Wilhelm Lademann

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Ferdinand Wilhelm Ernst Julius Lademann (born July 28, 1840 in Ueckermünde , † April 30, 1919 in Blankenburg (Harz) ) was a Prussian major general and commander of Küstrin .

Life

origin

Wilhelm was a son of the district secretary Gustav Lademann († 1855) and his wife Bertha, née Gröning († 1874).

Military career

After attending the community school in Ueckermünde and the Friedrich-Wilhelm-Gymnasium in Stettin , Lademann joined the 4th Company of the Pioneer Battalion No. 3 of the Prussian Army as a pioneer on November 1, 1861 . As a non-commissioned officer in 1864 during the war against Denmark , he took part in the battles near Missunde , Hollnis, Alnoer, Büffelkoppel and Wilhoi as well as the transition to Alsen . In front of the Düppeler Schanzen Lademann had the order to blow up the palisades in the wolf pit in front of Schanze II. After his group had reached the palisade, Lademann personally threw the sacks of powder over the palisade and re-lit the extinguished fuses on his cigar. For this deed he received both classes of the Military Medal of Honor and the Austrian Medal of Bravery . Due to the exertions of the war, he became seriously ill and was no longer fit for field service for four years.

His brave behavior was honored on February 4, 1865 with the promotion to secondary lieutenant and at the same time Lademann was transferred to the 3rd Magdeburg Infantry Regiment No. 66 . For the duration of the mobilization on the occasion of the German war , he was in the replacement battalion of his regiment in 1866. On October 2, 1869, he was appointed adjutant of the Fusilier Battalion and on January 19, 1870 as a regimental adjutant. During the war against France Lademann took part in this capacity in the battles at Beaumont and Épinay-sur-Seine and the siege of Paris . He received the Iron Cross and was promoted to Prime Lieutenant in mid-October 1870 .

After the peace treaty , Lademann took part in the general staff trip of the IV Army Corps in autumn 1872 and was transferred to the Westphalian Fusilier Regiment No. 73 in Posen in mid-April 1873 with a patent from September 20, 1870 . There he rose to captain and company commander at the end of May 1874 . With a patent from May 21, 1873, he was transferred to the 8th Pomeranian Infantry Regiment No. 61 in Thorn on July 24, 1877 . After Communion Andie stakes in summer and autumn 1881 for staff ride of the II. Corps and to exercise in the fortress war in Thorn charging man was promoted to Major his regiment on January 12, 1884 aggregated and einrangiert on May 10, 1885. This was followed from March 11, 1886 to March 23, 1890 as a battalion commander in the Silesian Fusilier Regiment No. 38 in Schweidnitz . Then Lademann was transferred to the newly established Infantry Regiment No. 140 in Inowrazlaw as a lieutenant colonel and regular staff officer . At the same time, at the beginning of July 1892 he was head of the tactical training trip of officers from all units of the 4th Division and was promoted to colonel as commander of the infantry regiment "Margrave Karl" (7th Brandenburg) No. 60 to Weissenburg in the Reichsland at the end of the month Alsace-Lorraine moved. In position à la suite of his regiment, he was appointed commander of Küstrin on July 14, 1895 . In this position, Lademann received the Crown Order II. Class on the occasion of the festival in January 1896 and on June 16, 1896 the character of Major General. In approval of his resignation request, he was put up for disposition on November 19, 1898 with the award of the Order of the Red Eagle, 2nd class with oak leaves and a pension . He died on April 30, 1919 in Blankenburg in the Harz Mountains.

General von Lignitz wrote in his assessment on January 1, 1897 about Lademann, "He is an excellent commander and can handle all the demands of war."

family

Lademann married on October 15, 1868 in Radewell near Halle Thekla Funk (1860-1914). The couple had several children:

literature

  • Kürner: Officer master list of the Royal Prussian Infantry Regiment Markgraf Karl (7th Brandenburgisches) No. 60 from July 1, 1860 to October 1, 1905. Mittler & Sohn, Berlin 1905, pp. 158–159.
  • Kurt von Priesdorff : Soldier leadership . Volume 9, Hanseatische Verlagsanstalt Hamburg, undated [Hamburg], undated [1941], DNB 986919780 , pp. 211-212, no. 2839.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Theodor von Pelchrzim : Prussian War Thats 1864. F. Hessenland, Stettin 1864, p. 73.
  2. ↑ Wedding announcement. In: Military weekly paper . No. 87 of October 28, 1868, p. 714.
  3. ^ Paul Wätzold: Master list of the Kaiser Wilhelms Academy for military medical education. 2013, p. 437.
personal data
SURNAME Lademann, Wilhelm
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Lademann, Ferdinand Wilhelm Ernst Julius (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian major general
DATE OF BIRTH July 28, 1840
PLACE OF BIRTH Ueckermünde
DATE OF DEATH April 30, 1919
Place of death Blankenburg (Harz)