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German general
Albrecht von Stosch
Albrecht von Stosch, imperial German general and admiral
Born(1818-04-20)20 April 1818
Koblenz, Germany
Died29 February 1896(1896-02-29) (aged 77)
Oestrich, Germany
Allegiance Prussia
 German Confederation
 North German Confederation
 German Empire
Service / branch Prussian Army
 Imperial German Navy
Years of service1829–1889
RankGeneral of Infantry
Admiral
CommandsGerman Imperial Admiralty
Battles / warsAustro-Prussian War
Franco-Prussian War

Albrecht von Stosch (20 April 1818 – 29 February 1896) was a German General of the Infantry and admiral who served as first chief of the newly created Imperial German Navy from 1872 to 1883.

Life

Born in Koblenz, he was a cousin of Hans Stosch-Sarrasani, the founder of the Circus Sarrasani. He was the third son of Prussian general Hermann Ferdinand Stosch, who was a traditional military man who had a nationalistic feelings. Just like his father, Stosch was conscious of the tradition of duty and service, and Prussian military heritage was a strong political opinion of his.

After being educated in state schools and a Gymnasium, in 1829 Stosch was admitted to the Cadet corps. In 1835 Stosch, aged seventeen, was appointed as second-lieutenant in the Prussian Army. He eventually became a General Staff officer.

Stosch participated in the Austro-Prussian War as Oberquartiermeister of the Second Army.

After the Franco-Prussian War, Stosch was also appointed as an admiral and first chief of the Admiralty and thus of the fledgling Imperial German Navy. Acknowledged by William I for his loyal service to the country; he considered himself as a reformer.

Stosch died in Rheingau. There is an island in Chile named after him, Isla Stosch.

Honours

References

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  7. Norges Statskalender (in Norwegian), 1890, pp. 595–596, retrieved 2018-01-06 – via runeberg.org
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