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Moriz Freiherr von Lyncker
(30.01.1853 - 20.01.1932)
place of birth: Berlin-Spandau
Königreich
Preußen: Chef des Militärkabinetts, Generaladjutant
SM, Generaloberst
Adjutant General to Kaiser Wilhelm II, General
von Lyncker also served as the Kaiser's Military Cabinet Chief
throughout the Great War. Moriz was born into a
family of military officers; his father was Arthur von Lyncker
(1814-1895), and his mother was Emma Siecke (1829-1916). He was the
eldest of three sons, all of whom served in the Prussian Army. In 1889,
Major von Lyncker married Anna Marie von der Horst and became an
extremely dedicated and loving family man. Along with their three
daughters, he and his wife also had three boys. Their son Niklas was
killed early on in the war, while Bodo became a pilot and was killed in
action in February 1917 over the skies of Macedonia.
Soon after joining the military service, 17-year old Moriz
was sent to France to fight in the Franco-German War
of 1870-71. He was seriously wounded at St Privat
on 18 August 1870. Although he received the Iron Cross for bravery,
he had to be on immediate convalescent leave for the remained of the
war. It was while recuperating in St Goddard, Switzerland, that von
Lyncker first met future Field Marshal Paul von Hindenburg. Returning
to Prussia, von Lyncker steadily progressed in his military career over
the subsequent years. He served as both a company and battalion
commander within the Guards, and gained valuable experience working for
various general staffs. A very important third element was added to his
CV when from 1887 to 1889 he entered into the service of His Majesty's
royal suite as an aide-de-camp to Crown Prince Friedrich Wilhelm
(later, Kaiser Friedrich III). He was again called into court service
from 1895 to 1898 to function as Military Governor to Kaiser Wilhelm
II's two sons: Crown Prince Friedrich Wilhelm and Eitel Friedrich.
General von Lyncker continued with his career progression
as was tasked with the command of a Guards regiment and brigade, and
was subsequently transferred to Hannover in order to head up the 19th
Infantry Division. Following the sudden death of General von Hülsen-Haeseler
in November 1908, von Lyncker returned to Berlin to serve the remainder
of his career as the Kaiser's 'Vortragender'
Adjutant General, responsible for personnel issues within the Prussian
Army. Parallel to this, he also functioned as the Chief of the Kaiser's
Military Cabinet. He remained a stalwart aide to Kaiser Wilhelm during
the Great War, but faded toward the end of the Kaiser's reign as the
death's of his wife and two sons proved more than the dedicated family
man could bear. General von Lyncker was awarded the Pour le
Merite medal in November 1917 and was ultimately promoted to
the rank of colonel general in April 1918. He died on 20 January 1932
in Demnitz.
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