Conrad von Werneburg

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Conrad Georg Hermann Sophie Gottfried Werneburg , von Werneburg since 1905 , (born May 21, 1847 in Neundorf , † October 20, 1909 in Benndorf near Körbisfelde in Silesia ) was a Prussian infantry general .

Life

origin

Conrad was the son of Chief Forester Adolf Werneburg (1813–1886) and his wife Emilie, née Rumpel (1816–1877).

Military career

Werneburg joined the 7th Westphalian Infantry Regiment No. 56 of the Prussian Army in Göttingen on March 1, 1866 . With this association he took part in the war against Austria in the same year and was awarded the military honor II class for his achievements . After the peace treaty , Werneburg advanced to secondary lieutenant in mid-November 1866 and was appointed adjutant of the Fusilier Battalion in Heiligenstadt on October 1, 1868 . In this capacity he was used in the war against France in the siege of Metz and the fighting at Vionville , Bellevue and Beaune-la-Rolande in 1870/71 . His services were honored on March 5, 1871 by being awarded the Iron Cross, 2nd class.

From 1872 to 1875 Werneburg completed the war academy for further training and has meanwhile been promoted to prime lieutenant. On May 18, 1876, he was commanded to serve with the Great General Staff for a year and then transferred to Werneburg while being promoted to captain . From January 3, 1880 to June 17, 1882 an employment with the General Staff of the XI. Army Corps . Werneburg then came as a company commander in the 2nd Magdeburg Infantry Regiment No. 27 . With his promotion to major , he was transferred to Metz on October 1, 1887, in the Pioneer Battalion No. 16, and on April 17, 1888, he was appointed commander of this unit. In this capacity, promoted to lieutenant colonel on March 25, 1893 , Werneburg was reassigned to the infantry regiment "Prince Louis Ferdinand of Prussia" (2nd Magdeburgisches) No. 27 on March 17, 1894 as a regular staff officer . From March 19, 1896 to April 17, 1899, as a colonel , he was in command of the infantry regiment “Prince Leopold von Anhalt-Dessau” (1st Magdeburg) No. 26 . This was followed by the simultaneous promotion to major general, the appointment as commander of the 26th Infantry Brigade in Minden . Werneburg was released from this command on January 27, 1902 and appointed inspector of the transport troops and promoted to lieutenant general on April 3, 1902 .

In recognition of his many years of service , Wilhelm II raised Werneburg to the hereditary Prussian nobility on January 4, 1905 . He also received the character of General of the Infantry on October 16, 1906 . On January 18, 1907, on the occasion of the festival of the Order, he was awarded the Order of the Red Eagle 1st Class with Oak Leaves. In approval of his resignation , Werneburg was put up for disposition on May 21, 1907 à la suite of the No. 1 Railway Regiment .

On the occasion of the death of Werneburg, Wilhelm II decreed that all officers of the transport troops had to mourn for three days.

From October 1903 to October 1906 Werneburg was first deputy and later chairman of the Military Society in Berlin.

family

Werneburg married Editha Schwaniz (* 1860) on November 8, 1879 in Berlin. The children Erna (* 1880), Joachim (* 1882), Helmut (1884-1914) and Günther (1885-1914) emerged from the marriage.

literature

  • Karl Meyer: History of the Infantry Regiment Prince Leopold von Anhalt-Dessau (1st Magdeburgisches) No. 26. 1813-1913. E. Baensch Verlag, Magdeburg 1913, p. 530.
  • August Philipps: Master list of officers, medical officers and officials of the Vogel von Falckenstein infantry regiment (1st Westphalian) No. 56. Gerhard Stalling publisher , Oldenburg 1905, p. 41.
  • Fischer: Addendum I to the master list of officers, medical officers and officials of the Vogel von Falckenstein infantry regiment (1st Westphalian) No. 56. Gerhard Stalling publisher, Oldenburg 1910, p. 4.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Gothaisches Genealogisches Taschenbuch der Briefadeligen houses. 1909. Third year, Justus Perthes, Gotha 1908, p. 897.
  2. ^ Karl Wehmann: The Infantry Regiment Vogel von Falckenstein (7th Westphalian) No. 56 in the first 50 years of its existence. ES Mittler & Sohn , Berlin 1910, p. 90.
  3. ^ Karl Wehmann: The Infantry Regiment Vogel von Falckenstein (7th Westphalian) No. 56 in the first 50 years of its existence. ES Mittler & Sohn, Berlin 1910, p. 404.
  4. ^ Military weekly paper . No. 7, January 17, 1905, pp. 129-130.
  5. ^ Military weekly paper. No. 10 of January 20, 1907, p. 201.
  6. ^ Military weekly paper. No. 136 of October 26, 1909, pp. 3095-3096.
  7. ^ Gothaisches Genealogisches Taschenbuch der Briefadeligen houses. 1919. Thirteenth year, Justus Perthes, Gotha 1918, pp. 812–813.
personal data
SURNAME Werneburg, Conrad von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Werneburg, Conrad Georg Hermann Sophie Gottfried von (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian general of the infantry
DATE OF BIRTH May 21, 1847
PLACE OF BIRTH Neundorf
DATE OF DEATH October 20, 1909
Place of death Benndorf near Körbisfelde, Silesia