Eduard von Jena (General, 1826)

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Eduard Karl von Jena (born September 4, 1826 in Nettelbeck (Putlitz) , † May 5, 1909 in Naumburg (Saale) ) was a Prussian lieutenant general .

Eduard von Jena (after June 1874)

Life

origin

Eduard came from the Thuringian noble family von Jena . He was the son of Karl von Jena (1796–1886) and his wife Leopoldine Luise Amalie Meta, née Freiin von Eckardstein (1801–1837). His father was a chamberlain and master of Nettelbeck, Krumbeck and Weitgendorf.

Military career

Jena first visited the cadet house in Potsdam , but was released in July 1841 at the father's request. He then graduated from high school in Berlin and joined the 2nd Guards Regiment on foot in the Prussian Army on February 11, 1845 as a grenadier . There he advanced to Portepeefähnrich in mid-February 1845 and was released from reserve in March of the following year .

On October 1, 1846, Jena was re-employed as a fusilier in the 2nd Thuringian Infantry Regiment No. 32 and was promoted to secondary lieutenant by March 1850 . As such, Jena was transferred to the Guard Jäger battalion on June 6, 1851 with a patent from July 13, 1850 . Here he rose to prime lieutenant at the end of May 1859 and received permission in January 1860 to take part in the war against Morocco on the Spanish side . He took part in the fighting at Tétouan , Keleli, Larache y Arcile , Uad Bas and was wounded at Samsa. Jena received the Knight's Cross of the San Fernando Order and on his return King Friedrich Wilhelm IV awarded him the Red Eagle Order IV class with swords. Jena then joined the 2nd Guards Regiment on foot on June 14, 1860, and from January 16 to April 16, 1862, was in command as a deputy adjutant to the General Command of the Guard Corps . Then Jena was promoted to captain to chief of the 12th company. In April 1863 he came to the General Staff of the VI. Army Corps and took part in the storming of the Düppeler Schanzen the following year during the war against Denmark on the staff of Prince Friedrich Karl .

On December 10, 1864, Jena's transfer to the General Staff of the 13th Division in Munster followed . In this position he took part in the fighting at Langensalza , Dermbach , Werbach , Hochhausen , Kissingen , Laufach , Aschaffenburg , Gerchsheim and Tauberbischofsheim as well as the bombardment of Würzburg in 1866 during the German War under Lieutenant General Groeben . For his work Jena was awarded the Order of the Crown III. Class with swords and promoted to major on October 30, 1866 . In this capacity, he was commanded to investigate the military situation in Italy and Algiers at the end of the year . On April 16, 1867, Jena was transferred to the 3rd Brandenburg Infantry Regiment No. 20 and on September 25, 1867 appointed commander of the Fusilier Battalion in Treuenbrietzen .

On the occasion of the war against France , Jena was appointed commander of the Brandenburg Jäger Battalion No. 3 for the duration of the mobile relationship . In the Battle of Spichern , he was seriously wounded by a shot in the lung and was not able to return to work until May 1871 after his recovery. Awarded the Iron Cross II. Class, Jena was appointed battalion commander after the peace treaty and rose in this position to colonel until September 1873 . On February 14, 1874 he was commissioned to lead the grenadier regiment “Prince Carl of Prussia” (2nd Brandenburgisches) No. 12 . After his appointment as regimental commander, Jena was accepted into the Knight of St. John on June 24, 1874 . With his promotion to major general on February 3, 1880, he was appointed commander of the 21st Infantry Brigade in Wroclaw . On October 14, 1884, he was transferred to the army officers and temporarily commanded Jena to represent the commander of the 4th Division . In this position he was promoted to lieutenant general on April 1, 1885, and on April 15, 1886, with the statutory pension and the award of the star to the Order of the Red Eagle, 2nd class with oak leaves and swords, put up for disposition .

On the occasion of the anniversary of the Battle of Spichern, Wilhelm II awarded him the Order of the Crown, First Class with Swords, on August 6, 1895.

He was a legal knight of the Order of St. John .

family

Jena married Emilie Marie Heyn (1846–1914) on November 28, 1870 in Berlin. She was the daughter of the German-Russian businessman in Moscow and consul in Berlin Heinrich Julius Heyn and his wife Henriette, née Zurhofen. The following children were born from the marriage:

  • Amélie (1871–1906)
  • Eduard (1873–1914), killed as a captain in the Guard Grenadier Regiment No. 5
  • Karl Eduard (1875–1927) ⚭ in Wichita Falls Anna Fritsche
  • Marie Hedwig (* 1881) ⚭ April 28, 1902 Fritz von Cleve, Prussian major

literature

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ Gothaisches Genealogisches Taschenbuch der Briefadeligen houses. Justus Perthes , Gotha 1916, p. 458.
personal data
SURNAME Jena, Eduard von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Jena, Eduard Karl (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian lieutenant general
DATE OF BIRTH September 4, 1826
PLACE OF BIRTH Nettelbeck (Putlitz)
DATE OF DEATH May 5, 1909
Place of death Naumburg (Saale)