Albert from the East

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Albert Heinrich von der Osten (born March 1, 1811 in Geiglitz , Regenwalde district , † September 16, 1887 in Berlin ) was a Prussian major general .

Life

origin

Albert von der Osten came from the noble family von der Osten . He was the youngest son of the landowner Lupold von der Osten (1776–1823) and his wife Sabine, née von Mellenthin (1784–1861). The marriage was divorced and his mother married Ludwig von Briesen , district administrator of the Schivelbein district, for the second time . His father was a prime lieutenant a. D., most recently in the “von Pirch” infantry regiment and Mr. auf Geiglitz. Lieutenant General Louis Arthur von Briesen (1819-1896) was his half-brother.

Military career

On October 3, 1825, Osten joined the Prussian Army's 14th Infantry Regiment as a volunteer and was promoted to Second Lieutenant by mid-December 1832 . On October 1, 1837 he became adjutant of the 1st Battalion and on April 1, 1845 regimental adjutant. In this position in mid November 1846 promoted to first lieutenant, he took in 1848 during the crackdown on unrest in the province poses the battle at Trzemeszno part. In 1849/50, Osten was in command of the 2nd Combined Reserve Battalion as a company commander. On November 12, 1850, he became a captain and company commander in his regular regiment. He was promoted to major on June 8, 1857, when he was transferred to the command of the 1st Battalion in the 9th Landwehr Regiment Stargard . On May 8, 1860, he was commanded as a battalion leader in the 9th Combined Infantry Regiment, from which the 6th Pomeranian Infantry Regiment 49 was formed in early July 1860 . Osten was appointed battalion commander and promoted to lieutenant colonel on October 18, 1861 on the occasion of King Wilhelm I's coronation celebrations . This was followed by his appointment as commander of the 8th Westphalian Infantry Regiment No. 57 on January 22, 1864 and promotion to colonel on June 25, 1864 .

During the German War , Osten led his regiment in 1866 with the Elbarmee in the battles of Münchengrätz and Königgrätz . After the peace treaty he was awarded the Crown Order III for his work . Class with swords. On September 25, 1867 he was appointed commander of the 35th Infantry Brigade and appointed on March 22, 1868 Major General conveyed before him on May 8, 1869 award of the Red Eagle . II Class with oak leaves with the statutory board for disposition posed.

For the duration of the mobilization on the occasion of the war against France , Osten was reused in 1870/71 as commander of the 36th Infantry Brigade and on August 29, 1871 was awarded the Order of the Crown, Second Class with Swords.

He died unmarried on September 16, 1887 in Berlin and was buried on September 19, 1887 in the cemetery in Hasenheide .

His regiment commander wrote in his assessment in 1847: “An honorable character, orderly living conditions, a decent demeanor and a good military appearance, adequate scientific education, business knowledge, eagerness to serve, reliability, circumspection, great calm and prudence are what distinguish this officer and make him one Appear worthy of extraordinary promotion, since he is just as capable and useful in practical service as he is as a regimental adjutant. "

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Gothaisches Genealogisches Taschenbuch der Nobeligen houses . 1901. Second year, Justus Perthes , Gotha 1900, p. 690.
personal data
SURNAME East, Albert of the
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Osten, Albert Heinrich von der (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian major general
DATE OF BIRTH March 1, 1811
PLACE OF BIRTH Geiglitz , Regenwalde district
DATE OF DEATH September 16, 1887
Place of death Berlin