Friedrich Emil Wilhelm von Zezschwitz
(03.03.1821 - 08.09.1876)
place of birth:  Dresden, Sachsen
Königreich Sachsen:  Generalstabschef,  Generalmajor

                            


General Emil  von Zezschwitz was the Kingdom of Saxony's Chief of General Staff from 1868 to 1873. Zezschwitz was commissioned as an infantry officer in 1839. During the Austro-Prussian War of 1866 (Der Deutsche Krieg) he served as a Major on the Saxon General Staff. As an Oberst-Lieutenant, von Zezschwitz was Saxony's Chief of General Staff as his troops marched to battle during the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-71.

     
     

Generalstabschef   22.03.1869  -  25.04.1873

Generalmajor  25.03.1873 
Erinnerungs-Kreuz Deutscher Krieg 1866  (Königreich Sachsen)
Militär-St-Heinrich 29.09.1870  Ritter
Eisernes Kreuz II Deutsch-Französischer Krieg  1870–1871