Ferdinand Roeder of Diersburg

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Karl Ferdinand Philipp Felix Ludwig Freiherr Roeder von Diersburg (born July 21, 1848 in Karlsruhe ; † February 2, 1926 there ) was a Prussian major general .

Life

origin

Ferdinand was a son of the Baden Lieutenant General Philipp Roeder von Diersburg (1801–1864) and his wife Adelheid Friederike, née Baur von Eysseneck (1806–1886). His brother Wilhelm (1832–1909) became a Prussian infantry general , his brother Karl (1840–1916) a Prussian lieutenant general.

Military career

Roeder studied at the University of Heidelberg and became a member of the Corps Suevia Heidelberg in 1867 . After graduating, he joined the field artillery regiment of the Baden Army on July 17, 1870 . In this association he took part in the war against France in 1870/71 , was awarded the Iron Cross II. Class and promoted to Second Lieutenant on March 6, 1871 . As such, he was accepted into the Prussian Army on July 15, 1871 . Roeder advanced to prime lieutenant in mid-October 1880 and on March 22, 1881, he was commanded as adjutant to the 10th Artillery Brigade in Hanover , with his regiment à la suite . Left in this command, he was transferred to the 1st Guard Field Artillery Regiment on June 11, 1881 . Released from this command on November 12, 1885, a year later he was promoted to captain and battery chief . In the further course of his military career Roeder was from April 1, 1899 to October 18, 1904 commander of the newly formed 3rd Baden Field Artillery Regiment No. 50 in Karlsruhe. He was then appointed commander of the 7th Field Artillery Brigade and on April 24, 1906, transferred to the 28th Field Artillery Brigade in Karlsruhe in the same capacity . There he was promoted to major general on April 14, 1907. In approval of his resignation request , Roeder was put up for disposal on July 1, 1907 with the statutory pension .

Grand Duke Friedrich I paid tribute to his many years of service by awarding him the star for the Commander's Cross of the Order of the Zähringer Lion . After his departure, Roeder acted as chairman of the Baden war clubs .

literature

  • Bentner: The Royal Prussian Guard Artillery. Second volume, ES Mittler & Sohn , Berlin 1894, Annex VII, p. 142.
  • Armin Danco: The Yellow Book of the Corps Suevia in Heidelberg. 3rd edition (members 1810–1985), Heidelberg 1985, No. 616.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Ferber: History of the 1st Baden Field Artillery Regiment No. 14. Verlag der Müller Hofbuchdruckerei, Karlsruhe 1906, p. 328.
  2. ^ Günter Wegmann (Ed.), Günter Wegner: Formation history and staffing of the German armed forces 1815-1990. Part 1: Occupation of the German armies 1815–1939. Volume 3: The occupation of the active regiments, battalions and departments from the foundation or list up to August 26, 1939. Biblio Verlag, Osnabrück 1993, ISBN 3-7648-2413-1 . P. 275.
  3. ^ Military weekly paper . No. 52 of April 24, 1906, p. 1229.
  4. ^ Military weekly paper. No. 49 of April 16, 1907, p. 1114.
  5. ^ Military weekly paper. No. 84 of July 4, 1907, p. 1931.
  6. ^ Military weekly paper. No. 128 of October 8, 1907, p. 2912.
personal data
SURNAME Roeder von Diersburg, Ferdinand
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Roeder von Diersburg, Karl Ferdinand Philipp Felix Ludwig Freiherr (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian major general
DATE OF BIRTH July 21, 1848
PLACE OF BIRTH Karlsruhe
DATE OF DEATH February 2, 1926
Place of death Karlsruhe