Robert von Goetze

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Max Robert von Goetze (born December 30, 1829 in Nakel , † November 17, 1904 in Hanover ) was a Prussian infantry general .

Life

origin

He was the son of the later Prussian major general Adolf von Goetze (1800-1897) and his wife Emilie, née Netzer (1803-1888).

Military career

Goetze attended the public school in Paderborn and the cadet schools in Bensberg and Berlin . On April 1, 1848, he was transferred to the 40th Infantry Regiment of the Prussian Army in Mainz as a characterized Portepeefähnrich . There Goetze received the patent for his rank on December 15, 1848 and advanced to captain by mid-September 1861 . As such, he was appointed company commander on October 4, 1861 . During the war against Austria , Goetze led the regiment's reserve battalion in 1866 and, after the peace treaty , was transferred to the newly formed Infantry Regiment No. 88 in Hersfeld on October 30, 1866 . As chief of the 12th Company, he took part in the battles near Weißenburg , Wörth and Sedan , the siege of Paris and the bombardment of Pfalzburg in 1870/71 during the war against France .

Awarded both classes of the Iron Cross , he was promoted to major after the preliminary peace of Versailles at the end of March 1871 . On March 9, 1872 Goetze was appointed commander of the 1st battalion in the 2nd Grand Ducal Hessian Infantry Regiment (Grand Duke) No. 116 in Giessen and in this capacity was promoted to lieutenant colonel on September 20, 1876 . From August 2, 1877 to March 21, 1881, he was in command of the Rhenish Jäger Battalion No. 8 in Zabern . He was then commissioned with effect from April 1, 1881 with the management of the newly established Infantry Regiment No. 130 in Trier . On May 14, Goetze was appointed regimental commander and promoted to colonel on September 16, 1881 . This was followed from December 4, 1886 as a major general and commander of the 60th Infantry Brigade in Metz . With promotion to Lieutenant General Goetze was given command of the 33rd Division in Strasbourg on June 17, 1889 and, from November 13, 1890, of the 21st Division in Frankfurt am Main . In this position Wilhelm II awarded him the Order of the Crown, First Class, on September 19, 1891 . On June 3, 1893 he was appointed commanding general of the VII Army Corps in Munster and on January 27, 1894, the birthday of the emperor, he was promoted to general of the infantry. In recognition of his many years of service, Goetze received the Grand Cross of the Order of the Red Eagle on January 17, 1897 and on the occasion of his 50th anniversary in service, Wilhelm II appointed him Chief of Infantry Regiment No. 130 on April 1, 1898. Three days later he was subordinated leaving in this position at his request, with the statutory board for disposition made.

family

Goetze married Antonie Auguste Karoline von Lobenthal (1837–1879) on November 26, 1859 in Berlin. She was the daughter of the Prussian Lieutenant Colonel Karl Friedrich von Lobenthal (son of Karl Friedrich Ludwig von Lobenthal ). The marriage had five children:

  • Maximilian Karl Adolf (1861–1915), last Prussian lieutenant colonel in the German Alpine Corps during the First World War ⚭ Elisabeth Bertha Karoline Mathilde Rückert (born November 15, 1868)
  • Friedrich Wilhelm Walter (1864–1945), German major general, commander of the Marine Infantry Brigade in the First World War
⚭ 1898 Else Cronen (born November 30, 1876 - † February 10, 1902)
⚭ 1911 Dorothea Armgard von Kummer (born January 11, 1873), widow of Wilhelm von Loga († April 30, 1908)
  • Elisabeth (born June 12, 1867) ⚭ Otto von Diepenbroick-Grüter (1860–1940), German lieutenant general
  • Karl Adolf Franz (* 1872), Prussian major ⚭ Antonie Elisabeth Bertha von Neree (* April 24, 1879)
  • Hedwig (born August 9, 1875) ⚭ Freiherr Friedrich von Krane (1859–1929), German lieutenant general

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Dermot Bradley (ed.), Günter Wegner: Occupation of the German Army 1815-1939. Volume 1: The higher command posts 1815–1939. Biblio Verlag, Osnabrück 1990, ISBN 3-7648-1780-1 , p. 340.
  2. ↑ Gothaisches genealogical pocket book of the baronial houses, 1892, forty-second year, p.312
personal data
SURNAME Goetze, Robert von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Goetze, Max Robert von (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian general of the infantry
DATE OF BIRTH December 30, 1829
PLACE OF BIRTH Nacle
DATE OF DEATH 17th November 1904
Place of death Hanover