Friedrich von Hassel
| Friedrich von Hassel | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Friedrich Julius Hassel 11 October 1833 Hamm, Rhine Province, Prussia |
| Died | 14 October 1890 Hamm, Saxony, Germany |
| Occupation | Senior army officer |
| Spouse(s) | Elise Helene Christiane Thormann/Hassel (1846–1896) |
| Children | 3 |
Friedrich Julius von Hassel (11 October 1833 - 14 October 1890) was a Lieutenant general in the Prussian army.
He spent most of his life as Friedrich Julius Hassel, but was raised to the Nobility by the emperor in 1887.
His grandson, Kai-Uwe von Hassel, served as the West German Minister of Defence between 1963 and 1966.
Friedrich Julius Hassel was born in Hamm, a flourishing town in the western part of Prussia, with strong mining and manufacturing sectors. Friedrich Julius was the son of the lawyer Heinrich Wilhelm Hassel and his wife, Marianne Friederike (born Marianne Friederike von Rappard). Heinrich Wilhelm Hassel was a at the .
Hassel attended the , passing his school final exams in 1853. In October of that same year he joined the Second Battalion of the of the Prussian army as a musketeer. The battalion was based at this time at Wesel, a garrison town near the western edge of Prussia's Rhine Province. In 1855 he was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant. A few years later, reflecting a favourable performance evaluation, he was given command of the Prussian Military Academy between 1858 and 1861. Further commands took him successively to Halberstadt and Erfurt following which he was promoted to the rank of Oberleutnant and transferred to the Fusilier Battalion of the 15th Infantry Regiment in Bielefeld in the middle of January 1863. The regiment took part in the Second Schleswig War against Denmark in 1864, during which Hassel distinguished himself on 17 April 1864: together with a Captain von Hoffmüller he managed to get his unit across the Alssund, render Danish canon on the Island of Als inoperable, and return with equipment and munitions undamaged. The next day he was decorated for this exploit with the Order of the Red Eagle (with military swords). The heroic deed was later recalled by the inclusion of the image of a boat when the family received a coat of arms in 1887.
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