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Hans Ferdinand Rudolf von Schachtmeyer
(06.11.1816 - 08.11.1897)
place of birth: Berlin
Königreich
Preußen: KG,
General der Infanterie
Prussian general
Hans von Schachtmeyer was in command of the XIII. Armee-Korps in Stuttgart
from 1878 to 1886. After attending the Cadet Corps, he entered military service
in 1833 as a Sekonde-Lieutenant in the 2. Garde-Regiment zu Fuß (2nd Foot Guards
Regiment) in Berlin. In 1855, Hauptmann von Schachtmeyer was named Director of
the Gewehr-Prüfungs-Kommission (Arms Testing Committee), where he
became the technical advisor and trusted confidant of Prince Wilhelm (Kaiser
Wilhelm I.)
At the outbreak of the
Austro-Prussian War of 1866, Schachtmeyer was promoted to Generalmajor and
placed in command of the 32. Infanterie-Brigade. The Franco-Prussian War of
1870-71 saw Schachtmeyer promoted to the rank of General-Lieutenant and
commanding the 21. Infanterie-Division of the 3. Armee-Oberkommando. When XI.
Armee-Korps Commander
General von Gersdorff was killed in action during the Battle of Sedan,
Schachtmeyer was placed in charge of those troops through the end of the
conflict.
After the war, General von Schachtmeyer served as the Military
Governor of Strasbourg from 1875 to 1878. In 1883, he was decorated with
Prussia's highest order of chivalry, the Schwarzer Adler-Orden (Order
of the Black Eagle.) He then replaced von Schwartzkoppen as
commander of XIII. Armee-Korps Headquarters in Stuttgart, retiring from active
military service in 1886.
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