on July 20, 1870 . He led his battalion in the battles at Spichern , Colombey and Gravelotte , the sieges of Metz , Diedenhofen , Montmédy and Mézières , and the battles at Bois de Vaux, Servigny and Pontarlier . Awarded both classes of the Iron Cross , Mülbe was transferred to the Emperor Franz Garde Grenadier Regiment No. 2 on December 12, 1873 as commander of the Fusilier Battalion and was promoted to colonel by mid-June 1879. Insinuation à la suite commissioned to him on September 23, 1879, first with the leadership of the 4th Brandenburg Infantry Regiment. 24 (Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin) and appointed Mülbe on 11 December 1879 regimental commander. In position à la suite of the regiment, he was transferred to Bromberg on April 1, 1885 , entrusted with the leadership of the 8th Infantry Brigade and promoted to major general on September 16, 1885 and appointed commander of this large unit . This was followed by a job as a commandant of Danzig from February 5, 1887 . In this position, Mülbe received the Order of the Red Eagle II. Class with Oak Leaves in September 1887 , the character of Lieutenant General the following year and, on March 11, 1889, the Order of the Crown, II. Class with a star. Under awarded the patent for his rank Mülbe was added and November 13, 1890 the officers of the army on 9 December 1890 in approval of his leave request with the statutory board for disposition made.

family

Mülbe married Katharina Conwentz (1838–1877) in Danzig on November 30, 1858. After her untimely death, on July 29, 1879, he married Adele von François (* 1845), a daughter of the Prussian Major General Gustav von François (1815–1877). The following children emerged from the marriages:

  • Kurt Otto (1862–1917), Prussian colonel and commander of the 231st Infantry Brigade in World War I ⚭ October 10, 1893 Anna von Billerbeck (* 1873)
  • Dorothea Katharina (* 1863)
  • Otto Wilhelm (1865–1896), Prussian Prime Lieutenant
  • Katchen (* 1868)
  • Stephanie (1880-1887)

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Gothaisches Genealogisches Taschenbuch der Nobeligen houses. Justus Perthes, Gotha 1906, pp. 514-515.
personal data
SURNAME Mülbe, Otto von der
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Mülbe, Otto Wilhelm Adolf von der (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian lieutenant general
DATE OF BIRTH September 13, 1829
PLACE OF BIRTH Danzig
DATE OF DEATH January 28, 1916
Place of death Berlin