Eduard von Lewinski

Who was Eduard von Lewinski?

Eduard Julius Ludwig von Lewinski was a Prussian general.

Von Lewinski was born in Münster in the Province of Westphalia. He served in the 1864 Danish-Prussian War as a captain of the 1st Guard fortress company. In the 1866 German war he was assigned as a staff officer to the First Army division. In 1867 Lewinski was promoted to major on the general staff. He later served in the Franco-Prussian War of 1870, first on the staff of the First Army division and later commanding the quartermaster corps of the South Army. In 1871 he became commander of the general staff of the 9th Army corps. In 1872 he was promoted to lieutenant colonel and assumed command of the South Army's 24th artillery regiment.

Further steps in his military career include:

1877 Commander of the 2nd Field artillery brigade

1880 Promoted to major general

1884 Named the inspector general of the 2nd Field artillery

1885 Promoted to lieutenant general

1889 Appointed Commanding General of the VITH army corps

1890 Promoted to General of the artillery.

1895 Retired from the army

Von Lewinski died in Burgwitz Trebnitz.

His younger brother, Alfred von Lewinski, was also a Prussian general.