Joachim von Amsberg (26 August 1869 in

Schwerin Schwerin (; Mecklenburgisch-Vorpommersch dialect, Mecklenburgisch-Vorpommersch Low German: ''Swerin''; Polabian language, Polabian: ''Zwierzyn''; Latin: ''Suerina'', ''Suerinum'') is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Germ ...

– 5 September 1945 in

Rostock Rostock (; Polabian language, Polabian: ''Roztoc''), officially the Hanseatic and University City of Rostock (), is the largest city in the German States of Germany, state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and lies in the Mecklenburgian part of the sta ...

) 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 The House of Amsberg (, ) is a German noble family of Polabian origin that originated in Mecklenburg and whose agnatic head is the present King of the Netherlands, Willem-Alexander. A great-grandson of a blacksmith and grandson of a baker, ...

(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 World War I or the First World War (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918), also known as the Great War, was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War I, Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers. Fighting to ...

and the

Weimar Republic The Weimar Republic, officially known as the German Reich, was the German Reich, German state from 1918 to 1933, during which it was a constitutional republic for the first time in history; hence it is also referred to, and unofficially proclai ...

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: * Erich von Amsberg (1908-1980) * Jürgen von Amsberg (1910-1943) * Ursula von Amsberg (1912-1997) * Friedrich-Joachim von Amsberg (1914-1964)

Decorations and awards

Order of the Red Eagle The Order of the Red Eagle () was an order of chivalry of the Kingdom of Prussia. It was awarded to both military personnel and civilians, to recognize valor in combat, excellence in military leadership, long and faithful service to the kingdom, o ...

, 4th class with Crown (Prussia) * Knight's Cross of the Royal

House Order of Hohenzollern The House Order of Hohenzollern ( or ') was a dynastic order of knighthood of the House of Hohenzollern awarded to military commissioned officers and civilians of comparable status. Associated with the various versions of the order were crosses an ...

Iron Cross The Iron Cross (, , abbreviated EK) was a military decoration in the Kingdom of Prussia, the German Empire (1871–1918), and Nazi Germany (1933–1945). The design, a black cross pattée with a white or silver outline, was derived from the in ...

of 1914, 1st and 2nd class * Service Award (Prussia) * Military Merit Order, 3rd class with Swords and Crown (Bavaria) * Knight's Cross, First Class of the

Albert Order The Albert Order () was created on 31 December 1850 by King Frederick Augustus II of Saxony to commemorate Albert III, Duke of Saxony (known as Albert the Bold). It was to be awarded to anyone who had served the state well, for civil virtue, s ...

with Swords and Crown (Saxony) * Knight's Cross, First Class of the Order of the Zähringer Lion with Swords (Baden) * Knight's Cross of the Order of the Griffon with Crown (Mecklenburg) * Military Merit Cross, 1st class (Mecklenburg-Schwerin) * Knight's Cross, First Class of the Order of Henry the Lion (Brunswick) * Honorary Knight's Cross, First Class of the

House and Merit Order of Peter Frederick Louis The House and Merit Order of Duke Peter Frederick Louis (German: ''Haus und Verdienstorden von Herzog Peter Friedrich Ludwig'') or proper German Oldenburg House and Merit Order of Duke Peter Frederick Louis (German: ''Oldenburgischer Haus- und Verd ...

(Oldenburg) * Friedrich August Cross, 1st class (Oldenburg) * Cross for Merit in War (Saxe-Meiningen) * Honour Cross, 2nd class with Crown (Reuss) * War Merit Cross (Lippe) * Military Merit Cross, 3rd class with War Decoration (Austria-Hungary) * Silver Liakat Medal with swords (Ottoman Empire) * Ottoman War Medal (Turkish: ''Harp Madalyası''), better known as the "Gallipoli Star" or "Iron Crescent"

References

*Dermot Bradley: Die Generale des Heeres 1921-1945 Band 1 Abberger-Bitthorn, Biblio Verlag, Osnabrück 1993, , pp. 59–60 {{DEFAULTSORT:Amsberg, Joachim von 1869 births 1945 deaths People from Schwerin Military personnel from the Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin

Joachim Joachim was, according to Sacred tradition, the husband of Saint Anne, the father of Mary, mother of Jesus, Mary (mother of Jesus), and the maternal grandfather of Jesus. The story of Joachim and Anne first appears in the Gospel of James, part of ...

Recipients of the Silver Liakat Medal Generals of Infantry (Reichswehr) Prussian Army personnel 19th-century Prussian military personnel German Army personnel of World War I Military personnel from Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania