Hans Alexis von Biehler

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Hans Alexis von Biehler
Born(1818-06-16)16 June 1818
Berlin
Died30 December 1886(1886-12-30) (aged 68)
Charlottenburg
AllegianceKingdom of Prussia Prussia
Service / branchPrussian Army
Standard model of Biehler's fort

Hans Alexis von Biehler (16 June 1818 – 30 December 1886) was a Prussian general. He designed fortifications in many famous locations. Beginning in 1873, he saw fort construction in Cologne, Strasbourg, Poznań, Toruń, Königsberg, Ingolstadt, Metz, Kostrzyn, Spandau, Ulm, Mainz and Magdeburg.

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References

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  • Bernhard von Poten (1902), "Biehler, Hans Alexis von", Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (in German), vol. 46, Leipzig: Duncker & Humblot, p. 543