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GEN Christian Julius de Meza

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GEN Christian Julius de Meza

Birth
Helsingor, Helsingør Kommune, Hovedstaden, Denmark
Death
16 Sep 1865 (aged 73)
Copenhagen, Kobenhavns Kommune, Hovedstaden, Denmark
Burial
Copenhagen, Kobenhavns Kommune, Hovedstaden, Denmark GPS-Latitude: 55.6969556, Longitude: 12.5822944
Memorial ID
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He was the commander of the Danish Army during the 1864 Second Schleswig War. De Meza was responsible for the withdrawal of the Danish army from the Danevirke (system of Danish fortifications in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany), an event which shocked the Danish public and resulted in the loss of his command.
He was the commander of the Danish Army during the 1864 Second Schleswig War. De Meza was responsible for the withdrawal of the Danish army from the Danevirke (system of Danish fortifications in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany), an event which shocked the Danish public and resulted in the loss of his command.

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