Joachim von Amsberg (26 August 1869 in
Schwerin – 5 September 1945 in
Rostock) was a German general, aristocrat and a member of the
House of Amsberg.
Biography
Born as the youngest son of Gabriel Ludwig Johann von
Amsberg (1822–1899) and his wife, Marie Friederike Charlotte von
Passow (1831–1904). He joined the
Grand Ducal Mecklenburgian Grenadier Regiment No. 89 in 1890, and saw service during the
First World War and the
Weimar Republic era, being promoted to major-general in 1924 and General der Infanterie upon his retirement in 1929.
Marriage and issue
On 19 January 1907 he married Countess Therese Amelie Eleonore Irmgard von
Bothmer (1881–1949). They had three sons and a daughter: