Albert Theodor Erich

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Albert Theodor Erich (born January 20, 1805 in Berlin , † December 22, 1872 in Sagan ) was a Prussian lieutenant general .

Life

origin

Albert Theodor was the son of the Berlin businessman Adolf Friedrich Erich (1777-1816) and his wife Karoline Wilhelmine, née Schlautz.

Military career

Erich came on August 11, 1822 pioneer in the Guard Pioneer Division of the Prussian army one. He graduated from the United Artillery and Engineering School in 1823/26 and advanced to secondary lieutenant at the end of December 1826 . At the end of March 1833 he was assigned to the fortification service in Spandau and in 1836 as adjutant of the 2nd fortress inspection. As a prime lieutenant from the beginning of April 1843 he was assigned to the Great General Staff . He was promoted to captain on April 4, 1844, and was transferred to the General Staff in mid-November 1845 to the General Staff of VI. Army Corps . On the occasion of the suppression of the Cracow uprising in 1846, Erich was assigned to the troop department of Lieutenant General von Rohr . At the beginning of May 1849 he was assigned to the division of Lieutenant General von Holleben and on June 26, 1849, while remaining in this command, he was transferred as a major to the General Staff of the Guard Corps . In the same year he took part in the suppression of the Dresden May Uprising and received the Knight's Cross of the Saxon Order of Merit from King Friedrich August II . Erich was also used in the suppression of the Baden Revolution .

From October 1, 1849, Erich served in the General Staff of the Guard Corps and on December 7, 1849 he was placed à la suite of the Engineer Corps. From September 30, 1851 to September 30, 1853 he was commander of the Guards Pioneer Department, was then appointed engineer officer from the square in Neisse and in this position in mid-July 1855 promoted to lieutenant colonel. As such, Erich was from May 29, 1856 to January 5, 1857 first inspector of the 3rd fortress inspection and then the second pioneer inspection. On June 6, 1857 he was appointed Chief of the General Staff of the VII Army Corps and promoted to colonel on November 22, 1858 . In this position, Erich received the Order of the Red Eagle III on October 3, 1859 . Class with swords on rings. Under position à la suite of the General Staff of the Army, he was transferred to Magdeburg on July 24, 1851 as commander of the 13th Infantry Brigade , on September 20, 1861, he was awarded the Order of the Red Eagle, 2nd class with oak leaves and swords on the ring, and on the occasion of the Coronation celebrations of King Wilhelm I on October 18, 1861 promoted to major general. In this capacity, he received the Order of St. Stanislaus 1st Class in September and the Commander's Cross of the House Order of Albrecht the Bear in mid-November 1864 . After being given the character of Lieutenant General, Erich was put up for disposal on December 18, 1864 with a pension .

For the duration of the mobilization on the occasion of the German War , Erich was made available to General Vogel von Falckenstein with the salary of a brigade commander in 1866 . After his farewell , King Wilhelm I honored him on May 28, 1867 by awarding him the Crown Order II. Class with a star. He died on December 22, 1872 in Sagan and was buried there two days later.

General von Krauseneck wrote in his assessment in 1847: “Generally scientific, especially well educated for his profession. Very useful as a former engineer officer, knowledgeable about the business through many years of service as an adjutant. During training trips and when carrying out other assignments given to him, he displayed an overview and good judgment. Assigned to the 2nd division for service in larger troop exercises, he won the applause of the division commander through his zeal and skill. In every respect, especially through devotion to service, very respectable. "

family

Erich married Pauline Wilhelmine LeBrun (1811–1889) on February 8, 1829 in the French Cathedral in Berlin. The marriage resulted in a son (* 1860) who served as a secondary lieutenant and adjutant in the Magdeburg Dragoon Regiment No. 6 .

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Necrology. In: National newspaper of the Germans. P. 603.
  2. ↑ For some time they were neighbors of the Brothers Grimm . Cf. Brothers Grimm: Works and Correspondence. Kassel edition, p. 259.
personal data
SURNAME Erich, Albert Theodor
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian lieutenant general
DATE OF BIRTH January 20, 1805
PLACE OF BIRTH Berlin
DATE OF DEATH December 22, 1872
Place of death Sagan