Ernst von Eisenhart-Rothe

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Johann Ludwig Ernst von Eisenhart-Rothe (born December 21, 1862 in Anklam , † October 23, 1947 in Potsdam ) was a German infantry general and military writer .

Life

origin

Ernst came from the noble family von Eisenhart-Rothe . His parents were the judiciary Friedrich Rudolf von Eisenhart-Rothe (* July 30, 1819; † November 24, 1880) and his wife Johann Ulrike Ida, born von Loeper (* January 2, 1830; † December 24, 1914). Lieutenant General Artur von Eisenhart-Rothe (1858–1939) was his brother.

Military career

He joined on 1 May 1883 as a cadet in the 3rd Guards Regiment walk the Prussian Army in Berlin one. There he became second lieutenant in March 1884 and served as adjutant of the 2nd battalion from September 24, 1899 . From October 1891 to July 1894, Eisenhart-Rothe graduated from the War Academy and was promoted to Prime Lieutenant and in mid-December 1893 transferred to the Guard Jäger Battalion . For two years from April 1, 1895, he was assigned to the General Staff and, after his promotion to captain, on March 22, 1897, he was briefly transferred here. Eisenhart-Rothe was transferred to the General Staff of the II. Army Corps on April 17, 1897 and returned to service as a company commander in the 1st Warmian Infantry Regiment No. 150 from August 18, 1899 to September 18, 1901 . He then held various general staff assignments and was also a teacher at the War Academy from July 31, 1908 to September 12, 1912. He was then transferred to the General Staff as head of department and on May 20, 1913, he was promoted to colonel . As such, Eisenhart-Rothe was appointed commander of the Grenadier Regiment "King Friedrich Wilhelm IV." (1st Pomeranian) No. 2 on February 17, 1914 .

With the outbreak of the First World War , his regiment mobilized and marched into neutral Belgium in association with the 3rd Division . There was fighting on the Gette and at Mons . Then Eisenhart-Rothe led the regiment to France and later back to Belgium, where it was used in the Battle of Ypres . On November 30, 1914, he gave up command and was transferred to the army officers. Eisenhart-Rothe was only given a new use on February 1, 1915 when he was appointed senior quartermaster to the Commander- in -Chief of the East . In this position he was promoted to major general on August 18, 1916 . As such, he was general director of the field army from January 2, 1917 .

For his achievements during the war, Eisenhart-Rothe was awarded both classes of the Iron Cross on November 13, 1915 with the Knight's Cross of the Royal House Order of Hohenzollern with swords and the Red Eagle Order II. Class with oak leaves and swords.

After the end of the war, he was accepted into the provisional Reichswehr and, when he was transferred to the Reichswehr Ministry on October 1, 1919, he was appointed inspector of education and on June 16, 1920, he was promoted to lieutenant general. At the request of the Entente , Eisenhart-Rothe had to say goodbye, which was granted to him on June 15, 1921, conferring the character of General of the Infantry.

In the following time he wrote various works on the “Tradition of the German Army”.

family

He married on August 2, 1893 in Moritzburg near Hildesheim Charlotte von Casimir (born November 7, 1874). The couple had several children including:

  • Dorothea Elisabeth (born July 22, 1894)
  • Ida Helene (born February 8, 1896)
  • Friedrich Karl (born January 9, 1897)
  • Artur (March 12, 1898 - September 1, 1915), killed in Russia
  • Ernst Joachim Gustav Wolf Albert Kasimir (born September 15, 1899)
  • Hans Henning (born January 11, 1901 - May 19, 1944), Colonel, killed in action near Belgrade

Fonts (selection)

  • The Guard's Book of Honor. The Prussian Guard in World War 1914-1919. Tradition Kolk, Berlin 1919.
  • The Kaiser on November 9th! A clarification after not yet published Material. Universitas, Berlin-Wilmersdorf 1922.
  • Memorial of the German Army and Navy, 1871–1918. German National Publishing House, Berlin & Munich 1928.
  • Under the spell of personality. From the memories. Huebner, Berlin-Lankwitz 1931.
  • So was the old army. Frundsberg, Berlin 1935.

literature

  • Dermot Bradley (Ed.): The Generals of the Army 1921-1945. The military careers of the generals, as well as the doctors, veterinarians, intendants, judges and ministerial officials with the rank of general. Volume 3: Dahlmann – Fitzlaff. Biblio Verlag, Osnabrück 1994, ISBN 3-7648-2443-3 , pp. 312-313.
  • Gothaisches genealogical pocket book of the noble houses . Part B 1933, p. 138, Justus Perthes Verlag, Gotha 1933.
  • Genealogical manual of the nobility . Noble houses B. Volume VIII, p. 72, Volume 41 of the complete series, CA Starke Verlag, Limburg (Lahn) 1968.
  • Gothaisches genealogisches Taschenbuch der Briefadeligen houses 1916. Tenth year, p. 186.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ List of officers of the Royal Prussian 3rd Guard Regiment on foot. From 1860 to 1910. Verlag Gerhard Stalling, Oldenburg 1910, p. 48.
Dataset on and literature on Ernst von Eisenhart-Rothe in the state bibliography MV - No hit, February 7, 2010.
personal data
SURNAME Eisenhart-Rothe, Ernst von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Eisenhart-Rothe, Johann Ludwig Ernst von (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German infantry general, military writer
DATE OF BIRTH December 21, 1862
PLACE OF BIRTH Anklam
DATE OF DEATH October 23, 1947
Place of death Potsdam