Karl Heinrich Eduard von Hänisch (25 April 1861 – 27 March 1921), was a Prussian general who served in World War I, his military service spanned 37 years.
Karl von Hänisch | |
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 Karl von Hänisch in c. 1916 | |
| Birth name | Karl Heinrich Eduard von Hänisch |
| Born | 25 April 1861 Unruhstadt, Province of Posen, Prussia |
| Died | 27 March 1921 (aged 59) Blankenburg, Weimar Republic |
| Allegiance |  Prussia German Empire |
| Service |  Prussian Army Imperial German Army |
| Years of service | 1879–1916 |
| Rank | General der Infanterie |
| Commands | Chief of Staff, 7th Army XIV Corps |
| Battles / wars | World War I |
| Awards | Iron Cross |
Early life and family
editKarl Heinrich Eduard von Hänisch was born on 25 April 1861, in Unruhstadt, to the Prussian General of the Cavalry Carl Eduard von Hänisch (1829–1908) and his wife Laura (née von Hippel; 1834–1918).[1]
Hänisch and his wife Elly (née Schröder), daughter of the mining director Julius Schröder, married on 1 July 1885, and had four children;[2]
- Liselotte (22 August 1888–21 July 1937): married to the Oberst Hans Würtz.
- Hans Erich (26 August 1890–21 January 1915): Leutnant of the Dragoon Regiment No. 23, died from wounds received during the First Battle of the Marne.
- Liddy (3 December 1894–4 November 1931): married to the Oberstleutnant Paul Freiherr von Uckermann.
- Joachim (10 November 1897–12 December 1944): Leutnant, his daughter Dagmar is the grandmother of Luisa Neubauer.[3]
References
edit- ^ Priesdorff 1942, p. 84.
- ^ Priesdorff & 1942 106.
- ^ Neubauer 2022, p. 32.
Works cited
edit- von Priesdorff, Kurt (1942). Soldatisches Führertum (in German). Vol. 10. Hamburg: Hanseatische Verlagsanstalt. pp. 84, 104–106.
- Neubauer, Luisa (2022). Gegen die Ohnmacht (in German). Tropen Verlag. p. 32. ISBN 9783608501988.
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