Wilhelm von Goßler

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Albert Theodor Wilhelm von Goßler (born May 30, 1850 in Potsdam , † February 19, 1928 in Rensefeld ) was a Prussian lieutenant general .

Life

origin

Wilhelm was the youngest son of the Chancellor of the Kingdom of Prussia Karl Gustav von Goßler (1810–1885), Crown Syndicate and President of the Higher Regional Court in Königsberg , and his wife Sophie, née von Mühler (1816–1877), daughter of the Prussian State and Justice Minister Heinrich Gottlob von Mühler (1780–1857). He had three brothers: Gustav (1838–1902) became Prussian Minister of State and President of the Province of West Prussia , the other two Heinrich (1841–1927) and Konrad (1848–1933) pursued an officer career in the Prussian Army and made it general Infantry .

Military career

After graduating from high school in Insterburg and attending the universities in Berlin and Königsberg , Goßler joined the replacement battalion of the Grenadier Regiment "Kronprinz" (1st East Prussian) No. 1 at the beginning of the war against France in 1870 as a one-year volunteer Prussian Army . He took part in the battles at Noisseville , Villers l'Orme , Servigny , Amiens , Château Robert le Diable , Orival , Pœuilly and Saint-Quentin and the siege of Metz . By mid-March 1871 he was promoted to second lieutenant and after the peace treaty was commanded as an adjutant to the district command in Königsberg from February 1875 to April 1877 . Goßler was promoted to Prime Lieutenant in mid-April 1880 , served as a regimental adjutant from April 1, 1881 to September 15, 1885, and was then commanded as adjutant of the 11th Infantry Brigade under position à la suite . Left in this command, he was transferred to the 2nd Thuringian Infantry Regiment No. 32 on June 12, 1886 and promoted to captain a month later . With effect from April 1, 1887, he was released from his command and transferred to the Brandenburg Fusilier Regiment No. 35 as chief of the 10th Company . After a brief assignment to the infantry shooting school, Goßler was aggregated to his regiment under promotion to major in mid-December 1894 , in this position on January 27, 1895, transferred to the infantry regiment "von Lützow" (1st Rheinisches) No. 25 to Rastatt , as well as on August 18, 1895 with the appointment as commander of the 4th battalion in the association . With the formation of the 8th Baden Infantry Regiment No. 169 , Goßler became commander of the 2nd Battalion on March 22, 1897 with effect from April 1, 1897, which was formed from his previous battalion. This was followed on May 24, 1898, when he was appointed commander of the non-commissioned officers' school in Weißenfels , and in this capacity he was promoted to lieutenant colonel in mid-April 1901 . On April 22, 1902, Goßler was initially charged with taking on the business of Commander of the Feste Boyen , appointed Commandant on April 18, 1903 and promoted to Colonel a year later . Under awarding of the character as a major general on February 16 1907, he was the farewell granted and he on 21 February 1911 board for disposition made.

family

Goßler married on October 3, 1885 in Königsberg Elisabeth von Gottberg (1858-1902), the daughter of the landowner Gustav von Gottberg, landlord in Prussian Wilten , and Ferdinande von Wernsdorff .

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personal data
SURNAME Goßler, Wilhelm von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Goßler, Albert Theodor Wilhelm von (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian lieutenant general
DATE OF BIRTH May 30, 1850
PLACE OF BIRTH Potsdam
DATE OF DEATH February 19, 1928
Place of death Rensefeld