Joseph Maximilian Fridolin Ritter von Maillinger (4 October 1820 – 6 October 1901) was a

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n General der Infanterie and War Minister under

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Biography

Von Maillinger was born in

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. After passing his company officer career, at last in the Generalquartiermeister staff in

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, he was transferred to the General Command in Munich as

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of the general staff. The first time, he served for the war ministry, he was ordered by Von Lüder. In 1863 he became head of department at the war ministry. Also he was

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of Eduard von Lutz, as well as representative of him at the

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. In 1865 he was advanced to

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, in 1866 he

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. Thenceforward he was commander of the 7th Royal Bavarian Infantry Regiment and deputy of Von Lutz. In 1869 he became major general and commander of the 8th Royal Bavarian Infantry Brigade. One year after that, he was advanced to

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, and led the 2nd Royal Bavarian Division during the campaigns of the

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, which stood in France as part of the Bavarian occupation army until 1873. After he returned to Bavaria, he became commander of the II Royal Bavarian Corps. During the period, when he served as war minister, he was advanced to General der Infanterie in 1877 and got the main ownership of the 9th Royal Bavarian Infantry Regiment "Wrede". The psychiatrist and neurologist Prof. Dr. Dr. Dres. h.c. Heinz Häfner says, Maillinger's withdrawal from his ministry post was caused by Ludwig II's reputed sexual abuse of young cavalrists ( chevau-légers). Ritter von Maillinger became a member of the Reichsrat in 1888. He died in Bad Aibling.''Maillinger, Josef Maximilian Fridolin Ritter von''
House of the Bavarian history (HdBG). The Maillingerstraße in Munich is named in honor of him.

Awards

He received the following honours:
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/ref> * : ** Knight of St. Hubert ** Knight of the Military Order of Max Joseph, ''1870'' ** Knight of Merit of the Bavarian Crown ** Knight of the Merit Order of St. Michael, 1st Class ** Commander of the Military Merit Order * : Knight of the Iron Crown, 3rd Class *

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: ** Grand Cross of the Red Eagle **

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(military), ''19 January 1873'' **

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, 1st Class * : Grand Cross of the

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References and notes

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