Moritz Karl Ernst von Prittwitz
19th century Prussian military officer (1795–1885)
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Born | (1795-02-09)February 9, 1795 Gut Kreisewitz, Lower Silesia Poland |
Died | October 21, 1885(1885-10-21) (aged 90) Berlin, Germany |
Occupation | Military general |
Honours | Order of St. John as a Knight of Honor |
Moritz Karl Ernst von Prittwitz[1] (9 February 1795, Gut Kreisewitz in Alzenau, Lower Silesia – 21 October 1885 in Berlin) is a Royal Prussian Lieutenant-General of Infantry, who supervised the building of the large fortress in Ulm. He was later admitted to the Order of St. John as a Knight of Honor.
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(Adolph Menzel, Nationalgalerie Berlin)
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von Prittwitz und Gaffron family
See also
- Ernst von Prittwitz und Gaffron as son of Prittwitz
External links
- Works by Moritz Prittwitz at Project Gutenberg
References
- ^ German source for this Article[circular reference]
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