Joachim von Amsberg (26 August 1869 in

Schwerin Schwerin (; Mecklenburgisch dialect, Mecklenburgian Low German: ''Swerin''; Latin: ''Suerina'', ''Suerinum'') is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Germany, second-largest city of the northeastern States of Germany, German ...

– 5 September 1945 in

Rostock Rostock (), officially the Hanseatic and University City of Rostock (german: link=no, Hanse- und Universitätsstadt Rostock), is the largest city in the German state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and lies in the Mecklenburgian part of the state, c ...

) was a German general, aristocrat and a member of the

House of Amsberg Amsberg (german: von Amsberg, nl, van Amsberg) is the name of a German noble family from Mecklenburg. A great-grandson of a blacksmith, parish pastor August Amsberg (1747–1820) started calling himself "von Amsberg" in 1795 and the family's r ...

Biography

Born as the youngest son of Gabriel Ludwig Johann von

Amsberg Amsberg (german: von Amsberg, nl, van Amsberg) is the name of a German noble family from Mecklenburg. A great-grandson of a blacksmith, parish pastor August Amsberg (1747–1820) started calling himself "von Amsberg" in 1795 and the family's r ...

(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 (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...

and the

Weimar Republic The Weimar Republic (german: link=no, Weimarer Republik ), officially named the German Reich, was the government of Germany from 1918 to 1933, during which it was a constitutional federal republic for the first time in history; hence it is al ...

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 (german: Roter Adlerorden) 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 se ...

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

House Order of Hohenzollern The House Order of Hohenzollern (german: Hausorden von 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 ...

Iron Cross The Iron Cross (german: link=no, Eisernes Kreuz, , abbreviated EK) was a military decoration in the Kingdom of Prussia, and later in the German Empire (1871–1918) and Nazi Germany (1933–1945). King Frederick William III of Prussia est ...

of 1914, 1st and 2nd class *

Service Award A Service award was awarded by a country to a soldier or civilian for long service. It is comparable to a service medal but can be awarded to civilians as well as soldiers. Germany Kingdom of Bavaria * Königliches Ludwigsorden for 50 years' ser ...

(Prussia) * Military Merit Order, 3rd class with Swords and Crown (Bavaria) * Knight's Cross, First Class of the

Albert Order The Albert Order (german: link=no, Albrechts-Orden or Albrechtsorden) 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 wh ...

with Swords and Crown (Saxony) * Knight's Cross, First Class of the

Order of the Zähringer Lion The Order of the Zähringer Lion was instituted on 26 December 1812 by Karl, Grand Duke of Baden, in memory of the Dukes of Zähringen Duke is a male title either of a monarch ruling over a duchy, or of a member of royalty, or nobility. As ...

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 The House Order of Henry the Lion In German: ''Hausorden Heinrichs des Löwen,'' was the House Order of the Duchy of Brunswick. It was instituted by William VIII, Duke of Brunswick on 25 April 1834. The ribbon of the Order was red with yellow edges ...

(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: ''Oldenburgische Haus- und Verdi ...

(Oldenburg) *

Friedrich August Cross The Friedrich-August Cross was a German decoration of the First World War. It was set up on 24 September 1914 by Frederick Augustus II, Grand Duke of Oldenburg, with two classes, for (to quote its citation) "all persons of military or civilian st ...

, 1st class (Oldenburg) *

Cross for Merit in War The Cross for Merit in War (german: Kreuz für Verdienste im Kriege) was a military decoration of the Duchy of Saxe-Meiningen established by Bernhard III, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen on 7 March 1915. Criteria The Cross for Merit in War was awarded to o ...

(Saxe-Meiningen) * Honour Cross, 2nd class with Crown (Reuss) *

War Merit Cross (Lippe) The War Merit Cross (german: Kriegsverdienstkreuz) was a military decoration of the Principality of Lippe. Established on 8 December 1914, by Leopold IV, Prince of Lippe, it could be awarded to combatants and to non-combatants for significant con ...

* Military Merit Cross, 3rd class with War Decoration (Austria-Hungary) * Silver

Liakat Medal The Liakat Medal ( tr, Liyakat Madalyasi) translated as "Medal of Merit," was a decoration of the Ottoman Empire established in 1890. It could be awarded in two classes, gold or silver. The medal was a common military decoration of the late Ottoma ...

with swords (Ottoman Empire) *

Ottoman War Medal The Gallipolli Star is a military decoration awarded by the Ottoman Empire. It was known as the Ottoman War Medal ( tr, Harp Madalyası) or the Iron Crescent (from German ''Eiserner Halbmond'', in allusion to the Iron Cross). It was instituted b ...

(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 People from the Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin

Joachim Joachim (; ''Yəhōyāqīm'', "he whom Yahweh has set up"; ; ) was, according to Christian tradition, the husband of Saint Anne and the father of Mary, the mother of Jesus. The story of Joachim and Anne first appears in the Biblical apocryphal ...

Recipients of the Military Merit Cross (Mecklenburg-Schwerin), 1st class 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