Arthur Brunsich by Brun

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Wilhelm Otto Ludwig Arthur Brunsich Edler von Brun (born May 27, 1845 in Danzig ; † November 8, 1938 in Potsdam ) was a Prussian infantry general .

Life

origin

He was the son of the later Prussian general of the infantry Georg Brunsig von Brun (1789-1858) and his second wife Mathilde, née Schulze (1812-1887). In contrast to his father, the children from this marriage were named Brunsich Edle von Brun. The later major general August Brunsig von Brun (1824-1905) was his older brother.

Military career

Brun attended high schools in Münster and Görlitz as well as the preparatory school of the lieutenant a. D. Grabowski in Berlin. On December 4, 1862, as a three-year-old volunteer, he joined the King's Grenadier Regiment (2nd West Prussian) of the Prussian Army . In October 1864 he was promoted to secondary lieutenant and in 1866 took part in the battles near Nachod , Skalitz , Schweinschädel and Königgrätz during the war against Austria . Brun acted from July 26th to October 1st, 1866 as adjutant of the Fusilier Battalion and was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Royal House Order of Hohenzollern with Swords for his behavior during the campaign .

On March 22, 1868, Brun was transferred to the 1st Guards Regiment on foot and served in the 9th Company. During the war against France in 1870/71 he took part in the battles at St. Privat , Beaumont , Sedan and Le Bourget and the siege of Paris . Awarded the Iron Cross, 2nd class, he was appointed adjutant at the non-commissioned officers' school in Potsdam after the peace treaty . In this position, Brun rose to Prime Lieutenant in July 1871 and in autumn 1872 he represented the adjutant of the 1st Guard Division . Their commander, Lieutenant General von Pape , then recommended him to be a senior adjutant. In mid-June 1873 Brun returned to the troop service. With the promotion to captain , he was appointed company commander on May 5, 1876 , and on February 5, 1887, he was promoted to superfluous major . From January 27, 1888 to March 23, 1890, Brun was the commander of the 2nd battalion. Subsequently, he was appointed commander of the training infantry battalion under position à la suite of his regiment . As a lieutenant colonel and regular staff officer , he was transferred back to the 1st Guards Regiment on foot on January 27, 1893. Two years later, while being promoted to colonel, he was appointed commander of the Fusilier Regiment “General Field Marshal Prince Albrecht of Prussia” (Hannoversches) No. 73 . This was followed from June 15, 1898 to June 15, 1901 as a major general and commander of the 6th Infantry Brigade in Stettin . Brun was then as lieutenant general in command of the 36th division in Danzig until he was finally appointed governor of Thorn on September 11, 1903 . In recognition of his services, Brun received the Order of the Crown 1st Class in January 1904 and the Order of the Red Eagle 1st Class with Oak Leaves two years later . On October 16, 1906 he was given the character of General of the Infantry. With the award of the star of the Commander of the Royal House Order of Hohenzollern with swords on the ring, Brun was put at the disposal of the statutory pension on September 8, 1907 .

In subsequent recognition of his many years of service, Brun was given permission to wear the uniform of the Fusilier Regiment “General-Field Marshal Prince Albrecht of Prussia” (Hannoversches) No. 73 on February 9, 1910. He was a legal knight of the Order of St. John .

family

Brun had married Marie von Ruville (1855-1887) on September 26, 1877 in Berlin. The children Arthur (* 1878), Agnes (* 1881) and Hartwig (1884–1914) emerged from the marriage.

In 1931 he also adopted the leading librarian and bookseller Richard Brunn, who had a doctorate in Dresden, born in 1870 as the son of the businessman Adolph Friedrich Brunn (1827–1900), who then bore the name Brunsich Edler von Brun. Richard Brunsich Edler von Brun died in Hamburg in 1964 and had a son named Max (1899–1983). The name change was valid according to the current German naming law, but is considered by the German Nobility Law Committee as a so-called "false nobility".

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Kurt von Priesdorff: Soldatisches Führertum. Volume 6, Hanseatische Verlagsanstalt Hamburg, undated [Hamburg], undated [1938], DNB 367632810 , p. 168, no. 1790.
  2. ^ Military weekly paper . No. 21 of February 12, 1910, p. 457.
  3. ↑ CERL Thesaurus [1]
  4. ↑ biography
  5. ↑ Institute German Adelsforschung needle sharing by adoption et cetera 1918-1933
personal data
SURNAME Brun, Arthur Brunsich from
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Brun, Wilhelm Otto Ludwig Arthur Brunsich Edler von (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian general of the infantry
DATE OF BIRTH May 27, 1845
PLACE OF BIRTH Danzig
DATE OF DEATH November 8, 1938
Place of death Potsdam