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  Karl Wilhelm Georg von Grolmann - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Karl Wilhelm Georg von Grolmann (July 30, 1777 - June 1, 1843) was a Prussian general born in Berlin, who fought in the Napoleonic Wars.
He entered an infantry regiment at the age of thirteen years, was commissioned as an ensign in 1795, a second lieutenant in 1797, a first lieutenant in 1804, and a staff-captain in 1805.
In the decision, on June 18, 1815, to press forward to Wellington's assistance, Grolmann actively concurred, and as the troops approached the battlefield, he is said to have overcome the momentary hesitation of the commander-in-chief and the chief of staff; himself giving the order to advance.
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 Karl Wilhelm Georg Von Grolmann - LoveToKnow 1911   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
KARL WILHELM GEORG VON GROLMANN (1777-1843), Prussian soldier, was born in Berlin on the 30th of July 1777.
In the decision, on the 18th of June 1815, to press forward to Wellington's assistance (see Waterloo Campaign), Grolmann actively concurred, and as the troops approached the battle-field, he is said to have overcome the momentary hesitation of the commander-in-chief and the chief of staff by himself giving the order to advance.
After the peace of 1815, Grolmann occupied important positions in the ministry of war and the general staff.
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GROLMANN, KARL WILHELM GEORG VON (1777-1843), Prussian soldier, was born in Berlin on the 3oth of July 1777.
In this rank he was appointed quartermaster-general to Field Marshal Prince Blucher, and, after his chief and Gneisenau, Grolmann had the greatest share in directing the Prussian operations of 1815.
In the decision, on the 18th of June 1815, to press forward to Wellington's assistance (see WATERLOO CAMPAIGN), Grolmann actively concurred, and as the troops approached the battle-field, he is said to have over-come the momentary hesitation of the commander-in-chief and the chief of staff by himself giving the order to advance.
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 Karl Wilhelm Georg von Grolmann - Biocrawler   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
Karl Wilhelm Georg von Grolmann (July 30, 1777 - June 1, 1843), Prussian general, was born in Berlin.
He took part with Kleist in the victory of Kuim, and recovered from a severe wound received at that action in time to be present at the battle of Leipzig.
In the decision, on the 18th of June 1815, to press forward to Wellington's assistance, Grolmann actively concurred, and as the troops approached the battle-field, he is said to have overcome the momentary hesitation of the commander-in-chief and the chief of staff by himself giving the order to advance.
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As a subaltern he had become one of Gerhard von Scharnhorst Scharnhorst's intimates, and he was distinguished for his energetic and fearless character before the war of 1806, in which he served throughout, from Jena to the peace of Tilsit, as a staff officer, and won the rank of major for distinguished service in action.
In this rank be was appointed quartermaster-general to Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher Field Marshal Prince Blücher, and, after his chief and August von Gneisenau Gneisenau, Grolmann had the greatest share in directing the Prussian operations of 1815.
In the decision, on the 18th of June 1815, to press forward to Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington Wellington's assistance, Grolmann actively concurred, and as the troops approached the battle-field, he is said to have overcome the momentary hesitation of the commander-in-chief and the chief of staff by himself giving the order to advance.
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Sammlung von officiellen Akten-Stucken in Bezug auf den Krieg von 1812.
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von Friedrich Schulze; mit 79 abbildungen auf 67 einschalttafeln, 14 farbigen bildern und 4 farbigen karten.
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 Prussian Army of the Lower Rhine: the Waterloo Campaign 1815
Napoleon faced two opponents in Belgium during the 1815 Waterloo Campaign: the Anglo-Allied Army under Field-Marshal the Duke of Wellington and the Prussian Army of the Lower Rhine under Generalfeldmarschall Gerhard-Leberecht, Prinz Blucher von Wahlstadt.
There were units of the Army of the Lower Rhine that were not present during the Waterloo Campaign -- Major Einsiedel’s 32 Infantry Regiment of Generalleutnant Freiherr von Thielemann’s III Corps, for example.
Generalleutnant Graf Bulow von Dennewitz’s IV Corps had also been delayed and was not present at the Battle of Ligny on 16 June 1815.
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 GROLMANN, KARL WILHELM... - Online Information article about GROLMANN, KARL WILHELM...
GROLMANN, KARL WILHELM GEORG VON (1777-1843), Prussian soldier, was See also:
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 Nobles and Nation in Central Europe - Cambridge University Press   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
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 [Ger-Poland-Volhynia] Osterode Posen connection   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
Hello Andy and Gary, I think I found the reason, why the Posen province and Osterode, Ostpreussen province have been somehow connected.
18", established in 1813 at Schweidnitz and stationed in Osterode before 1918, was named "Regiment von Grolmann" (the Prussian general Karl Wilhelm Georg v.GROLMANN was civil administrator of the Posen province and died 1843 in Posen).
So the military service of Andrew's grandfather (GGrandfather?) happend in the von Grolmann regiment Nr.
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 MILITARIA COLLECTING FORUM > Senior Police Officers List as of June 1944.
KC as an SS Gruppenfuhrer und Generalleutnant der Polizei und Fuhrer der Kampfgruppe "von Gottberg." KC on: June 30/1944.
He died on May 31/1941, in a British POW camp located at Grundhof im Lager Leutzhoft in Holstein as a SS Obergruppenfuhrer and General der Waffen SS und der Polizei.
RK as an SS Obergruppenfuhrer und General der Polizei and Kommanderiender General der Korpsgruppe "von dem Bach" in Warsaw.
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