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Wichard Von Moellendorff (General)
Wichard von Moellendorff may refer to: * Wichard Joachim Heinrich von Möllendorf Wichard Joachim Heinrich von Möllendorf (7 January 1724 – 28 January 1816) was a Generalfeldmarschall of the Kingdom of Prussia. Life and career Möllendorf was born in Lindenberg (Prignitz), now a part of Wittenberge, in the Margraviate of B ... (1724 – 1816), Prussian general * Wichard von Moellendorff (engineer) (1881 – 1937), German engineer and economist {{hndis, Moellendorff, Wichard von ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wichard Joachim Heinrich Von Möllendorf
Wichard Joachim Heinrich von Möllendorf (7 January 1724 – 28 January 1816) was a Generalfeldmarschall of the Kingdom of Prussia. Life and career Möllendorf was born in Lindenberg (Prignitz), now a part of Wittenberge, in the Margraviate of Brandenburg. He began his career as a page of King Frederick the Great in 1740. The outbreak of the Silesian Wars gave him his first opportunity of seeing active service, and the end of the second war saw him a captain, promoted for bravery at Soor (1746). In the Seven Years' War, his brilliant conduct at the churchyard of Leuthen and at Hochkirch won him promotion to major. In 1760, in the almost lost Battle of Torgau, Möllendorf was captured by the Austrians, but released in 1761, and was made major general later in the year. He received an Order of Merit for his exertions. At the Battle of Burkersdorf Möllendorf commanded a brigade that participated in the successful assault of the fortified Austrian positions. Seventeen years l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
