Eduard Eberhard von Gemmingen
Eduard Eberhard von Gemmingen (born May 26, 1829 in Gemmingen , † January 16, 1871 in Dijon ) was an officer in Baden , most recently a major .
Life
origin
He was a son of Ludwig Friedrich Wilhelm von Gemmingen (1794-1858) and Emma Sebastiane Karoline von Gemmingen-Bonfeld (1804-1865). Like his older brothers Otto and Wilhelm Dietrich , he was intended for a military career.
Military career
Gemmingen joined the body infantry regiment of the Baden Army as a volunteer on April 1, 1845 . There he was promoted to lieutenant on April 14, 1848 , and in the same year was involved in battles against the revolutionary militia . In March 1850 he was transferred to the 9th Infantry Battalion and in mid-June to the 6th Infantry Battalion. Promoted to first lieutenant on August 17, 1855 , he served in the 4th Fusilier Battalion from May 27 to December 6, 1859. This was followed by his transfer to the 2nd Infantry Regiment "Prince of Prussia" . Here Gemmingen rose to captain and company commander on December 9, 1863 and took part in the war against Prussia in 1866 .
On March 10, 1868, he was transferred back to the Leib-Infanterie-Regiment, which he had already belonged to at the beginning of his military career. Promoted to major at the end of the year , Gemmingen was appointed commander of the 1st battalion in 1870. He took part in the siege of Strasbourg in 1870 during the war against France and fought at Étival , Brouvilliers , Bruyères , Auxon-Desus , Dijon and the Battle of Nuits . There Gemmingen suffered a shoulder injury on December 18, 1870, of which he died on January 16, 1871 in Dijon.
He was buried on February 19, 1871 in Gemmingen.
Awards
- Order of the Red Eagle
- Military Karl Friedrich Order of Merit
- Baden field service medal
- Member of the Legion of Honor
literature
- Carl Wilhelm Friedrich Ludwig Stocker : Family Chronicle of the Barons of Gemmingen , Heidelberg 1895, p. 95f.
- Friedrich von Bodenstein: Officer master list of the 2nd Baden Grenadier Regiment Kaiser Wilhelm I. No. 110. Publishing house of the German officer newspaper. Berlin / Oldenburg / Leipzig 1902. p. 49.
Individual evidence
- ^ Stocker, Carl WFL family chronicle of the barons of Gemmingen; 1895. Heidelberg digital historical holdings p. 96.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gemmingen, Eduard Eberhard von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Baden officer, finally major |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 26, 1829 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Gemmingen |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 16, 1871 |
| Place of death | Dijon |