Joseph von Fallois

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Joseph von Fallois
Joseph von Fallois, General der Infanterie, Kommandeur des XIII. Armeekorps von 1907-1908.jpg
Birth date 8 November 1849(1849-11-08)
Place of birth Stettin, Province of Pomerania, Kingdom of Prussia, German Confederation
Death date 24 November 1912 (aged 63)
Place of death Munich, Kingdom of Bavaria, German Empire
Allegiance Germany Prussian Eagle.jpg Kingdom of Prussia
Wappen des Deutschen Bundes.jpg German Confederation
Coat of arms of North German Confederation.png North German Confederation
 German Empire
Service/branch War and service flag of Prussia (1895–1918).png Prussian Army
Years of service 1866–1908
Rank General of the Infantry
Battles/wars German War of Brothers
Franco-Prussian War
Awards Iron Cross
Order of the Red Eagle
Relations ∞ 1879 Elise Ludovica Gräfin von Berg

Joseph von Fallois (8 November 1849 – 24 November 1912) was a German officer of the Prussian Army, finally General of the Infantry. As a special honour, he was not only placed at disposal after his retirement in 1908, but also placed à la suite of the 2nd Guards Regiment of Foot by Kaiser Wilhelm II until his death in 1912.

Life

Family von Fallois
Joseph's grandfather Major General Joseph Thomas von Fallois (1766–1835), a veteran of the Wars of Liberation.
Wounded on 3 July 1866
Rank List 1912
Joachim III. - Joseph von Fallois - Prinzessin Maria von Belgien - 1912.jpg

Joseph von Fallois attended the cadet school in Wahlstatt and Berlin. Subsequently, on 13 June 1866, he was assigned as a Officer Cadet to the 2nd Guards Regiment of Foot of the Prussian Army in Berlin. With the regiment, where his older brother was already serving, he participated in the battles at Soor and Königinhof during the war against Austria that same year. Fallois was severely wounded in the Battle of Königgrätz (shot through the abdomen and shot in the shoulder). From 29 September 1867 to 15 November 1868, he was commanded to the Schloßgarde-Kompanie.[1]

Von Fallois also participated in the Franco-German War in 1870/71. He commanded the 2nd Company from 19 August to 19 October 1870, fought at Gravelotte, Beaumont, and Sedan, and participated in the Siege of Paris. Awarded the Iron Cross, Second Class, after the Peace of Frankfurt, von Fallois was assigned to the Non-Commissioned Officers' School in Ettlingen from 9 November 1871 to 24 September 1872. Upon his return to his regiment, he was appointed adjutant of the Fusilier Battalion.

Later he was commanded to the 4. Garde-Infanterie-Brigade as adjutant and served as such several years. After his promotion to Captain, he was appointed as commander of the 2nd Company/2nd Guards Regiment of Foot. As of rank list 1887, he was transferred to the Kaiser Alexander Garde-Grenadier-Regiment Nr. 1, also in Berlin, and commanded to the adjutancy of the Guard Corps (German: Garde-Korps). In March 1887, he was promoted to Major. As of rank list 1889, he was appointed commander of the II. Battalion/Kaiser Alexander Garde-Grenadier-Regiment Nr. 1.

As of rank list 1893, Lieutenant Colonel von Fallois was transferred to the staff of the Kaiser Franz Garde-Grenadier-Regiment Nr. 2, also in Berlin, training for a future duty as regimental commander. In July 1893, he had taken over the deputy leadership of the regiment while the commander was on summer leave. On 22 March 1895, with his promotion to Colonel, he was appointed commander of the Badisches Leib-Grenadier-Regiment Nr. 109 in Karlsruhe, Grand Duchy of Baden. On 14 June 1898, he was delegated with the leadership of the 57. Infanterie-Brigade in Freiburg im Breisgau. With his promotion to Major General in July 1898, he was officially appointed commander.

On 18 May 1901, he was appointed commander of the 29. Division, also in Freiburg im Breisgau, as successor to Moritz Freiherr von Bissing. Eberhard Graf von Schmettow commanded his general staff at the time. On 4 April 1907, he was appointed commanding general of the XIII. (Königlich Württembergisches) Armee-Korps in Stuttgart. On 22 February 1908, he was placed at disposal, de facto retired. The bullet in his shoulder from 3 July 1866 had never been removed, increasingly led to a stiff arm and also meant that he could no longer ride a horse.

Family

Descent

Joseph was the son of Lieutenant General Joseph Ernst Karl Gottlieb Friedrich Wilhelm von Fallois (1801–1867) and his wife (∞ 1841) Marie, née Harrer (1822–1893). He had five siblings:[2]

  • Marie Wilhelmine Charlotte Helene Leocadie Anna (1842–1890)
  • Antoinette Friederike Albertine Eugenie (1844–1907)
  • Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Gottlieb Philipp (1845–1913), Prussian Chamberlain, Major and Lord of the Manor (Gut Sienno), as of 1877 von Born-Fallois; ∞ 1877 Klara Luise von Berg (1854–1901), 4 sons; ∞ 1904 Widow Eva von Jagow, née von Treskow (1869–1945)
  • Helene Edmunde Anna Emilie Klara; ∞ 1905 Hugo von Grünewaldt
  • Jean Baptiste (1855–1925), Prussian 1st Lieutenant, emigrated to Brooklyn; ∞ 1898 Meta Geiger (1863–1916), 1 daughter[3]

Marriage

On 30 May 1879 in Berlin, Captain von Fallois married his fiancée Elise Ludovica Gräfin von Berg[4] (b. 7 October 1857 in Berlin; d. 19 June 1929 in Potsdam). The marriage remained childless.

Promotions

  • 13 June 1866 Portepee-Fähnrich (Officer Cadet)
  • 6 August 1866 Seconde-Lieutenant (2nd Lieutenant)
  • 12 October 1872 Premier-Lieutenant (1st Lieutenant)
  • 1878/79 Hauptmann (Captain)
  • 22 March 1887 Major
  • 18 June 1892 Oberstlieutenant (Lieutenant Colonel)
  • 22 March 1895 Oberst (Colonel)
  • 20 July 1898 Generalmajor (Major General)
  • 7 July 1901 Generalleutnant (Lieutenant General)
  • 16 October 1906 General der Infanterie (General of the Infantry)

Awards and decorations

  • Commemorative Cross for the Campaign of 1866 (Erinnerungs-Kreuz für den Feldzug von 1866)
  • Prussian Military Honor Medal, 1st Class on 15 January 1867
  • Iron Cross (1870), 2nd Class
  • War Commemorative Medal of 1870–1871 (Kaiserliche Kriegsdenkmünze 1870/71; KD70/71) with three battle clasps
  • Austrian Franz-Joseph-Orden, Knight's Cross (ÖFJ3/ÖFJ3a/ÖFJ4)
  • Cross of Military Merit (Spain), White Decoration, 2nd Class (SMV2/SpMV2)
  • Imperial Russian Sankt-Stanislaus-Orden, II. Class (RSt2)
  • Red Eagle Order (Roter Adlerorden), 4th Class (PRAO4/PrA4)
  • Prussian Long Service Cross for 25 years (Königlich Preußisches Dienstauszeichnungskreuz; DA/PDK)
  • Russian Order of Saint Anna (Sankt-Annen-Orden), 2nd Class (RA2)
  • Prussian Order of the Crown (Preußischer Kronenorden), 3rd Class on 18 January 1894
  • Anniversary Oak Leaves (Jubiläums-Eichenlaub „25“ 1870/1895) to his Iron Cross (1870), 2nd Class
  • Red Eagle Order, 3rd Class with the Bow (mit der Schleife) on 18 January 1897
  • Baden Order of the Zähringer Lion (Orden vom Zähringer Löwen), Commander 2nd Class (BZL2b/BZ2b)
  • Prussian Centenary Medal 1897 (Zentenarmedaille)
  • Red Eagle Order, 2nd Class with Oak Leaves
  • Baden Order of the Zähringer Lion, Commander 1st Class (BZL2a/BZ2a)
  • Brunswick Order of Henry the Lion, Grand Cross (BrH1/BrH.G.Kr)
  • Star to his Red Eagle Order 2nd Class with Oak Leaves
  • Prussian Order of the Crown, 1st Class
  • Baden Order of the Zähringer Lion, Grand Cross (BZL1/BZ1)
  • Princely House Order of Hohenzollern, Cross of Honour 1st Class (HEK1)
  • Red Eagle Order, 1st Class with Oak Leaves
  • Friedrichs-Orden, Grand Cross (WF1)

See also

References

  1. ↑ Leo von Pfannenberg: Geschichte der Schloß-Garde-Kompanie Seiner Majestät des Kaisers und Königs 1829–1909, Verlag von Georg Stilke, Berlin 1909, p. 186
  2. ↑ Gothaisches Genealogisches Taschenbuch der Adeligen Häuser, Teil B, 1922, p. 235 f.
  3. ↑ Gothaisches Genealogisches Taschenbuch der Adeligen Häuser, Teil B, 1940, p. 162
  4. ↑ Gothaisches Genealogisches Taschenbuch der Gräflichen Häuser, 1881, pp. 85 f.
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