Wilhelm Hagedorn (officer)

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Operation Michael in the German spring offensive of 1918

Wilhelm Hagedorn (born July 28, 1868 in Magdeburg , † March 14, 1930 in Stade ) was a Prussian colonel and knight of the order Pour le Mérite .

Life

His father was the Hanoverian and later Prussian lieutenant colonel Friedrich Hagedorn († 1906 in Stade). He had served in the 3rd Infantry Regiment in Northeim in 1866 and was a Knight of the Iron Cross, 2nd class.

After his education in the Cadet Corps , Hagedorn joined the Infantry Regiment No. 99 in Zabern as a Second Lieutenant in 1877 , where he was promoted to Prime Lieutenant in 1894 . In 1897, he was sent to the NCO School in Jülich and was appointed adjutant the following year . In 1900 he was transferred to the 3rd Hanseatic Infantry Regiment No. 162 in Lübeck , where he was promoted to captain in 1901 and appointed chief of the 2nd company . From 1907 to 1908 he was assigned to the training infantry battalion in Potsdam . While being promoted to major , Hagedorn was transferred to the staff of the Infantry Regiment "Herzog von Holstein" (Holsteinisches) No. 85 in Rendsburg on November 19, 1912 .

First World War

On August 2, 1914, the first day of the mobilization of the First World War , Hagedorn became the commander of the 1st battalion of his regiment. After the regiment had marched into neutral Belgium and had participated in the conquest of Liege , it fought at the Gette , Mons , Solesmes and the Battle of Le Cateau in the battle at Genly . It was followed by the battle of Château-Thierry and in the battle of Ourcq it fought at Montceaux-Esternay.

His battalion distinguished itself in Moulin-sous-Touvent and went in September 1914 by a movement in the trench warfare over. For a short time it became offensive again in the Battle of Soissons in January 1915. However, it had to record a loss of 50% of its manpower, but brought in 1200 prisoners and four captured machine guns . In June it stood out again at Moulin-sous-Touvent.

In October 1915 the IX. Army corps deployed in the autumn battle in Champagne . Here Hagedorn was appointed commander of the infantry regiment "Bremen" (1st Hanseatic) No. 75 fighting in the same association . With the regiment he stormed the Avre Heights west of Tahures in December . In July and from mid-August to mid-September 1916, his regiment fought in the Battle of the Somme . After trench warfare in Flanders and the Siegfried Line , the regiment was transferred to the spring battle of Arras . For Hagedorn's services there, the leader of the IX. Army Corps, Lieutenant General Horst von Oetinger to the order Pour le Mérite . This highest Prussian bravery award was given to Hagedorn by AKO on July 30, 1917. On that day the regiment that was fighting at the time in the Battle of Messines was withdrawn from the front. In October the association fought in the Third Battle of Ypres .

In early 1918 his regiment joined the newly formed 17th Army and Hagedorn was promoted to lieutenant colonel on February 15, 1918 . In the German spring offensive , his regiment advanced via Monchy , Cambrai and Bapaume , pursuing the Arras - Albert line . The German attack efforts only ended in the battle at Bucqoy. At the end of July, the association was used in the Battle of the Marne , withdrew from there to the Siegfried position and then fought until the armistice in Champagne .

Then Hagedorn led the remains of his regiment back to the garrison in Bremen . On January 1, 1919, they arrived at the Sebaldsbrück train station . Hagedorn filed during the demobilization his farewell , and was awarded the character as a colonel for disposition made. He died on March 14, 1930 in his hometown of Stade.

Awards

literature

  • Karl-Friedrich Hildebrand, Christian Zweng: The knights of the order Pour le Mérite of the First World War. Volume 2: HO. Biblio Verlag, Bissendorf 2003, ISBN 3-7648-2516-2 , pp. 18-19.
  • Oscar Beltz: The Duke of Holstein (Holst.) Infantry Regiment No. 85 in the World War. Heider Anzeiger, Heide 1925.
  • Otto Dziobek : History of the Infantry Regiment Lübeck (3rd Hanseatic) No. 162. Verlag Gerhard Stalling, Oldenburg i. D. 1922, first edition.
  • Hanns Möller: History of the knights of the order "Pour le mérite" in the World War. Volume I: A-L. Bernard & Graefe Verlag, Berlin 1934, pp. 432-433.
  • Ernst Zipfel , Otto Albrecht : History of the Infantry Regiment Bremen (1st Hanseatic) No. 75. Verlag HM Hauschild , Bremen 1934.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Lübeck sheets . 1907.
  2. ↑ Father-city sheets . Vol. 24, issue of August 12, 1917, article: Major Hagedorn.
  3. ↑ a b Ranking list of the Royal Prussian Army and the XIII. (Royal Württemberg) Army Corps for 1914. Ed .: War Ministry . ES Mittler & Sohn . Berlin 1914. p. 255.
  4. ↑ Lübeck city archives in terms of Senate files: Directory of the owner of the Lübeckischen Hanseatic Cross. Signature 1093.
personal data
SURNAME Hagedorn, Wilhelm
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian colonel, knight of the order Pour le Mérite
DATE OF BIRTH July 28, 1868
PLACE OF BIRTH Magdeburg
DATE OF DEATH March 14, 1930
Place of death Stade