Wilhelm von Tümpling

Born in Pasewalk in the Prussian Province of Pomerania as a scion of the noble family von Tümpling, Wilhelm initially opted for a civilian career and studied law at Heidelberg University.

On 12 April 1842, he was appointed to the General Staff of the VIII Army Corps in Koblenz with the rank of captain.

In the Second Schleswig War in 1864, parts of his division came into combat at the Düppeler Schanzen and the occupation of Fehmarn, but he was not personally involved.

After it became clear that Austria would not participate in the war, the corps moved to France in August 1870 and was assigned to the 3rd Army.

In this area he was able to fight back a French outage[clarification needed] in the Battle of Chevilly.

In 1883 Tümpling retired from the army due to his poor health, and eventually died in 1884 in Talstein near Jena.