Eduard von Jena (General, 1834)

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Karl Wilhelm Eduard von Jena (born March 28, 1834 in Döbbernitz , † March 21, 1911 in Eberswalde ) was a Prussian infantry general .

Life

origin

Eduard came from the Thuringian noble family von Jena . He was the son of the Rittmeister a. D. and Mr. auf Döbbernitz Eduard von Jena (1798–1847) and his wife Beate, née Toinow von Rayska (1802–1882).

Military career

Jena attended the knight academy in Brandenburg an der Havel , the grammar school in Frankfurt (Oder) and the Plessen military preparation institute in Berlin . On May 1, 1852, he joined the 5th Jäger Battalion of the Prussian Army in Görlitz . There Jena was promoted to Portepeefähnrich until October 1853 , before he was released from the reserve on September 11, 1855 . In December 1855 he was re-employed in the army and served with the 12th Infantry Regiment . With a patent from May 1, 1856, Jena was promoted to second lieutenant on August 14, 1856 . From May 1, 1859 to November 30, 1862 he served as an adjutant of the fusilier battalion and then as a regimental adjutant. In this position promoted to Prime Lieutenant on July 10, 1863 , Jena took part in the battles near Gitschin and Königgrätz in 1866 during the war against Austria . Awarded the Red Eagle Order IV. Class with Swords, Jena was transferred to Hanover as a captain in the 76th Infantry Regiment after the peace treaty . Here he initially commanded the 5th Company and in the spring of 1869 took over the 11th Company in Lübeck . During the war against France in 1870/71, Jena took part in the sieges of Metz , Toul and Paris and the battles at Orléans , Beaugency and Le Mans . In the battle near Villejouan, as leader of the fusilier battalion, he managed to take 500 French prisoners. For this, his army leader Grand Duke Friedrich Franz II presented him with the Iron Cross 1st class.

After the end of the war , Jena was transferred to the 4th Guard Grenadier Regiment "Queen" in Koblenz . Here he led first the 12th, later the 4th company. When he was promoted to major on August 11, 1874, he was placed à la suite of his regiment and Jena was appointed commander of the Biebrich NCO School . On January 14, 1879, he returned to military service when he was appointed commander of the 2nd Battalion in the 8th Brandenburg Infantry Regiment No. 64 (Prince Friedrich Carl of Prussia) . He became lieutenant colonel in mid-September 1881 and was promoted to the regimental staff on November 15, 1883 as a regular staff officer . On April 1, 1885, he was commissioned to lead the 4th Brandenburg Infantry Regiment (Grand Duke Friedrich Franz II of Mecklenburg-Schwerin) in Neuruppin . When he was promoted to colonel , he was appointed regimental commander on December 3, 1885. Jena was released from this command on December 15, 1888 when he was promoted to major general and appointed inspector of the infantry schools. In this position, Jena played a decisive role in the further expansion of the NCO schools. On May 16, 1891, he was entrusted with the leadership of the 7th Division in Magdeburg and, with the promotion to Lieutenant General, on September 19, 1891, he was appointed commander of this large unit . Jena worked in the same capacity from December 19, 1893 to January 26, 1896 in the 31st division in Strasbourg . He was then appointed governor of the Strasbourg fortress . In this position Wilhelm II gave him the character of General of the Infantry on September 1, 1896 . On May 22, 1899, Jena was transferred to the army officers. He then submitted his departure and was put up for disposal on July 3, 1899 with the statutory pension and the award of the Grand Cross of the Red Eagle Order with Oak Leaves and Swords .

After his departure, Jena moved to Eberswalde, where he was also buried after his death.

family

Jena married Elisabeth Auguste von Dalwig (1840–1880) on June 26, 1859 in Frankfurt (Oder ). She was the daughter of the Prussian Major General Ludwig von Dalwig (1800–1866). The following children were born from the marriage:

  • Elisabeth (* / † 1861)
  • Eduard Wilhelm Louis Alfred (1862–1924), Prussian major general ⚭ 1897 Martha Alice von Randow (born September 17, 1877)
  • Maria (* / † 1864)
  • Karl Heinrich Erdmann (1865–1920) ⚭ 1899 Hedwig Boeckmann (born November 9, 1879)
  • Friedrich Wilhelm Gustav (1866–1926), Prussian major, Herr auf Jahmen ⚭ 1891 Emilie Helene Ella Else Wilkins (born October 29, 1871)
  • Elfriede (* 1868) ⚭ September 18, 1889 in Berlin Franz von Donop (1854–1938), Prussian major general
  • Margarethe (1869–1925)
  • Gottfried (* / † 1871)
  • Hans (1872-1883)
  • August Friedrich (1873–1921), German lieutenant colonel, last battalion commander in the 9th (Prussian) Infantry Regiment ⚭ 1908 Clotilde Ernestine Hedwig Susanne Ruth von dem Knesebeck (born August 4, 1879)
  • Leo Ferdinand (1876–1957), SS group leader ⚭ 1914 Josefine Margarethe Schumacher
  • Louis Ferdinand (* 1878), Prussian major
  • Sophie (* 1880) ⚭ March 1, 1904 in Eberswalde Albert Oberhof († November 27, 1910), pastor at the Charité

After the early death of his first wife, Jena married Marie Ottilie Adeline Countess von Baudissin (* 1872), a daughter of the district president Traugott von Baudissin, on February 27, 1893 in Bordesholm .

literature

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Kurt von Priesdorff: Soldatisches Führertum. Volume 6, Hanseatische Verlagsanstalt Hamburg, undated [Hamburg], undated [1938], DNB 367632810 , pp. 497-498, no. 2124.
personal data
SURNAME Jena, Eduard von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Jena, Karl Wilhelm Eduard von (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian general of the infantry
DATE OF BIRTH March 28, 1834
PLACE OF BIRTH Dobbernitz
DATE OF DEATH March 21, 1911
Place of death Eberswalde