Gustav von Rauch

Johann Justus Georg Gustav von Rauch (1 April 1774, in Braunschweig – 2 April 1841, in Berlin) was a Prussian general of the infantry and Minister of War from 1837 to 1841.

Gustav von Rauch was born as the eldest son of the later Prussian major general Bonaventura von Rauch (1740–1814) and his wife Johanna, née Bandel (1752–1828).

As a close collaborator of General Gerhard von Scharnhorst, Rauch belonged to the circle of Prussian army reformers.

The memorial grave of Gustav von Rauch can be found in Berlin's Invalids' Cemetery (fully reconstructed after the German reunification).

From 1802 Rauch was initially married to Caroline von Geusau (1780–1867).