Wilhelm von Beczwarzowski

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Wilhelm Julius Max Hans von Beczwarzowski , also Bečvařovský or Beczwarzowsky (born July 16, 1862 in Erfurt , † March 4, 1932 in Berlin ) was a Prussian major general in the First World War .

Life

origin

Wilhelm came from the noble family von Beczwarkowski. He was the son of Gustav Adolf von Beczwarzowski (born April 26, 1829 in Berlin ; † November 26, 1870 ibid) and his wife Sophie Therese Ida Agnes Antonie, born von Rohrscheidt (born April 29, 1838 in Annaburg ; † June 12 1902 in Putbus ). His father succumbed to the injuries he sustained as a major and battalion commander of the 1st Thuringian Infantry Regiment No. 31 during the war against France in the battle near Beaumont .

Military career

After his education in the cadet corps Beczwarzowski was on 16 April 1881 the character as Portepee - ensign the Grenadier Regiment "King Friedrich Wilhelm IV." (1 Pommersches) no. 2 of the Prussian army in Szczecin transferred. There he received his officer license on November 15, 1881 and was promoted to second lieutenant on September 13, 1882 . Beczwarzowski was transferred to the 2nd Hanseatic Infantry Regiment No. 76 on March 22, 1887 . He was adjutant of the 2nd battalion in Hamburg from February 18, 1889. On July 16, 1891, he was promoted to prime lieutenant. After Torgau , Beczwarzowski was transferred to the 4th Thuringian Infantry Regiment No. 72 on March 29, 1892 . With the promotion to captain he was appointed company commander on September 1, 1896 .

According to the AKO of March 31, 1897, the battalion of the 7th Thuringian Infantry Regiment No. 96 stationed in Altenburg , together with the half battalions, the 4th Battalion of the 96 and 72, on April 1, 1897, became the 8th Thuringian Infantry Regiment No. 153 formed. The garrison of this new regiment was also Altenburg. Beczwarzkowski was transferred there on March 22nd. At the annual shooting competition , he brought Mériten to his regiment , as he was awarded the emperor's badge and shield as the best marksman in the corps . He was later appointed as a major battalion commander in the regiment.

On November 9, 1913, he was promoted to lieutenant colonel in the staff of the Fusilier Regiment "Queen Victoria of Sweden" (Pomeranian) No. 34 in Stettin. During the First World War in 1915 he was appointed commander of the 1st Baden Leib Grenadier Regiment No. 109 in Karlsruhe and promoted to colonel . On April 1, 1916, he replaced Lieutenant General Carl von Wichmann as commander of the 81st Infantry Brigade . Shortly thereafter, he was promoted to major general. His brigade was subordinate to the 17th Reserve Division and fought at the Vimy Heights, the strategic importance of which was equal to that of the nearby Loretto Heights . From July to November 1916, the 81st Infantry Brigade was deployed, interrupted by a month-long deployment on the La Bassée Canal and Liévin, as well as in the Battle of the Somme . The brigade took part in the spring battle of Arras in May 1917 and then defended a section of the Siegfried line . Beczwarzkowski was replaced on December 11, 1917 by Colonel Hans von Werder and took over command of the 88th Infantry Division .

After the end of the war, he led his division back home, where Beczwarzowski gave up command on January 24, 1919.

family

Beczwarzowski married Martha Mahn (born March 10, 1872 in Hamburg) on ​​November 15, 1892 in Hamburg. The marriage had three children. The sons died in the First World War.

  • Rolf Joachim Gustav Helmut (born September 6, 1893 in Torgau)
  • Walter Fritz Eduard Bernhard (born April 10, 1896 in Torgau)
  • Eva Agnes Elisabeth Margarete (born February 8, 1899 in Altenburg)

Awards

References

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Death register of the Berlin-Steglitz registry office No. 125/1932.
  2. ↑ a b Gothaisches Genealogisches Taschenbuch der Briefadligen houses. 1913.
  3. ↑ Ranking list of the 2nd Hanseatic Infantry Regiment No. 76 - 1890.
  4. ↑ 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. 141.
  5. ^ A b c d Harry von Rège: Officer list of the infantry regiment No. 76. Mauke. Hamburg 1902. p. 130.
  6. ↑ Lübeck city archives in terms of Senate files: Directory of the owner of the Lübeckischen Hanseatic Cross. Signature NSA 1093, receipt 1952.
personal data
SURNAME Beczwarzowski, Wilhelm von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Beczwarzowski, Wilhelm Julius Max Hans von (full name); Bečvařovský, Wilhelm von; Beczwarzowsky, Wilhelm von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian major general
DATE OF BIRTH July 16, 1862
PLACE OF BIRTH Erfurt
DATE OF DEATH March 4, 1932
Place of death Berlin