Eberhard von Obernitz

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Eberhard Arnd Kurt Veit Apel von Obernitz (born November 13, 1854 in Halberstadt , † September 9, 1920 in Behren-Lübchin ) was a Prussian officer , most recently major general .

Life

origin

Eberhard came from the Thuringian - Eastern noble family of those of Obernitz . He was the son of the Prussian major general a. D. Albert von Obernitz (1804–1879) and his wife Anna Mathilde Klara, born von Ploetz (born June 13, 1829 in Sangerhausen ; † August 3, 1882 in Ilten ).

Military career

As a three-year-old volunteer , Obernitz entered the 5th Thuringian Infantry Regiment No. 94 (Grand Duke of Saxony) as a high school graduate on September 28, 1874 . For Sergeant he was promoted on February 19 and Portepee - Ensign appointed on May 15, 1875th When he was given the officer certificate on January 5, 1876, he was given the highest praise . He was promoted to Second Lieutenant on February 12, 1876. From June 2 to July 27, 1878 he was assigned to the Hessian Pioneer Battalion No. 11 in Mainz-Kastel . He was a battalion adjutant from October 1, 1878 to July 31, 1881, before graduating from the Military Academy from October 1, 1881 to July 19, 1884 . During this period he was posted from July 1 to September 30, 1882 to the 2nd Grand Ducal Hessian Dragoons Regiment (Leib-Dragoons Regiment) No. 24 in Darmstadt .

On June 12, 1883, Obernitz was transferred to the 2nd Hanseatic Infantry Regiment No. 76 with a patent from June 12, 1875 . From June 23rd to September 30th, 1883 he was assigned to the Holstein Field Artillery Regiment No. 24 in Schwerin . He was promoted to prime lieutenant on July 14, 1885. As such, from April 1, 1887, he was adjutant at the Hamburg district command and from April 6, 1888 with the regiment . He was appointed adjutant in the 11th Infantry Brigade in Brandenburg under position à la suite of his regiment on April 16, 1889. On May 15, 1890 he was reassigned to the regiment while being promoted to captain . At the same time he was appointed chief of the 7th Company . He took part in the General Staff trip of the IX. Army Corps from July 7th to 22nd, 1891, attended the infantry shooting school in Spandau from May 25th to July 5th, 1893 and was employed by the regiment for six months on November 16th, 1899 under position à la suite of the regiment Clothing Office of the XV. Army Corps commanded to Strasbourg . He was transferred here on May 22, 1900. The character as a Major he received on 14 September 1900, one was on May 2, 1901 the awarding patent for staff officer in Clothing Office of the VII. Corps in Münster appointed.

In the further course of his military career Obernitz was first as a lieutenant colonel and from November 16, 1910 as a colonel chairman of the clothing office of the Guard Corps . On January 2, 1914 honored him Wilhelm II. With the award of the Crown II. Class until he finally awarded the character as a major general on March 22, 1914, the statutory pension was adopted.

Obernitz was a legal knight of the Order of St. John and owner of the Order of the Red Eagle III. Class with the ribbon and knight 1st class of the Order of Philip .

During the First World War , Obernitz was reused and placed in the clothing department of the Guard Corps. He was also at the disposal of the War Department .

family

Obernitz married Katharina Elisabeth, née Blohm (born October 13, 1868 in Viecheln) on August 26, 1888 in Viecheln . Several children were born from the marriage.

References

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Kurt von Priesdorff : Soldatisches Führertum . Volume 7, Hanseatische Verlagsanstalt Hamburg, undated [Hamburg], undated [1939], DNB 367632829 , p. 144, no. 2208.
  2. ^ Military weekly paper . No. 144 of November 19, 1910. p. 3341.
  3. ^ Military weekly paper. No. 9 of January 18, 1914. p. 166.
  4. ^ Military weekly paper. No. 41/42 of March 22, 1914. p. 866.
  5. ↑ Prussian War Ministry (ed.): Ranking list of the Royal Prussian Army and the XIII. (Royal Württemberg) Army Corps for 1914. ES Mittler & Sohn. Berlin 1913. p. 554.
  6. ↑ German Officer Association (Ed.): Honor ranking list of the former German Army. ES Mittler & Sohn . Berlin 1926. p. 699.
personal data
SURNAME Obernitz, Eberhard von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Obernitz, Eberhard Arnd Kurt Veit Apel von (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian officer, most recently major general
DATE OF BIRTH November 13, 1854
PLACE OF BIRTH Halberstadt
DATE OF DEATH September 9, 1920
Place of death Behren-Lübchin