William Campbell of Breadalbane

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William Alfred Hendry Campbell of Breadalbane (born March 23, 1863 in Memel , † March 14, 1944 in Berlin ) was a Prussian major general .

Life

Family grave in the park cemetery Lichterfelde

The ancestors of Campbell come from the Scottish noble family Campbell . Growing up as the son of the British consul in Memel and Helsingfors , the capital of the Russian Grand Duchy of Finland , Campbell was admitted to the Prussian Cadet Institute in Groß-Lichterfelde near Berlin with a special permit . From 1882 on, he served in the Prussian Army first as a troop officer, then until 1914 as a teacher in cadet schools. In 1895 he had taken German citizenship. In the First World Warused again in the troop service, Campbell was wounded several times. From March 5 to April 5, 1918, he briefly commanded the 94th Reserve Infantry Brigade . Campbell received his departure in July 1919 as Major General.

After the end of the First World War he worked as a language teacher in Berlin-Lichterfelde. Campbell is buried in the Lichterfelde park cemetery.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Dermot Bradley (Ed.), Günter Wegner: Occupation of the German Army 1815-1939. Volume 1: The higher command posts 1815-1939. Biblio Publishing House. Osnabrück 1990. ISBN 3-7648-1780-1 . P. 367.
personal data
SURNAME Campbell of Breadalbane, William
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Campbell of Breadalbane, William Alfred Hendry (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian major general
DATE OF BIRTH March 23, 1863
PLACE OF BIRTH Memel
DATE OF DEATH March 14, 1944
Place of death Berlin