Paul von der Planitz

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Paul Edler from the Planitz

Karl Paul Edler von der Planitz (born September 20, 1837 in Hohengrün , Vogtland , † August 19, 1902 in Hosterwitz , Amtshauptmannschaft Dresden ) was a Saxon general of the infantry and from 1891 to 1902 Minister of War of the Kingdom of Saxony.

Life

origin

He came from the old Vogtland noble family Edler von der Planitz and was the son of the Saxon Oberbergrats Maximilian Edler von Planitz (1811-1883) and his first wife Maria Jani (1817-1844). His father had married his relative Karoline Edle von der Planitz for the second time.

Military career

Planitz joined the Saxon Army in 1853 , became an officer in 1856 and joined the General Staff in 1861 . As a general staff officer he took part in the platoon of federal execution troops sent to Holstein during the German-Danish War in 1864 .

In 1866 it was in contrast to Prussia when the German War broke out. In 1867 Planitz was appointed captain and adjutant to Crown Prince Albert , and in 1869 he was appointed battery boss. In the Franco-Prussian War he was at the beginning of the General Staff of the XII. Army Corps, later that of the Maas Army , he participated in the siege of Paris . For his achievements he was awarded both classes of the Iron Cross and on September 29, 1870 with the Knight's Cross of the Military Order of St. Henry . After the peace agreement , Planitz was active in the Great General Staff in Berlin from May 10, 1871 to 1872 .

After he had been a member of the General Staff in Dresden in 1872/73 , he was appointed Saxon military plenipotentiary and plenipotentiary to the Federal Council in Berlin until 1883 . He was then promoted to Chief of the Saxon General Staff. In 1888 Planitz advanced to major general and commanded the 1st Infantry Brigade No. 45 from February 1, 1889 to April 18, 1891 . In 1891, Planitz was also appointed Lieutenant General of Saxony as Minister of War and finally in 1896 as General of the Infantry à la suite of the Leib Grenadier Regiment No. 100 .

He was the owner of the house order of the Rautenkrone and the Grand Cross of the Frederick Order . In addition, the street in front of the barracks of the 15th Infantry Regiment No. 181 in Chemnitz was named "Planitzstraße" in his honor in 1902 . The adjacent industrial area still bears the name “Planitzwiese” today.

Grave site Paul Edler von der Planitz

After his death he was buried with military honors in the Dresden garrison cemetery in Albertstadt . The grave is preserved.

family

On September 20, 1873 in Hosterwitz, Planitz married Isidore von Tschirschky and Bögendorff (born April 6, 1851 in Dresden , † March 22, 1924 in Pirna ), the daughter of the Saxon real privy councilor Otto Julius von Tschirschky and Bögendorff , General Director of the Saxon State Railways , and Isidore of Ampach. The couple had three daughters:

  • Maximilie Marie Gabriele (Gella) (* July 24, 1874 in Hosterwitz; † February 14, 1954 in Überlingen ) ⚭ 1899 in Dresden Georg von O'Byrn (1864–1942), Saxon major general
  • Hedwig Bertha Carola (born November 16, 1877 in Berlin, † April 19, 1947 in Hosterwitz).
  • Amelie Barbara Sibylla (born July 14, 1882 in Hosterwitz; † January 2, 1919 in Dresden) ⚭ 1909 Arndt von Kirchbach

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ The Royal Saxon Military St. Heinrichs Order 1736–1918. An honor sheet of the Saxon Army. Wilhelm and Bertha von Baensch Foundation, Dresden 1937, p. 62.
  2. ^ Court and State Handbook of the Kingdom of Württemberg. 1901, p. 112.
personal data
SURNAME Planitz, Paul from the
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Planitz, Karl Paul Edler von der (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Saxon general of the infantry and minister of war
DATE OF BIRTH September 20, 1837
PLACE OF BIRTH Hohengrün
DATE OF DEATH August 19, 1902
Place of death Host joke