Werner von Frankenberg and Proschlitz
Werner Ernst Viktor Egbert von Frankenberg and Proschlitz (born October 11, 1868 in Stettin , † March 30, 1933 in Berlin ) was a Prussian major general .
Life
He comes from the old Silesian noble family Frankenberg and was the eldest son of the later lieutenant general Egbert von Frankenberg and Proschlitz and his wife Anna, née Kolbe (1846-1907).
After attending school, he embarked on a military career in the Prussian Army . During the First World War , Frankenberg u. a. as Colonel Chief of Staff of the XII. (Royal Saxon) Reserve Corps . For his services during the Battle of the Somme , he was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Military Order of St. Henry by the Saxon King on August 30, 1916 . In August 1917, the Supreme Army Command sent reinforcements to the Middle East via the Balkans and Constantinople . Under Generals von Falkenhayn and Liman von Sanders, Frankenberg led the German Asian Corps on the Palestine Front to stop the English advance there. He ended the war as major general.
Werner von Frankenberg and Proschwitz was buried with his wife in the Invalidenfriedhof Berlin . The gravestone, the original inscription of which was lost after 1945, was given a new inscription panel after 2007.
family
Frankenberg he was married to Josephine Barthélemy (* 1879) from 1905. Their son was Egbert von Frankenberg and Proschlitz .
literature
- Gothaisches genealogical pocket book of the noble houses. Part A, 33 vol., Gotha 1934, p. 187.
Individual evidence
- ↑ 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. 243.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Frankenberg and Proschlitz, Werner von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Frankenberg and Proschlitz, Werner Ernst Viktor Egbert von (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Prussian major general |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 11, 1868 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Szczecin |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 30, 1933 |
| Place of death | Berlin |