Richard von Arnim

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Richard Felix von Arnim (born August 10, 1831 in Gerswalde ; † July 30, 1901 in Frankfurt (Oder) ) was a Prussian officer , military writer and knight of the order Pour le Mérite .

origin

Richard von Arnim came from the Gerswalder line of the old Uckermark noble family von Arnim . His parents were Major Wilhelm Gustav Heinrich von Arnim (1783–1861) and his wife Charlotte Auguste Sponholz, née Boeck (1804–1861).

Life

Arnim became a career officer and served on foot with the 3rd Guards Regiment . In 1866 he took part in the Prussian-German War as a captain and company commander . He fought with his regiment in Bohemia and stood out particularly when storming a hill near Chlum . His commander, Colonel Knappe von Knappstaedt , proposed him to King Wilhelm I in September 1866 for the award of the Pour le Mérite order. In the colonel's letter to the king it says: “... Richard Felix v. Arnim, captain in the 3rd Guards Regiment on foot, led his company with great bravura against the hill north of Chlum and took 5 guns ... “King Wilhelm accepted this suggestion and awarded Richard von Arnim the order Pour le Mérite.

Arnim continued to serve as a career officer until he was dismissed as a colonel .

family

He married Magdalene von Keltsch and Riemberg (1841–1929) on July 1, 1861 and had seven daughters with her:

  • Caroline Augusta Blanke Frieda (* 1862) ⚭ 1900 Johann Bartsch (1869–1956), evangelist
  • Wilhelmine Viktoria Martha (1864-1878)
  • Marie Adelheid Elisabeth (1867–1943) ⚭ 1887 Gustav Georg Wilhelm von Grävenitz (1858–1928), captain, teacher at the military riding institute
  • Maria Magdalena Felicitas (1879–1946)
⚭ 1893 Karl Franz Wilhelm Fritz von Borcke, captain (1859–1898), son of Ludwig von Borcke
⚭ 1901 Ulrich Hans Barthold Alfred August Eduard von Quistorp (1860–1903)
  • Adelheid Henriette Esther (1871–1938)
  • Ursula Theodora Helene (1872–1928) ⚭ 1893 Karl Friedrich Gustav von Graevenitz (* 1859)
  • Helene Blanka (1875-1958)

Works

  • Memories of the campaign of 1866. Helwing'sche Hofbuchhandlung, Hanover 1868,
  • From the diary of a company boss. Attempt of a method to train the company with a limited time and under the most unfavorable conditions possible, but still sufficiently trained in tiraillement and field service. 1873.
  • The battalion commander in war and peace. Verlag W. Greven, 1875.
  • The battle tactic, otherwise and now. New military issues of the time and controversy, No. 6, 1881.

literature

  • Gothaisches genealogical pocket book of the noble houses. 1903. Fourth year, p. 47.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Gustav Lehmann: The knights of the order pour le merite. Volume 2, p. 472, No. 89.
  2. ^ Genealogical handbook of the nobility. Volume A VIII, p. 64, CA Starke-Verlag, Limburg 1966.
  3. ↑ online at books.google.de, accessed on December 27, 2014
personal data
SURNAME Arnim, Richard von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian officer
DATE OF BIRTH August 10, 1831
PLACE OF BIRTH Gerswalde
DATE OF DEATH July 30, 1901
Place of death Frankfurt (Oder)