Albert von Zingler

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Albert von Zingler
Colonel Zingler
Fusilier battalion in the battle of Loigny
Entry of the victorious battalion on June 18, 1871 in Lübeck on the Rathausmarkt

Albert Karl Theodor Zingler , since 1885 von Zingler (born February 26, 1836 in Körlin , † November 28, 1891 in Wiesbaden ) was a Prussian lieutenant general .

Life

origin

He was the son of Karl Zingler (1795–1847), most recently a captain and company commander in the 2nd Artillery Brigade and his wife Auguste Wilhelmine, née Bünger (1814–1891).

Military career

Zingler was on 26 April 1853 the Corps of Cadets coming with the character as Portepeefähnrich the Fusilier Battalion of the 21st Infantry Regiment in Gniezno transferred. He received the patent for this rank on January 14, 1854 and on February 13, 1855 he was promoted to second lieutenant. As such, Zingler was from October 1, 1857 to October 1, 1858 to the combined 2nd Reserve Battalion to Kolberg and from March 1 to June 1, 1859 to the rifle factory Spandau and from June 20 to August 9, 1859 to III. Battalion of the 1st Guard Landwehr Regiment in Graudenz commanded. From here he was assigned to the 2nd Battalion of the 21st Landwehr Regiment in Stolp . By AKO on May 5, 1860, the 21st Combined Infantry Regiment was formed from its three Landwehr battalions, which was to become the 8th Pomeranian Infantry Regiment No. 61 in Stolp on July 4, 1860 . Zingler was transferred to this on July 1st. From October 1, 1860, Zingler was Premier Lieutenant from November 13, 1860 , as adjutant until September 1, 1862 with the 2nd Battalion. From November 1, 1862 to October 1, 1865, he was assigned to the NCO School in Jülich .

In the war against Austria , Zingler led the mobile 7th Company from May 9 to September 18, 1866 and was awarded the Order of the Red Eagle, IV class with swords , for his participation in the Battle of Königgrätz . After the peace treaty , the Infantry Regiment No. 76 was formed on October 30, 1866 in Bromberg, among others from three companies of infantry regiments 21 and 61 (7th, 13th and 15th companies ). The musketeer battalions moved into their garrison in Hanover , the fusiliers in Hameln . While being promoted to captain, Zingler was transferred to the newly formed regiment on October 30, 1866 and appointed chief of the 12th company in Hameln. On October 1, 1867, the battalions were transferred from Hanover to Hamburg , those from Hameln to Lübeck , and on November 7, 1867, the association was renamed the 2nd Hanseatic Infantry Regiment No. 76 .

In the Franco-Prussian War Zingler took part in the enclosure of Metz and Toul , the siege of Paris , the battles at Orléans ( Iron Cross 2nd class), Loigny , Beaugency and Cravant and Le Mans (Iron Cross 1st class), as well participated in the battles at Dreux , La Madeleine-Bouvet , Bellême , Meung , Fréteval and Connerré .

On June 18, 1871, Zingler entered the market in the Free and Hanseatic City of Lübeck with the Lübeck battalion . With his promotion to major on April 30, 1874, Zingler was aggregated into the regiment and transferred to the Holstein Infantry Regiment No. 85 in Rendsburg on August 22 . This was followed by his transfer to the 3rd Guard Grenadier Regiment Queen Elisabeth in Spandau, where he led the 2nd Battalion from 5th to 11th August and from 29th September to 6th November 1875. To the commander of the III. Zingler was appointed to the 3rd battalion in Wrietzen on June 3, 1876 and promoted to lieutenant colonel on September 16 . With the position à la suite of the regiment, with the temporary retention of his previous rank, he was entrusted with the management of the business of the military shooting school in Spandau. He received the rank of regimental commander on February 12, 1884. With his promotion to colonel on July 14, 1885, Zingler was appointed commander of the military shooting school while leaving the regiment à la suite.

Together with his brother Rudolf (1839-1920), the päteren general of infantry , Zingler was on 12 November 1885 King William I in the hereditary Prussian nobility raised .

Zingler was appointed commander of the Hanoverian Fusilier Regiment No. 73 on July 8, 1886. With the regimental uniform he was transferred to the army officers on April 14, 1887, before he was appointed commander of the 2nd Nassau Infantry Regiment No. 88 in Mainz on February 4, 1887 . While being promoted to major general , Zingler was appointed commander of the 25th Infantry Brigade in Münster on November 13, 1888 . On January 27, 1890 Zingler was again added to the officers of the army and on June 14, with pension and award of the character as a lieutenant general for disposition made.

family

Zingler married Johanne Degenhardt (1846–1869) on June 6, 1867 in Hameln. After her death he married Anna von Eberstein (1841-1884) on January 3, 1872 in Zirke . In his third marriage, Zingler was married to her sister Emma (* 1848) on March 24, 1888. The following children emerged from the marriages:

  • Anna (* 1868) ⚭ 1901 Rudolf Warnecke, pastor
  • Jenny (1869–1929) ⚭ 1900 Heinrich von Westernhagen (1864–1925), Prussian major general
  • Bodo (1875–1914), killed as a Prussian captain and company commander in the Reserve Infantry Regiment No. 111 ⚭ 1904 Elisabeth Barlach (* 1883)
  • Rudolf (* 1878), retired Prussian captain D. ⚭ 1905 (divorce) Erika Richter (* 1878)
  • Elisabeth (* 1884) ⚭ 1912 Ludwig Bartels, Prussian government assessor

Awards

literature

  • Bogislav von Kleist: The Royal Prussian. Generals from 1840–1894. No. 1934.
  • Isenbart: History of the Infantry Regiment No. 88. Mittler & Sohn, Berlin 1903.
  • Harry von Rège : Officer master list of the infantry regiment No. 76. Mauke, Hamburg 1902, OCLC 252978009 , pp. 22-23.
  • von Kortzfleische: History of the Fusilier Regiment Field Marshal General Prince Albrecht von Preussen-Hannoversches-Nr. 73. 1866-1891. Publisher R. Eisenschmidt, 1891.
  • Henry Holthoff: Officer master list of the Infantry Regiment von Borcke (4th Pomeranian) No. 21. Verlag Gerhard Stalling , Oldenburg 1913.
  • Gothaisches genealogical pocket book of the letter noble houses. 1917. Eleventh year, Justus Perthes, Gotha 1916, p. 982 .
  • Handbook of the Prussian Nobility. Volume 1, p. 632 f.

Web links

Commons : Albert von Zingler  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Prussian military in the Kolberg garrison from 1714 to 1867 ( Memento from June 2, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
  2. ↑ The battle of Loigny was to become the founding myth of the later Lübeck regiment.
  3. ^ Entry of the victorious troops on June 18, 1871. In: Vaterstädtische Blätter from June 25, 1911.
  4. ^ Marcelli Janecki : Handbook of the Prussian nobility. First volume, ES Mittler & Sohn, Berlin 1892, p. 632.
  5. ↑ a b c Harry von Rège: Officer list of the infantry regiment No. 76. Mauke, Hamburg 1902, p. 22.
  6. ↑ a b c d Prussian War Ministry (ed.): Ranking and quarters list of the Royal Prussian Army for 1890. ES Mittler & Sohn . Berlin 1890. p. 57.
personal data
SURNAME Zingler, Albert von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Zingler, Albert Karl Theodor von (full name); Zingler, Albert Karl Theodor
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian lieutenant general
DATE OF BIRTH February 26, 1836
PLACE OF BIRTH Koerlin
DATE OF DEATH November 28, 1891
Place of death Wiesbaden