Rudolf von Spankeren

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Friedrich Wilhelm Rudolf van Spankeren , von Spankeren since 1896 , (born July 26, 1839 in Mainz , † March 22, 1920 in Schmargendorf ) was a Prussian lieutenant general .

Life

origin

Rudolf, also Rudolph, came from an originally Dutch family from the village of Spankeren . He was the eldest son of Wilhelm von Spankeren , a prime lieutenant a. D. and finally the secret accountant and garrison administrative director in Mainz (born November 20, 1797 in Eupen ; † June 30, 1862 in Mainz ) and his wife Pauline, née von Ohlen and Adlerscron (born August 24, 1803 in Leobschütz ; † 21 March 1886 in Dresden ).

Military career

Spankeren was brought up in his parents' home and attended the cadet schools in Bensberg and Berlin . On May 2, 1857, he was transferred as a second lieutenant to the 7th Infantry Regiment of the Prussian Army in Posen . From August 12 to November 30, 1859 he was in service with the 7th Landwehr Regiment , and from September 30, 1860 to July 11, 1863 he graduated from the War Academy . On April 26, 1864 Spankeren was promoted to Premier Lieutenant and under position à la suite of the 3rd Westphalian Infantry Regiment No. 16 until May 20, 1864, the Herzgl. Command of the Saxe-Coburg-Gotha contingent . This was followed by his transfer to the 5th East Prussian Infantry Regiment No. 41 in Königsberg . From there he was assigned to the Trigonometric Department of the General Staff in Berlin until May 1866 . During the war against Austria in 1866, Spankeren took part in the battles near Trautenau and Königgrätz .

After the peace agreement , Infantry Regiment No. 76 was formed in Bromberg on October 30, 1866 . The two musketeer - battalions based in Hannover , the Fusilier -Bataillon in Hameln garrison . After the garrisons were relocated to the Free Hanseatic Cities of Hamburg and Lübeck in 1867 , the name of the regiment changed on November 7, 1867 to 2. Hanseatic Infantry Regiment . From March 1, 1867 to March 21, 1868 he was active in the regiment in the national triangulation . On 22 March 1868 the birthday of the king , he was with his promotion to Captain à la suite of the regiment in addition to budget of the General Staff added .

On April 15, 1869, Spankeren joined the sea ​​battalion and initially acted as chief of the 1st company. In this capacity he was deployed with his unit to security tasks in Kiel and the surrounding area during the war against France . In addition, he led the reserve sea battalion from October 4, 1870 to March 25, 1871. On October 1, 1874, Spankeren took over the 5th Company of the Sea Battalion, which he commanded until May 17, 1875. This was followed by his transfer to Colmar in the 4th Baden Infantry Regiment "Prince Wilhelm" No. 112 . With his promotion to the superfluous major , Spankeren was aggregated into the regiment on March 12, 1878, and on August 16, 1879, he was assigned to the "oldest" captain's position. After becoming a regular staff officer on February 14, 1880 , on April 7, 1881, he became the commander of the Fusilier Battalion in Mulhouse . When he was promoted to lieutenant colonel , Spankeren was left in his position as battalion commander on October 15, 1885 à la suite of the regiment and assigned to serve as a regular staff officer to the Duke Braunschweig Infantry Regiment No. 92 in Metz . On August 4, 1888, while being promoted to colonel , Spankeren was appointed commander of the 3rd Hanover Infantry Regiment No. 79 in Hildesheim and Hameln. On April 18, 1891, when he was promoted to major general, he was employed as commander of the 65th Infantry Brigade in Mörchingen . To command this brigade had been a special honor for Spankeren. The proximity to the border meant that in an emergency he would have been one of the first to be “at the enemy”. While such a garrison was an honor for high-ranking officers, the lower-ranking officers there were hardly used anywhere else in the empire. Fritz Oswald Bilse , who was stationed in Forbach , described this in his 1903 novel From a small garrison. A military image of the time . The name of the garrison in which the book played was not mentioned, but Neiße, Mörchingen or Diedenhofen were mentioned as examples. On the occasion of the order festival in 1893, he was awarded the Order of the Red Eagle, 2nd class with oak leaves, in this position . On April 21, 1894, he was appointed commandant of Metz and on January 18, 1895, he was awarded the Order of the Crown, 2nd class with a star. Shortly afterwards, on January 27, 1895, Spankeren was given the character of Lieutenant General. He was put up for disposition on September 12, 1896 and at the same time elevated to the hereditary Prussian nobility by Wilhelm II for his many years of service .

family

Spankeren married Marie von Schlieben on June 6, 1870 in Ebersdorf (born May 22, 1850 at Gut Dubraucke ; † January 2, 1944 in Teltow ). The daughter Auguste (1855–1922) emerged from the marriage. She was the mother of the Görlitz painter Erna von Dobschütz in her second marriage .

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ On June 12, 1858, Wilhelm van Spankeren received royal permission for himself and his family to use “von” Spankeren instead of “van”. However, this was not associated with admission to the Prussian nobility.
  2. ^ Military weekly paper . No. 5 of January 18, 1893, p. 115
  3. ^ Military weekly paper. No. 7 of January 23, 1895, p. 174.
  4. ^ Military weekly paper. No. 85, September 23, 1896, pp. 2237-2238.
personal data
SURNAME Spankeren, Rudolf von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Spankeren, Friedrich Wilhelm Rudolf van (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian lieutenant general
DATE OF BIRTH July 26, 1839
PLACE OF BIRTH Mainz
DATE OF DEATH March 22, 1920
Place of death Schmargendorf