Adolf von Heinleth

Adolf von Heinleth
Von Heinleth in the rank of Oberstleutnant
Born(1823-10-24)24 October 1823
Munich, Germany
Died26 February 1895(1895-02-26) (aged 71)
Munich, Germany
AllegianceBavarian
RankGeneral der Infanterie
ConflictsFranco-Prussian War
AwardsMilitary Order of Max Joseph

Adolf (or Adolph) Ritter[a] von Heinleth (24 October 1823 – 26 February 1895) was a Bavarian General der Infanterie[1] and War Minister under Ludwig II of Bavaria and under Otto of Bavaria.

Biography

Von Heinleth was born on 24 October 1823, in Munich, to a judicial counselor (Appellations-Gerichtsrat). He started his military career in the Infanterie-Leib-Regiment. After passing his company officer career, since 1858 in the rank of a Hauptmann, he became Major of the general staff in 1866. During the Franco-Prussian War he served in the rank of an Oberstleutnant, later in the rank Oberst, as chief of staff of the I Royal Bavarian Corps, which was led by General Von der Tann. After his advancement to Major General and Brigadier he stood with the occupation brigade in Metz after 1875. In 1878, he became Chief of the General Staff of the Army,[2] and in 1882 he became Lieutenant General and division commander, before he served as war minister from 1 May 1885 to 9 May 1890.[3] Ritter von Heinleth withdrew for health reasons.[4] He died on 26 February 1895, aged 71, in Munich, where he was buried in the Old Southern Cemetery.

Awards

Notes

  1. ^ Regarding personal names: Ritter was a title before 1919, but now is regarded as part of the surname. It is translated as Knight. Before the August 1919 abolition of nobility as a legal class, titles preceded the full name when given (Graf Helmuth James von Moltke). Since 1919, these titles, along with any nobiliary prefix (von, zu, etc.), can be used, but are regarded as a dependent part of the surname, and thus come after any given names (Helmuth James Graf von Moltke). Titles and all dependent parts of surnames are ignored in alphabetical sorting. There is no equivalent feminine form.

References

  1. ^ former military rank below Colonel General
  2. ^ prior to 1878 known as Quartermaster General
  3. ^ Heinleth, Adolf von, House of the Bavarian history (HdBG).
  4. ^ Heinleth, Adolf, Ritter von (German), Brockhaus' Konversationslexikon.
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