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Albrecht von Stosch
Albrecht von Stosch, imperial German general and admiral
Born(1818-04-20)20 April 1818
Koblenz, Germany
Died29 February 1896(1896-02-29) (aged 77)
Oestrich, Germany
Allegiance  Prussia
  German Confederation
  North German Confederation
  German Empire
Service/branch  Prussian Army
  Imperial German Navy
Years of service1829–1889
Rank General of Infantry
Admiral
Commands held German Imperial Admiralty
Battles/wars Austro-Prussian War
Franco-Prussian War

Albrecht von Stosch (20 April 1818 – 29 February 1896) was a German General of the Infantry and admiral who served as first chief of the newly created Imperial German Navy from 1872 to 1883. [1]

Life

Born in Koblenz, he was a cousin of Hans Stosch-Sarrasani, the founder of the Circus Sarrasani. He was the third son of Prussian general Hermann Ferdinand Stosch, who was a traditional military man who had a nationalistic feelings. Just like his father, Stosch was conscious of the tradition of duty and service, and Prussian military heritage was a strong political opinion of his. [2]

After being educated in state schools and a Gymnasium, in 1829 Stosch was admitted to the Cadet corps. In 1835 Stosch, aged seventeen, was appointed as second-lieutenant in the Prussian Army. He eventually became a General Staff officer. [2]

Stosch participated in the Austro-Prussian War as Oberquartiermeister of the Second Army.

After the Franco-Prussian War, Stosch was also appointed as an admiral and first chief of the Admiralty and thus of the fledgling Imperial German Navy. Acknowledged by William I for his loyal service to the country; he considered himself as a reformer. [2]

Stosch died in Rheingau. There is an island in Chile named after him, Isla Stosch.

Honours

References

  1. ^ "GHDI - Document".
  2. ^ a b c Hollyday, Frederic B. M. (2017-02-07). Bismarck's Rival: A Political Biography of General and Admiral Albrecht von Stosch. Pickle Partners Publishing. ISBN  978-1-78720-383-9.
  3. ^ "Königlich Preussische Ordensliste", Preussische Ordens-Liste (in German), 1, Berlin: 8, 12, 25, 584, 936, 1886 – via hathitrust.org
  4. ^ "Großherzogliche Orden und Ehrenzeichen", Hof- und Staats-Handbuch des Grossherzogtums Hessen (in German), Darmstadt, 1881, p.  27 – via hathitrust.org{{ citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher ( link)
  5. ^ "Königliche Ritter-orden", Staatshandbuch für den Freistaat Sachsen (1873) (in German), Dresden, 1873, pp. 74, 131{{ citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher ( link)
  6. ^ "Königliche Ritter", Hof- und Staats-Handbuch des Königreich Württemberg, Stuttgart, 1894, p.  64{{ citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher ( link)
  7. ^ Norges Statskalender (in Norwegian), 1890, pp. 595–596, retrieved 2018-01-06 – via runeberg.org
  • Hildebrand, Hans; Henriot, Ernest (1990). P — Z (in German). Vol. 3. Osnabrück: Biblio-Verl. pp. 400–401. ISBN  3764814993. {{ cite book}}: |work= ignored ( help)


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