Albert von Barnekow

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Christof Gottlieb Albert Freiherr von Barnekow (born August 2, 1809 in Hohenwalde ; † May 24, 1895 in Naumburg (Saale) ) was a Prussian infantry general .

Albert von Barnekow (1809–1895)

Life

origin

Albert was the son of the Prussian Rittmeister Gottlieb von Barnekow (1781–1814) and his wife Laurette, widowed von Brandt, née Gaesbeck (1787–1863).

Military career

Barnekow joined the 1st Infantry Regiment of the Prussian Army in Königsberg as a musketeer on July 11, 1826 . During the following 40 years of peace he remained in the military without interruption and rose to the rank of general. In 1829 he was second lieutenant , since 1831 in the 39th Infantry Regiment and there from 1833 to 1836 adjutant of the 2nd Battalion. In 1841 he was promoted to prime lieutenant , five years later in 1846 he was appointed captain and finally in 1852 major . As such he was in command of the 1st Battalion of Infantry Regiment No. 39. He was appointed lieutenant colonel in 1858, and in 1860 he was promoted to colonel . As such, he commanded the 6th Rhenish Infantry Regiment No. 68 from July 1, 1860 to January 8, 1864 . In 1864 he took part as major general in the war against Denmark , but without actively intervening in the fighting with his unit.

Barnekow experienced his first combat mission in the German War in 1866 in the battle of Trautenau . As commander of the 2nd Infantry Brigade , he was part of the 1st Division in the 1st Army Corps . His brigade formed the reserve and secured the withdrawal of the corps. For his achievements in this battle he received the order Pour le Mérite on September 20, 1866 . In the further course of the war he took part in the battle of Königgrätz .

On October 30, 1866 Barnekow was commander of the 16th division in Trier and as such was promoted to Lieutenant General on December 31, 1866 . He also led this major association in the war against France in 1870/71 . The first use took place in the battle of Spichern , when he intervened with his division on his own initiative. His troops and two other divisions ( 5th and 13th Divisions ) had been alerted by the noise of the battle. These additional units forced the French to retreat. In the battle of Mars-la-Tour , the 16th Division reached the battlefield together with the remaining units of the VIII and X Army Corps in the late afternoon and then intervened immediately in the fighting. Here, too, Barnekov had set out towards the thunder of cannons without waiting for an order.

After the Battle of Gravelotte von Barnekow and his units were part of the siege army in front of Metz . After the surrender of the fortress on October 27, 1870, the 16th division was relocated to northern France, followed by the fighting at Amiens , at the Hallue and then the siege of the fortress Péronne until January 9, 1871. 10 days later led by Barnekow the right wing in the battle of Saint-Quentin , with which he was the first unit to penetrate the city and forcing the French to a precipitate retreat, in which large parts of the northern army were then captured. In addition to the Iron Cross II and I class, he also received the oak leaves for the Pour le Mérite for use in the war .

After the war he was briefly transferred to the officers of the army and then assigned to represent the commanding general of the 1st Army Corps in East Prussia. For his many years of service Barnekow received on 22 March 1872 endowment of 40,000 thalers and was in the same year on September 14, the chief of the sixth Rhenish Infantry Regiment. 68 appointed. After being promoted to General of the Infantry, he was finally appointed Commanding General of the 1st Army Corps on September 19, 1873. On the occasion of his 50th anniversary of service, Barnekow received the Grand Cross of the Red Eagle Order with Oak Leaves and Swords on the Ring on August 2, 1876 . Three years later, Wilhelm I awarded him the Order of the Black Eagle . On June 5, 1883 Barnekow was finally leaving his position as head of the sixth Rhenish Infantry Regiment. 68 and awarded the Star of Großkomture the Royal House Order of Hohenzollern to the disposition provided.

family

Barnekow married on October 10, 1842 in Zinten Julie von der Osten called Sacken (1818-1902). The following children were born from the marriage:

  • Albert Christoph Tassilo (* 1843)
  • Julie (* 1844)
  • Hermann Lebrecht Alfred (1847–1848)
  • Hermann (* 1851), Prussian major
  • Marie (* 1853) ⚭ Dr. jur. Paul Bienko, Prussian police chief

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Gothaisches genealogical paperback of the baronial houses to the year 1856. Sixth year, Justus Perthes, Gotha 1855, p. 22.
personal data
SURNAME Barnekow, Albert von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Barnekow, Christof Gottlieb Albert Freiherr von (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian general of the infantry
DATE OF BIRTH August 2, 1809
PLACE OF BIRTH Hohenwalde
DATE OF DEATH May 24, 1895
Place of death Naumburg (Saale)