Bernhard from Conta

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Carl Bernhard von Conta (born December 21, 1816 in Weimar ; † May 28, 1899 there ) was a Prussian lieutenant general .

Bernhard from Conta

Life

origin

He was the son of the president of the state management in Weimar, Karl von Conta and his wife Viktoria Friederike, née Weiß (1785–1842). His younger brother Richard also embarked on a military career and made it to major general .

Military career

After attending the Grimma Abbey School and high school in his hometown, Conta joined the 1st Company of the 8th Infantry Regiment of the Prussian Army in Frankfurt (Oder) on March 8, 1833 as an avantageur and three-year-old volunteer . Here he was appointed Portepeefähnrich on September 21, 1833 with a patent from December 21, 1833 . On January 27, 1835, he was transferred to the Guard Reserve Infantry (Landwehr) Regiment in Potsdam , where Conta served in the 1st Company and was promoted to Second Lieutenant on March 1, 1835 . From 1843 to May 7, 1849 he was adjutant in the 2nd Battalion of the 2nd Guards Landwehr Regiment in Magdeburg . As a prime lieutenant and company commander, Conta then took part in the suppression of the Baden Revolution . He was used in the battles near Kirchheimbolanden , Wiesenthal, Neudorf , Durlach and Kuppenheim . After the end of this mission, Conta acted as the leader of the main company of his battalion until the beginning of October 1850 . He was then used for the duration of the mobilization until January 31, 1851 as leader of the replacement division of the Guard Reserve Regiment. With his promotion to captain , Conta was commanded as a company commander to the 2nd Battalion of the 1st Guard Landwehr Regiment in Stettin on June 22, 1852 . Transferred to the Kaiser Franz Grenadier Regiment in Berlin on May 19, 1855 , Conta was promoted to chief of the 12th Company shortly thereafter . As a major , he took over the 2nd Battalion of the 2nd Guards Landwehr Regiment in Magdeburg on June 14, 1859, was commanded as a battalion leader of the 2nd Combined Guard Infantry Regiment on May 10, 1860 and commander on July 1, 1860 of the 2nd Battalion of the newly formed 4th Guards Regiment on foot . With this association Conta took part in the war against Denmark in 1864. He was in the battle and the bombardment of Fredericia and the siege of Düppel . As the leader of Storm Column 1, Conta played a major role in the successful storming of the Düppeler Schanzen . For this, Friedrich Karl of Prussia awarded him the order Pour le Mérite . For the remainder of the war, Conta had been assigned to lead the regiment for the wounded commander. In addition, he was promoted to lieutenant colonel on June 25, 1864 and was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Leopold Order and the Mecklenburg Military Merit Cross.

During the war against Austria in 1866, Conta was with the II. Reserve Corps and was appointed commander of the 76th Infantry Regiment on October 30, 1866 after the peace agreement . In this position he was promoted to colonel on December 31, 1866 with a patent from October 30, 1866 . Conta gave up this regiment during the Franco-Prussian War on August 21, 1870 and was then given the command of the 9th Infantry Brigade. He took part in the enclosure of Metz , took part in the battles at Le Tappes, Bellevue , Voippy, Bellegarde , Santeau , Chilleurs aux Bois , Briare and Azay- Mazangé and fought in the battles at Beaune-la-Rolande and Le Mans . Conta was awarded both classes of the Iron Cross for his achievements .

After the Peace of Frankfurt he was appointed commander of his brigade on June 3, 1871 , and in this position promoted to major general on August 18, 1871. Due to illness, Conta was given eight weeks' leave on July 18, 1874 to recover. Since no improvement occurred, it was on 15 September 1874 awarding of character granted as lieutenant general of farewell and Conta October 15, 1874 Board for disposition made.

He spent his old age in Weimar, where he died of a heart attack .

On the anniversary of the victorious battle of Le Mans , Wilhelm II awarded him the Order of the Red Eagle, 2nd class with oak leaves and swords, on January 10, 1896 .

family

Conta had married Valerie von der Marwitz (1824-1908) on October 12, 1846 in Stargard . Several children were born from the marriage. Hans fell in 1870 as a second lieutenant in the 3rd Thuringian Infantry Regiment No. 71 near Enghien-les-Bains and Erich was retired as major . D. Grand-Ducal Saxon Chamberlain and State Fire Director .

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Kurt von Priesdorff: Soldatisches Führertum. Volume 10, Hanseatische Verlagsanstalt Hamburg, undated [Hamburg], undated [1942], DNB 986919810 , p. 38, no. 3065.
  2. ^ The state of Baden-Württemberg. Official description by district and municipality. Volume V: Karlsruhe District Kohlhammer, Stuttgart 1976, ISBN 3-17-002542-2 . P. 172
personal data
SURNAME Conta, Bernhard von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Conta, Carl Bernhard von (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian lieutenant general
DATE OF BIRTH December 21, 1816
PLACE OF BIRTH Weimar
DATE OF DEATH May 28, 1899
Place of death Weimar