Emil Engelhard (General)

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August Emil Engelhard (born November 30, 1829 in Mainz , † April 25, 1885 in Bromberg ) was a Prussian major general and commander of the 8th Infantry Brigade .

Life

origin

Emil was a son of the Prussian major Franz Engelhard (1790-1865) and his wife Elisabeth, born von Barle (1792-1867).

Military career

After visiting the cadet houses in Bensberg and Berlin , Engelhard was transferred on April 22, 1847 as a second lieutenant to the 34th Infantry Regiment (2nd Reserve Regiment) of the Prussian Army . From 1849 he was adjutant of the 2nd Battalion and completed the General War School from October 1853 to September 1856 for further training . He then served in the 2nd Company and was again adjutant of the 2nd Battalion in 1858/59. When he was promoted to Prime Lieutenant in mid-January 1859, he was transferred to the 17th Infantry Regiment in Wesel . From the end of January 1859 Engelhard was commanded as a company commander to the 2nd Battalion in the 17th Landwehr Regiment in Düsseldorf . He was promoted to captain and was assigned to the 17th Combined Infantry Regiment, from which the 8th Westphalian Infantry Regiment No. 57 was formed in early July 1860 . Engelhard was promoted to company commander in mid-November 1860 and took part in the General Staff training trip of the VII Army Corps in 1862 . In 1866 he led his company in the war against Austria in the battles of Münchengrätz and Königgrätz and received the Order of the Red Eagle, fourth class with swords , for his work .

After the war he was transferred to Zeitz on October 30, 1866 as chief of the 12th Company in Infantry Regiment No. 86 . With promotion to the superfluous major, Engelhard was commanded on March 22, 1868 as adjutant of the General Command of the VII Army Corps and on April 8, 1869, left in his position in the grenadier regiment "King Friedrich Wilhelm IV." (1st Pomeranian ) No. 2 moved. With the appointment as commander of the Fusilier Battalion in Stettin Engelhard resigned on June 25, 1869 in the troop service. He led this battalion in 1870/71 in the war against France at Gravelotte , Villiers , Pesmes , Dole , Perrecy-les-Forges , Mouchard , Salins-les-Bains and Pontarlier as well as before Metz and Paris .

Awarded both classes of the Iron Cross , Engelhard was promoted to lieutenant colonel after the peace treaty at the end of March 1873 , and on October 16, 1873, under position à la suite of his regiment, he was entrusted with the management of the business as director of the military shooting school. On January 11, 1876 he was appointed director and in this position he rose to colonel at the end of March 1876 . This was followed from March 13, 1879 to April 14, 1882 as commander of the 2nd Upper Silesian Infantry Regiment No. 23 in Neisse . Engelhard was briefly commanded from August 30 to September 15, 1881 to lead the 22nd Infantry Brigade . On April 15, 1882, he was entrusted with the command of the 8th Infantry Brigade under position à la suite of his regiment and on June 11, 1882, promoted to major general, he was appointed commander of this brigade . On the occasion of the religious festival he received in January 1885 Red Eagle II. Class with oak leaves and swords on rings before April 1, 1885 Pension for disposition was made.

He died shortly afterwards on April 25, 1885 in Bromberg of a severe throat problem.

Major General von Kloeden wrote in his assessment on January 1, 1876: “Is an active, extremely dutiful and determined officer. His intelligence, willingness to work, energy and the keenest interest in the cause overcome all difficulties and find expression in the good performance of the military shooting school. He leads the institute is very insightful, expert, the most thorough thoroughness and yet spiritually stimulating for the staff. "

family

Engelhard married Amalie Keller (1842–1914) on April 14, 1864 in Düsseldorf. The couple had several children:

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Kauther, Wirtz: Korvettenkapitän a. D. Paul Emil Engelhard (1868-1911) with license no. 3. Issue 28 from the series of documents on the Berlin-Johannisthal airfield 1909-1914.
personal data
SURNAME Engelhard, Emil
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Engelhard, August Emil (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian major general and commander of the 8th Infantry Brigade
DATE OF BIRTH November 30, 1829
PLACE OF BIRTH Mainz
DATE OF DEATH April 25, 1885
Place of death Bromberg