Wilhelm Eugen Ludwig Ferdinand von Rohr (born 17 May 1783,

Brandenburg an der Havel Brandenburg an der Havel () is a town in Brandenburg, Germany, which served as the capital of the Margraviate of Brandenburg until it was replaced by Berlin in 1417. With a population of 72,040 (as of 2020), it is located on the banks of the H ...

- died 15 March 1851, Glogau) was a Prussian general and

minister of war A defence minister or minister of defence is a cabinet official position in charge of a ministry of defense, which regulates the armed forces in sovereign states. The role of a defence minister varies considerably from country to country; in som ...

. On 4 October 1842 he married Auguste Gräfin von Rittberg (1824–1906).

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* * * ''Allgemeine Militair-Encyclopädie.'' Band 8
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Soldatisches Führertum ''Soldatisches Führertum'' (''Soldiers' Leadership'') was a ten-volume reference work in German, containing short biographies of generals in the Prussian Army by Kurt von Priesdorff. Due to the loss of the Prussian Army Archives in World War II, ...

.'' Band 5, Hanseatische Verlagsanstalt Hamburg, ohne Jahr, S. 99–102. {{DEFAULTSORT:Rohr, Wilhelm Eugen Ludwig Ferdinand von 1783 births 1851 deaths Prussian Ministers of War Generals of Infantry (Prussia) People from Brandenburg an der Havel Military personnel from Brandenburg