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Karl
Hermann Julius von Villaume
(08.03.1840 - 03.06.1900)
place of birth: Breslau
Königreich
Preußen: Dir.
Kriegsakademie, General à la suite
SM, General der Artillerie
Karl von Villaume was the director of Prussia's
Kriegsakademie (military academy), military attaché, and General à la suite in
the court of Kaiser Wilhelm II. Karl began his military career in August 1859 as
an ordnance specialist with the Garde-Artillerie-Regiment. During the
Austro-Prussian War of 1866 (Deutscher Krieg), it was with this unit that
Villaume fought in battles such as Trautenau, Soor, and
Königgrätz. He likewise saw action as an artillery officer during the
Franco-Prussian War of 1870-71 (Deutsch-Französischer Krieg). As a captain
of the general staff, Villaume was attached to Russian headquarters in 1877
during the Russo-Turkish War of 1877-78. He was thereafter posted as
Prussian military attaché in Rome.
Promoted to the rank of
Oberst-Lieutenant, Karl von Villaume was transferred to Paris in 1882
but was returned home in 1886 when the French accused Villaume of heading up a
spy ring out of the embassy. He was then selected as aide-de-camp to Kaiser
Wilhelm I. and in 1886 sent to St. Petersburg to replace General Bernhard von
Werder as military plenipotentiary. His work in Russia was regarded highly by
his superiors, and he thus remained at this post until 1893. Upon his return to
Germany, he was assigned command of 2. Feldartillerie-Brigade headquarters in
Stettin until 21 March 1895, with a promotion to General-Lieutenant on 14 May
1894. General von Villaume then commanded 7. Division in Magdeburg for a year,
before replacing von Brauchitsch as Director of the Prussian Military Academy
from 18 September 1886 until 20 September 1890. He simultaneously functioned as
a department chief in the Kaiser's military cabinet. Karl's brother Hermann von
Villaume also served as a general officer in the Prussian Army.
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General
der Artillerie |
22.03.1899 |
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Erinnerungs-Kreuz |
Deutscher Krieg 1866 |
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Eisernes Kreuz II |
Deutsch-Französischer Krieg 1870–1871 |
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