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Wolf
Louis Anton Ferdinand von Stülpnagel
(10.01.1813 - 11.08.1885)
place of birth: Berlin
Königreich
Preußen: KG,
General der Infanterie
Ferdinand von Stülpnagel was the Prussian general
officer in command of XIII. Army Corps following the Franco-Prussian
War of 1870-71. His father Wolf Wilhelm Ferdinand von
Stülpnagel was also a Prussian general, while his son Ferdinand Wolf
von Stülpnagel commanded the V. Army Corps in 1899.
In 1829 at the age of 16, von Stülpnagel
joined the 3rd Infantry Regiment headquartered in Königsberg. By 1859,
he had earned a promotion to to the rank of Oberst-Lieutenant and was
transferred to III. Army Corps headquarters in Berlin to serve as
General von Radziwill's chief of staff. He later functioned in this
same role under Prussian Prince Friedrich Karl. During the Austro-Prussian
War of 1866, General von Stülpnagel was the the Ober-Quartiermeister
(Senior Quartermaster) on the general staff of the
First Field Army. It was during this conflict, that earned was awarded
the Pour le Mérite medal
for valor. His close friend Prince Friedrich personally intervened to
have von Stülpnagel appointed in 1867 as commander of 5th
Infantry Division in Frankfurt an der Oder.
Engaged in the Franco-Prussian War of
1870-71, Generalleutnant von Stülpnagel continued as head of
5th Division which was subordinate to III. Army Corps. He was wounded
in the leg during this conflict and received the oakleave cluster to
add to his Blue Max ribbon. After peace terms were agreed to, he was
selected in October 1871 to serve as the first commander of XIII. Army Corps from
Württemberg. He continued in this capacity until December 1873 when he
was transferred back to Berlin to serve as Chief of the Landes-Gendarmerie
(Territorial Law Enforcement) until retiring from active duty in 1875.
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