Paul von Kropff

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Paul Carl Wilhelm Heinrich von Kropff (born November 19, 1832 in Berlin , † July 28, 1898 in Braunschweig ) was a Prussian lieutenant general .

Life

origin

He was the son of the later Prussian Lieutenant General Karl von Kropff (1793–1872) and his first wife Bertha, born von Alvensleben († 1892) from the Schochwitz family . This marriage was divorced on December 11, 1852. She was the daughter of Lieutenant General Johann Friedrich Karl II von Alvensleben and sister of Lieutenant General Hermann von Alvensleben .

Military career

After visiting the school Kropff occurred on October 1, 1849 as Fusilier in the 2nd Guards Regiment walk the Prussian Army in Berlin one. Here he was a year later Portepee - Ensign appointed and on March 13, 1851 Patent of 17 January 1852 second lieutenant promoted. As such, he was commanded from June 18 to July 15, 1855 to the 2nd Battalion of the 4th Guards Landwehr Regiment in Koblenz . From 1858 he was a member of the 10th company of his regiment . Promoted to prime lieutenant, he was from June 18 to August 11, 1859 as a company commander to III. Battalion of the 2nd Guards Landwehr Regiment commanded to Cottbus . With promotion to captain , Kropff was appointed chief of the 4th and later the 12th Company on February 14, 1863 . In the German War of 1866 he took part in the Battle of Königgrätz and received the Order of the Crown III. Class with swords.

He was assigned to the Department Replacement Business in the 4th Infantry Brigade district from September 17 to October 17, 1868.

In the war against France , Kropff was promoted to major on September 16, 1870 . He took part in the battles of St. Privat , Beaumont and Sedan , in the bombardment of Montmédy , as well as in the skirmishes of Rantigny , Le Bourget , Dugny and the enclosure and siege of Paris . For his achievements, Kropff was awarded both classes of the Iron Cross .

On March 29, 1871, Kropff was appointed commander of the Lauenburg Jäger Battalion No. 9 in Ratzeburg . In this position he led the battalion in the imperial maneuver in Mecklenburg in 1875 . On March 22, 1876, Kropff was promoted to lieutenant colonel. His hunter battalion was relocated to Hagenau on October 1, 1876 . In Alsace , for the second time, he was given the honor of leading his hunters past the Supreme Warlord in Strasbourg during the imperial parade in Strasbourg, which was part of the imperial maneuver. Insinuation à la suite of the 3rd Foot Guards on foot Kropff was on 10 April 1880 with the leadership of this association commissioned for on 12 April 1880 commander appointed and on September 18 in 1880 Colonel promoted.

From May 20, 1880 to February 10, 1881, Kropff was a member of the commission to advise on the advisability of introducing magazine rifles.

On February 11, 1886, Kropff was entrusted with the leadership of the 4th Guards Infantry Brigade under position à la suite of his previous regiment and was appointed commander with the promotion to major general. On September 19, 1888, Kropff was commissioned to lead the 15th Division in Cologne . At the same time as his promotion to lieutenant general on October 15, 1888, he was appointed commander of this division, until he was finally given the statutory pension disposition on March 8, 1892 . On the occasion of his farewell, Kropff received the Order of the Crown, 1st Class with Swords on the Ring on March 10, 1892.

He spent his twilight years in Braunschweig, where Kropff died of a stroke .

family

Kropff married Marie Louise Klara von Ingersleben on April 5, 1862 (* October 20, 1834 - † September 27, 1903). She was a daughter of Privy Councilor Ludwig Karl Friedrich von Ingersleben and Sophie von Loga and the granddaughter of Major General Kasimir von Ingersleben . The marriage resulted in the sons Curt (* February 9, 1864) and Karl-Udo (* March 8, 1868), who also embarked on an officer career in the Prussian Army, as well as the daughter Margarete (* March 27, 1872).

Awards

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Kurt von Priesdorff : Soldatisches Führertum . Volume 6, Hanseatische Verlagsanstalt Hamburg, undated [Hamburg], undated [1938], DNB 367632810 , p. 207, no. 1833.
  2. ↑ Gothaisches genealogical pocket book of the noble houses: at the same time the nobility register of the German aristocratic association. Part A, 1919, p.359
personal data
SURNAME Kropff, Paul von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Kropff, Paul Carl Wilhelm Heinrich von (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian lieutenant general
DATE OF BIRTH November 19, 1832
PLACE OF BIRTH Berlin
DATE OF DEATH July 28, 1898
Place of death Braunschweig