Otto Helmut Lebrecht von Trotha
| Otto von Trotha | |
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| Birth name | Otto Helmut Lebrecht von Trotha |
| Birth date | 31 January 1839 |
| Place of birth | Stettin, Province of Pomerania, Kingdom of Prussia, German Confederation |
| Death date | 9 June 1916 (aged 77) |
| Place of death | Charlottenburg near Berlin, Province of Brandenburg, German Empire |
| Allegiance |  Kingdom of Prussia German Confederation North German Confederation German Empire
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| Service/branch | .png){kind=small} Prussian Army
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| Years of service | 1856–1893 |
| Rank | Major General z. D. |
| Battles/wars | German War of Brothers Franco-German War |
| Awards | Iron Cross (1870) Red Eagle Order Prussian Order of the Crown |
| Relations | ∞ 1886 Karoline Freiin von Maltzahn |
Otto Helmut Lebrecht von Trotha (31 January 1839 – 9 June 1916) was a German officer of the Prussian Army, finally Generalmajor (Major General) and commandant of Glogau (Province of Silesia) as well as fidei commissioner of the estate Goldschau (Fideikommissherr auf Goldschau) as of 1904.[1]
Life
- 1.9.1849 Cadet House in Culm
- 1.5.1854 Cadet House in Berlin
- 2.5.1856 Transferred to the 9. Infanterie Regiment (Colberg) in Stettin
- 1858 commissioned in the 5th Company
- 21.6. to 14.8.1859 Commanded to the Replacement Battalion of the 6th Infantry Brigade
- 1.6. to 31.7.1862 Commanded to the Pionier-Bataillon Nr. 2
- 1863 8th Company/2. Pommersches Grenadier-Regiment (Colberg) Nr. 9
- 16.7.1864 Commanded as an educator to the Cadet House in Potsdam
- 23.3. to 1.5.1865 temporarily relieved of this command; return to the 8th Company/2. Pommersches Grenadier-Regiment (Colberg) Nr. 9
- 11th Company/2. Pommersches Grenadier-Regiment (Colberg) Nr. 9
- 1867 10th Company/2. Pommersches Grenadier-Regiment (Colberg) Nr. 9
- 1.4. to 1.10.1868 Commanded to the military shooting school (Militär-Schießschule)
- 1870/71 Franco-German War
- 18.7.1870 Leader of the 3rd Company/Replacement Battalion
- 24.9.1870 Commander of the 3rd Company/Replacement Battalion
- 18.10.1870 Commander of the mobile 7th Company
- 1871 Commander of the 11th Company/III. Füsilier-Bataillon (Stargard)/Colbergsches Grenadier Regiment (2. Pommersches) Nr. 9
- 16.4. to 18.9.1877 Commanded to the Training Infantry Battalion (Lehr-Infanterie-Bataillon)
- 1880 (after his promotion to Major) Staff Officer in the Colbergsches Grenadier Regiment (2. Pommersches) Nr. 9 in Stargard i. Pomm.
- 6.12.1883 Commander of the 2nd Battalion (Stettin) of the Pommersches Füsilier-Regiment Nr. 34
- 17.9.1887 Staff Officer in the 4. Brandenburgisches Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 24 (Großherzog Friedrich Franz II. von Mecklenburg-Schwerin) in Neu-Ruppin
- 24.3.1890 Transferred to the army officers with the previous uniform (reserves)
- 14.5.1890 Commandant of Glogau (V. Armee-Korps); à la suite of the Infanterie-Regiment „Großherzog Friedrich Franz II. von Mecklenburg-Schwerin“ (4. Brandenburgisches) Nr. 24[2]
- 20.5.1893 Placed at disposal of the army with pension (de facto retired)
Family
Otto was the son of lord of the manor 2nd Lieutenant (ret.) Franz Ulrich von Trotha (1806–1860), Ducal of Anhalt Chamberlain, Royal Prussian Government Assessor as well as Member of the Prussian House of Representatives., and his first wife (∞ 1838) Agathe Dorothea Wilhelmine Rosamunde, née Freiin von Maltzahn (1810–1845). He had eight siblings, six were from his step-mother, his father's second wife (∞ 1847) Zelina Wilhelmine Renate Mathilde Tugendreich, née von Berg (1829–1915).[3]
Marriage
On 9 July 1886 in Pinnow near Schwerin, Major von Trotha married his fiancée Karoline Alexandrine Gustave Luise Wilhelmine Freiin von Maltzahn (b. 15 December 1858 in Pinnow; d. 21 September 1945 in Alsleben an der Saale).[4] The marriage remained childless.
Promotions
- 2.5.1856 Charakter als Portepee-Fähnrich (Brevet Officer Cadet)
- 18.4.1857 Patent as Portepee-Fähnrich (active Officer Cadet)
- 12.1.1858 Seconde-Lieutenant (2nd Lieutenant)
- 15.8.1865 Premier-Lieutenant (1st Lieutenant)
- 24.9.1870 Hauptmann (Captain)
- 10.7.1880 Major
- 17.9.1887 Oberst-Lieutenant (Lieutenant Colonel)
- 24.3.1890 Charakter als Oberst (Honorary Colonel)
- 14.5.1890 Patent as Oberst (active Colonel)
- 20.5.1893 Charakter als Generalmajor (Honorary Major General)
Awards and decorations
- Commemorative Cross for the Campaign of 1866 (Erinnerungs-Kreuz für den Feldzug von 1866)
- Iron Cross (1870), 2nd Class
- War Commemorative Medal of 1870–1871 (Kaiserliche Kriegsdenkmünze 1870/71; KD70/71)
- Red Eagle Order (Roter Adlerorden), 4th Class (PRAO4/PrA4)
- Prussian Long Service Cross for 25 years (Königlich Preußisches Dienstauszeichnungskreuz)
- Prussian Order of the Crown (Preußischer Kronenorden), 3rd Class
- Red Eagle Order, 3rd Class with the Bow on 17 January 1892
- Anniversary Oak Leaves (Jubiläums-Eichenlaub „25“ 1870/1895) to his Iron Cross (1870), 2nd Class
- Prussian Centenary Medal 1897 (Zentenarmedaille)
- Knight of Honour (Ehrenritter) of the Johanniter-Orden on 8 August 1904[5]
- Prussian Order of the Crown, 2nd Class (neck order) in June 1908
References
- ↑ Gothaisches Genealogisches Taschenbuch der Adeligen Häuser, Teil A, 1921, p. 820
- ↑ Rang- und Quartierliste der Königlich Preußischen Armee, 1893, p. 94
- ↑ Jahrbuch des Deutschen Adels, Volume 3, Vaterländische Verlagsanstalt, Verlag W. T. Bruer, Berlin 1899, pp. 618 ff.
- ↑ Gothaisches Genealogisches Taschenbuch der Adeligen Häuser, 1905, p. 808
- ↑ Liste der Ehrenritter des Johanniterordens 1853–1918, p. 115
Categories:
- 1839 births
- 1916 deaths
- German nobility
- People from Pomerania
- German military officers
- Prussian generals
- Prussian people of the Austro-Prussian War
- German military personnel of the Franco-Prussian War
- Knights of the Order of Saint John (Bailiwick of Brandenburg)
- Recipients of the Order of the Crown (Prussia)
- Recipients of the Order of the Red Eagle
- Recipients of the Iron Cross
