Moritz Karl Ernst von Prittwitz

Moritz Karl Ernst von Prittwitz
Born(1795-02-09)February 9, 1795
Gut Kreisewitz, Lower Silesia Poland
DiedOctober 21, 1885(1885-10-21) (aged 90)
Berlin, Germany
OccupationMilitary general
HonoursOrder 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.

Moritz von Prittwitz
(Adolph Menzel, Nationalgalerie Berlin)
The Arms of the
von Prittwitz und Gaffron family

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References

  1. ^ German source for this Article[circular reference]


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