Adolf Keller (Lieutenant General)

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Adolf Keller (born March 14, 1813 in Grünsfeld , † September 23, 1891 in Freiburg im Breisgau ) was a major general in Baden and, after 1871, a Prussian lieutenant general .

Life

origin

Alfred was a son of the bailiff Adolf Keller († 1838) and his wife Katharina, née Gilbert († 1835).

Military career

Keller attended the Lyceum in Karlsruhe , was employed on November 1, 1828 as a cadet and on October 19, 1831 as a sergeant in the 1st Infantry Regiment of the Baden Army . By July 1833 he was promoted to secondary lieutenant in the 2nd Infantry Regiment, from 1835 he was active as a battalion adjutant and the following year he was sent to Karlsruhe for further training at the Higher War School. When I was first lieutenant , he was in the 4th Infantry Regiment from April 1840 to January 1841 and then in the Leib-Infantry Regiment . When the Wildsche rifle was to be introduced into the Baden army, he was ordered to try shooting on May 1, 1843. On October 24, 1843, Keller was appointed regimental adjutant and on November 4, 1844 promoted to superfluous captain . On October 28, 1845, he joined the 4th Infantry Regiment as a regular captain. During the suppression of the Baden Revolution , he was used on March 10, 1848 in the Odenwald and then in the campaign against Denmark in the battle near Ulderup. For this he received the Knight's Cross of the Order of the Zähringer Löwen on August 20, 1849 and the field service medal on September 4, 1849.

Keller joined the Fusilier Battalion on October 23, 1842 as the oldest captain and on March 8, 1856, as a major in the 3rd Infantry Regiment. There he was appointed commander of the 1st Fusilier Battalion on January 15, 1859. On June 12, 1859 he was promoted to lieutenant colonel and on February 16, 1861 he was appointed commander of the newly established 5th Infantry Regiment. In this position, Keller was promoted to colonel in mid-August 1862 .

During the war against Prussia in 1866 he took part in the battles near Hundheim , Werbach and Gerchsheim . For this he received the swords for the Knight's Cross of the Order of the Zähringer Löwen on December 5, 1866. After the lost war, Keller was promoted to command of the newly established 3rd Infantry Brigade on November 12, 1867 and promoted to major general on March 10, 1868. On May 1, 1868, he was ordered to Berlin to inspect the guard corps .

During the war against France , Keller took part in the Battle of Wörth , the sieges of Belfort and Strasbourg and the battles on the Ognon , Dijon , Paques, Autun, Vendresse, Villersexel and Vesoul. In the meantime he acted as leader of the Baden division. For his work, Keller received both classes of the Iron Cross and Commander I Class of the Military Karl Friedrich Order of Merit .

After the peace treaty and the military convention , Keller was accepted as major general in the Association of the Prussian Army and employed as commander of the 57th Infantry Brigade . Under awarding of the character as a Lieutenant General Keller was on 19 October 1871 board for disposition made. On September 16, 1885, he received the Crown Order, 1st class and died on September 23, 1891 in Freiburg im Breisgau.

family

Keller married Mathilde Freiin von Rotberg (1830–1908) in Karlsruhe on June 2, 1862 .

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Caesar Riistow: Guide through the weapon theory. P. 168
  2. ↑ Gothaisches Genealogisches Taschenbuch der Freiherrlichen Häuser. 1890. Volume fortieth, Justus Perthes, Gotha 1889, p. 720.
personal data
SURNAME Keller, Adolf
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Baden major general, after 1871 Prussian lieutenant general
DATE OF BIRTH March 14, 1813
PLACE OF BIRTH Grünsfeld
DATE OF DEATH September 23, 1891
Place of death Freiburg in Breisgau