Friedrich von Mantey

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Friedrich von Mantey
Friedrich Otto Hugo von Mantey.jpg
Center: Friedrich von Mantey as Generalmajor z. V. of the Wehrmacht and Head of Department in the War Science Department of the Army General Staff in WWII.
Birth name Friedrich Otto Hugo Mantey
Birth date 5 March 1872(1872-03-05)
Place of birth Posen, Province of Posen, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire
Death date 10 October 1953 (aged 81)
Place of death Ebelsbach, Lower Franconia, Bavaria, West Germany
Allegiance  German Empire
 National Socialist Germany
Service/branch War and service flag of Prussia (1895–1918).png Prussian Army
Iron Cross of the Luftstreitkräfte.png Imperial German Army
Balkenkreuz.jpg Heer
Years of service 1890–1914
1914–1918
1941–1943
Rank Generalmajor z. V.
Battles/wars World War I
World War II
Awards Iron Cross
Relations ∞ 1902 Eleonore von Zülow

Friedrich "Fritz" Otto Hugo Mantey, since 1875 von Mantey (5 March 1872 – 10 October 1953), was a German officer of the Prussian Army, the Imperial German Army and the Wehrmacht, finally Major General at disposal (z. V.) of the Heer in World War I.

Military career (chronology)

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  • Cadet Corps in Bensberg and Großlichterfelde near Berlin
  • 24 March 1890 Joined the Guard Grenadier Regiment "Kaiser Franz" No. 2 in Berlin
  • 1 October 1894 Battalion Adjutant Fusilier, then IV., then I. Battalion
  • 1 October 1898 Assigned to the Prussian War Academy
  • 3 July 1900 Left the army and joined the I. Seebataillon in Kiel
    • it is not known, if he actually traveled with the Marine Infantry to China (Boxer War) or if he stayed in Kiel with the new I. Replacement Battalion
  • 18 January 1901 Re-enlisted in the Anhalt Infantry Regiment No. 93 in Dessau
  • 28 October 1902 Commanded to the General Staff.
  • 19 September 1903 Adjutant to the Quartermaster General, Generaloberst Helmuth Johannes Ludwig von Moltke
  • 22 March 1904 Assigned to the General Staff
  • 1 April 1904 Commanded to the General Staff of the XI. Armeekorps
  • 15 September 1904 Transferred to the General Staff of the XI. Armeekorps
  • 13 September 1906 Commander of the 11th Company of the 2nd Thuringian Infantry Regiment No. 32 in Meiningen
  • 18 May 1908 Return to the General Staff and appointed Chief of Operations (Ia) of the 2nd Guards Division
  • 20 March 1911 In the General Staff of the III. Army Inspectorate in Hanover
  • 13 September 1912 In the General Staff of the IV Army Corps
  • 22 March 1915 Chief of the General Staff of the 2nd Rear Inspectorate
  • July 1916 Chief of the General Staff of the 1st Rear Inspectorate
  • March 1917 Commander of the 462nd Infantry Regiment
  • July 1917 Contracted dysentery
  • August 1918 Chief of the General Staff of the Deputy Guards Corps
  • 12 September 1918, Officer from the Army (reserves)
  • 19 September 1918 Honorably discharged
  • Although now in the civilian sector and military author, he also gave lectures on war history to officer's of the Reichswehr.
  • 1941 Head of Department in the War Science Department of the Army General Staff as Colonel z. V., later Major General z. V.
  • 28 February 1943 Mobilization provision repealed (de facto retired)[1]

Family

Descent

Friedrich was the son of General of the Infantry Johannes Eberhard von Mantey (1835–1902) and his wife (∞ 1867) Ella Friederike Therese, née Cranz (1845–1926). He had four siblings, one of them were Vice Admiral Eberhard Friedrich Wilhelm von Mantey. His father was elevated to hereditary Prussian nobility by Kaiser Wilhelm I on 18 September 1875.

Marriage

On 10 March 1902 in Knorrendorf, 1st Lieutenant von Mantey married his fiancée Eleonore Ursula Auguste Karoline Elisabeth von Zülow (b. 10 July 1881 in Knorrendorf).[2] They would have three daughters, including twins:[3][4]

  • Eleonore Cäcilie Elisabeth Eva Helene (b. 11 February 1903 in Berlin)
  • Elisabeth Charlotte "Lise-Lotte" (b. 21 March 1904 in Berlin); ∞ 1927 2nd Lieutenant (ret.) Werner Freiherr von Rotenhan, 4 children, among them Eleonore Eva von Rotenhan
  • Eva Cäcilie (b. 21 March 1904 in Berlin); ∞ 1929 Lord of the Manor (Nikolausdorf) and Knight of St. John Eberhard von Freier

Promotions

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  • 24.3.1890 Sekonde-Leutnant (2nd Lieutenant)
  • 24.5.1898 Premier-Leutnant (1st Lieutenant)
  • 27.1.1904 Hauptmann (Captain)
  • 25.7.1910 Major
  • 22.3.1915 Oberstleutnant (Lieutenant Colonel)
  • 22.3.1918 Oberst (Colonel)
  • 1.1.1943 Generalmajor z. V. (Major General at Disposal)

Awards and decorations (excerpt)

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Writings (excerpt)

  • Kartenbild der Grenzschlachten im Westen im August 1914, E. S. Mittler & Sohn, Berlin 1926
  • Kartenbild des Marnefeldzuges und der Marneschlacht vom 28. August bis 10. September 1914, E. S. Mittler & Sohn, Berlin 1927
  • Kartenbild des Sommerfeldzuges 1914 im Osten, E. S. Mittler & Sohn, Berlin 1930
  • Kartenbild des Herbstfeldzuges 1914 im Osten, E. S. Mittler & Sohn, Berlin 1931
  • In welchem Maße vermögen Verkehrsmittel den Ansatz und Verlauf militärischer Operation zu beeinflussen?
    • To what extent can means of transport influence the approach and course of military operations?

References

  1. ↑ Generalmajor z. V. Friedrich von Mantey (Archive)
  2. ↑ Gothaisches Genealogisches Taschenbuch der Adeligen Häuser, 1903, p. 984
  3. ↑ Gothaisches Genealogisches Taschenbuch der Briefadeligen Häuser, 1907, p. 508
  4. ↑ Gothaisches Genealogisches Taschenbuch der Briefadeligen Häuser, Teil B, 1937, p. 386
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