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Oskar
Philipp von Chelius
(28.07.1859 - 12.06.1923)
place of birth: Mannheim
Königreich Preußen: Mil-Bevollmächtiger, General à la suite SM,
Generalleutnant (Kav)
Imperial
German general Oskar von Chelius served in Kaiser Wilhelm
II's court as an adjutant, and he was also engaged as Prussia's
military attaché to Tsarist Russia during the pre-War era. Von Chelius
was likewise highly regarded as a musical composer, sometimes using the
pseudonym S. Berger.
Oskar
von Chelius was born into the family of Privy Councilor from
Baden Philipp von Chelius and his spouse Harriet neé Parisch. He was
also the grandson of the noted surgeon Maximilian Joseph von Chelius.
Before entering the military service, Oskar studied classical music in
Mannheim, Leipzig, and
Berlin. He specialized in the works of Richard Wagner, and became one
of his most avid supporters in Imperial Germany.
Although
he chose to pursue a career as a military
officer, von Chelius remained active his entire life as a composer of
operas, symphonies, chamber music, and chorales. Later, as a member of
Kaiser Wilhelm II's royal court, he would often play concerto pieces
for Wilhelm and his military entourage. As, a young
officer-in-training, he met Wilhelm during military maneuvers in Mark
Brandenburg. They became fast friends, with Prince Wilhelm openly
appreciative of von Chelius' musically virtuosity. In 1888, Oskar
married Hedwig von Puttkamer, a daughter of Prussian Minister of
Interior Ludwig von Puttkamer and niece of Otto von Bismarcks' wife
Johanna. The couple had four children. Hedwig drowned in Bavaria's Königssee in 1923, the same year that
Oskar died.
Given
his personal relationship with the Kaiser, von Chelius was
brought into Wilhelm's military cortege in 1898 as an aide-de-camp. In
this capacity, he was also sent to Rome for a five-year stretch where
he carried out the important role of Imperial Germany's military
attaché to that nation. After returning to Berlin to accept the
prestigious command of the Leib-Guard Hussar Regiment, von
Chelius was again brought back into the Kaiser's entourage. He had
direct access to Wilhelm and accompanied him on excursions in his
imperial yacht. General von Chelius was also posted as
military attaché in Russia and was recalled to the Kaiser's main
headquarters when Germany mobilized for the Great War.
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