Ernst von Forstner

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Ernst von Forstner

Ernst Freiherr von Forstner (born October 31, 1869 in Graudenz , † December 22, 1950 in Hanover ) was a German infantry general .

Life

origin

He was the son of the Prussian Colonel Paul Freiherr von Forstner (1830-1889) and his wife Wanda, née Countess von Itzenplitz (1834-1908).

Military career

From 1876 to 1882 Forstner attended the Georgianum high school in Lingen , then the Potsdam high school . He then graduated from the cadet corps , was transferred on February 5, 1889 as portepeefähnrich to the 2nd Guards Regiment on foot of the Prussian Army in Berlin and on January 16, 1890 was promoted to second lieutenant. From October 1, 1893 to September 30, 1896, he served there as a battalion adjutant, in the meantime he became a prime lieutenant on May 30, 1896, and as such was then commanded to the Military Academy until July 22, 1899 . This was followed by a brief assignment to the Second Sailor Artillery Department until September 30, 1899, before he returned to service in his regiment. For two years from April 1, 1900, Forstner was assigned to the General Staff . At the same time as his promotion to captain on September 12, 1902, he became company commander in his main regiment. From January 27, 1907, he worked as a teacher at the Hanover War School . This was followed on March 22, 1912, when he was transferred to the staff of the 1st Baden Leib Grenadier Regiment No. 109 in Karlsruhe and promoted to major . On April 4, 1913, Forstner was appointed battalion commander there.

With the outbreak of World War I and the mobilization, Forstner and the regiment were deployed on the western front . There he was then given command of the 4th Baden Infantry Regiment "Prinz Wilhelm" No. 112 on December 22, 1914, and on January 25, 1915, he was appointed commander of the 1st Baden Leib Grenadier Regiment No. 109. Here he remained after the end of the war and from October 1, 1919, he served as a board member of the resolution office of the XIV Army Corps .

Forstner was then taken over into the Provisional Reichswehr , on January 26, 1920 initially transferred to the staff of the 10th Infantry Regiment and from May 15, 1920 he was appointed as its commander. In this function, he was promoted to colonel on June 16, 1920. On January 1, 1921, he took over the 8th Infantry Regiment as such . Forstner was transferred to Glatz on June 6, 1922 , where he served as commandant until June 30, 1922. He then joined the staff of Group Command 1 in Berlin, became Major General on July 16, 1923, and as such, Infantry Leader VI of the 6th Division in Hanover on October 1, 1923 . There he was promoted to lieutenant general on October 1, 1926 . Forstner resigned from active service on March 31, 1927 and was retired.

On August 27, 1939, the so-called Tannenberg Day , he was given the character of General of the Infantry.

family

On February 17, 1908, Forstner married Elsbeth Freiin von Busse in Berlin. The later naval officers and submarine commanders Siegfried von Forstner (1910–1943) and Wolfgang-Friedrich Freiherr von Forstner (1916–1999), as well as Wolf-Friedrich's twin sister (1916–1918) emerged from the marriage. After Elsbeth's death in 1919, he married Margarethe. This marriage resulted in two sons who both died in World War II .

Awards

literature

  • Dermot Bradley (ed.), Karl-Friedrich Hildebrand, Markus Rövekamp: 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 4: Fleck-Gyldenfeldt. Biblio Verlag, Osnabrück 1996, ISBN 3-7648-2488-3 , pp. 42-43.
  • Gothaisches genealogical pocket book of the baronial houses, 1893, forty-third year, p.230

Individual evidence

  1. Gothaisches genealogical pocket book of the baronial houses. 1889. Ninth and thirtieth year, Justus Perthes, Gotha 1888, p. 208.
  2. Martin Skutella, Oskar Viedebantt (ed.): The Lingen high school graduates 1832-1933. In: Georgiana Lingensia. News from the Lingener Gymnasium Georgianum. Issue 2, Lingen 1933.
  3. ^ Freiherr von Bock: list of the officers' corps of the 2nd Guards Regiment on foot June 19, 1813– May 15, 1913. Verlag R. Eisenschmidt, Berlin 1913, p. 230.
  4. a b c d e f g h i j Reichswehr Ministry (Ed.): Ranking list of the German Reichsheeres. ES Mittler & Sohn , Berlin 1925, p. 110.