Wilhelm von Oertzen (Lieutenant General)

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Arwed Wilhelm von Oertzen (born August 2, 1843 or 1844 in Kahren , † February 3, 1917 ) was a Prussian lieutenant general .

Life

Von Oertzen was a son of the landlord Arthur von Oertzen (1803-1851) and his wife Karoline Annunciata (nee Countess von and zu Westerhold and Gysenberg , 1810-1865). His father was the master of Kahren and Koppatz. He had seven siblings, three brothers and four sisters.

Oertzen joined the 3rd Brandenburg Infantry Regiment No. 20 of the Prussian Army on April 25, 1861 , coming from the cadet corps as a portepeefähnrich , where he was promoted to second lieutenant on November 11, 1862 . From January 1, 1865 to December 31, 1866 he was adjutant of the 2nd Battalion. In 1866 he took part in the Main Campaign during the German War and was assigned to the Silesian Field Artillery Regiment No. 6 from October 1, 1867 to September 30, 1868 . On January 1, 1870, he became an adjutant of the Jüterbog district command . From April 23, 1870, Oertzen served as adjutant of the 8th Infantry Brigade and in early May 1870 was promoted to Premier Lieutenant . In this position he took part in the war against France , was wounded on January 23, 1871 near Dijon and was awarded the Iron Cross 2nd class for his achievements .

On May 10, 1872, he was transferred to the 7th Pomeranian Infantry Regiment No. 54 and was assigned to the General Staff in Berlin from May 14 to April 21, 1873 (promotion to captain ) . On February 14, 1874 Oertzen became chief of the 10th Company and on May 4, 1878 adjutant of the General Command of the II Army Corps . From May 7, 1881 he was the personal adjutant of Duke Ernst von Sachsen-Altenburg . On September 30, 1882 he was promoted to major and from April 14, 1884 he was commander of the 2nd battalion of the infantry regiment "Prince Friedrich of the Netherlands" (2nd Westphalian) No. 15 in Minden . On February 3, 1887, he was transferred to the 1st Battalion of the 4th Guards Regiment on foot . Since May 6, he was employed as a regular staff officer and on May 22, 1889 promoted to lieutenant colonel. Under position à la suite, he was commissioned on May 16, 1891 with the command of the Duke Braunschweig Infantry Regiment No. 92 . At the same time as his promotion to colonel on June 16, 1891, Oertzen was appointed regimental commander. From May 13, 1895 to November 28, 1898 he was major general in command of the 38th Infantry Brigade in Hanover . He was then commissioned to lead the 28th Division in Karlsruhe and shortly thereafter Oertzen was appointed commander of this division on December 17, 1898 when he was promoted to Lieutenant General. Oertzen gave this command and was then put up for disposition on May 15, 1900 .

He then lived unmarried in Hamburg-Bergedorf.

Oertzen was a legal knight of the Order of St. John and u. a. Holder of the Star for the Red Eagle Order II. Class with swords on the ring and the Star for the Crown Order II. Class.

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ also: 1844, (6) Arwed Wilhelm. In: Gothaisches Genealogisches Taschenbuch der noble houses. 1903. Fourth year, Justus Perthes, Gotha 1902, p. 659 ( uni-duesseldorf.de ).
  2. ^ Günter Wegner: Occupation of the German armies 1815-1939. Volume 2: The staffing of the active infantry regiments as well as jäger and MG battalions, military district commands and training managers from the foundation and / or list until 1939. Biblio-Verlag, Osnabrück 1992, ISBN 3-7648-1782-8 , p. 239.
  3. ↑ a b Prussian War Ministry (ed.): Ranking list of the Royal Prussian Army and the XIII. (Royal Württemberg) Army Corps for 1900. Mittler & Sohn, Berlin 1910, p. 82.
  4. ↑ Kortzfleisch: v. Oertzen, Wilhelm. In: The Franco-German War and the Time of Peace since 1871. p. 539.
personal data
SURNAME Oertzen, Wilhelm von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Oertzen, Arwed Wilhelm von (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian lieutenant general
DATE OF BIRTH August 2, 1843
PLACE OF BIRTH Kahren
DATE OF DEATH February 3, 1917