Eduard Julius Jungmann
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Eduard Julius Jungmann (born April 3, 1815 in Lissa ; † March 25, 1862 in Hamburg ) was a Prussian officer in the Schleswig-Holstein War .
Life
Jungmann had been an instruction officer of the Prussian artillery command in Turkey since 1845 . In 1848 he took a leave of absence when the duchies of Schleswig and Holstein were raised to serve in the Schleswig-Holstein army . On March 11, 1849 he was appointed captain of the 5th fortress battery in Eckernförde .
In the battle near Eckernförde on April 5, 1849, the Danish fleet attacked to stab in the rear of the German troops stationed near Flensburg . The attack was carried out by the frigate Gefion , the ship of the line Christian VIII and the two modern auxiliary steamers Hekla and Gejser . In the morning the skirmish, which lasted all day, began. According to tradition, Jungmann gave his orders with a cool head from his observation post on the Süderschanze . All ships were badly damaged during the battle, and the two aground sailing ships had to surrender. During the evacuation, Christian VIII's magazine exploded . The Gefion was confiscated. Although the victory was of little strategic importance, it strengthened the fighting spirit of the armed forces .
Jungmann was promoted to major because of his exemplary commitment to the front line, his bravery and prudence and was awarded the Duke of Saxony-Ernestine House Order with Swords. The city of Eckernförde donated him a magnificent cup. After the end of the war, Jungmann left the city and only mentioned his experiences there in a book published in 1852 as an "artillery episode".
Jungmann had lived in Hamburg since 1861, where he died in March 1862 and was buried in the Jacobi cemetery. For his grave, the Hamburg sculptor Engelbert Peiffer created a seat of Major Jungmann designed as a grave memorial . When the Jacobi cemetery was closed, the memorial was dismantled and brought to Eckernförde. Since then it has stood there on the site of the old military cemetery, the current spa park on Preusserstraße.
The Eckernförde Jungmannschule and one street each in Kiel and Othmarschen were named after Jungmann .
literature
- Karl Jansen: Jungmann, Eduard Julius . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 14, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1881, p. 732 f.
- Hans-Georg Thode: Jungmann, Eduard, Julius . In: Olaf Klose (ed.): Schleswig-Holsteinisches Biographisches Lexikon, Vol. 1, Neumünster: Wachholtz 1970, pp. 170–172.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Eckernförde and April 5, 1849 . Perthes Besser and Mauke, 1852
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Jungmann, Eduard Julius |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Jungmann, Eduart Julius |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German captain in the Schleswig-Holstein war |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 3, 1815 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lissa |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 25, 1862 |
| Place of death | Hamburg |