Paul von Mühlberg

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Paul Ludwig von Mühlberg (born May 17, 1847 in Berlin ; † January 12, 1926 there ) was a Prussian major general .

Life

origin

He was the son of the rentier Otto Hermann Mühlberg (1815-1884) and his wife Luise Emma, ​​née Zimmermann (1825-1904). His brother Otto von Mühlberg (1843–1934) was envoy to the Holy See in Rome from 1908 to 1919 .

Military career

Mühlberg attended the French high school in Berlin and then did his service as a one-year volunteer in the King Hussar Regiment (1st Rheinisches) No. 7 in Bonn . He then enrolled as a student at the University of Bonn . With the mobilization on the occasion of the war against Austria , Mühlberg returned to his regiment and took part in the battles at Hühnerwasser , Münchengrätz and Königgrätz as a flag junior . After the war, he was promoted to Second Lieutenant on October 13, 1866 . In the spring of 1869 Mühlberg broke his leg and was only able to work again in the summer of the following year.

In the war against France in 1870/71 he took part with his regiment in the siege of Metz and the fighting at the Hallue , at Bapaume and Saint-Quentin . In the Battle of Amiens he secured the flank of the 15th Division and was awarded the Iron Cross, 2nd class. After the peace treaty , Mühlberg rose to Rittmeister and squadron chief by mid-January 1878 . In September 1889 he was character as Major lent and on 19 November 1889 he was awarded the patent for his rank. In position à la suite of his regiment, he was assigned to Württemberg on November 3, 1891, to the staff of the Uhlan regiment "King Wilhelm" (2nd Württembergisches) No. 20 . In April 1894 Mühlberg received a six-month vacation and on July 14, 1895 was appointed commander of the 2nd Rhenish Hussar Regiment No. 9 in Trier . In this capacity he was on 18 August 185 to lieutenant colonel , and on April 21, 1898. Colonel promoted. In position à la suite of the regiment followed on May 22, 1900, the appointment as commander of the 4th Cavalry Brigade in Bromberg . In this position Mühlberg was awarded the Crown Order II on September 14, 1900 and he was promoted to Major General on July 7, 1901. During the autumn exercises of the same year, Mühlberg fell seriously ill and therefore said goodbye . With the award of the Red Eagle Order II. Class with Oak Leaves, he was put up for disposal on April 22, 1902 with the statutory pension .

family

Mühlberg had married Emma Christine Wiebert (1850-1924) on June 5, 1873 in Berlin. The two daughters Paula Christiane Emma (* 1874) and Elsa (* 1877) emerged from the marriage.

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Kurt Riezler : Diaries, Articles, Documents. Vandenhoeck & Rupprecht, Göttingen 2008, ISBN 978-3-525-35817-7 , p. 174.
personal data
SURNAME Mühlberg, Paul von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Mühlberg, Paul Ludwig von (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian major general
DATE OF BIRTH May 17, 1847
PLACE OF BIRTH Berlin
DATE OF DEATH January 12, 1926
Place of death Berlin