Friedrich von Barner

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Friedrich Magnus von Barner (born October 24, 1821 in Berlin ; † January 7, 1889 there ) was a Prussian major general .

Life

origin

Friedrich von Barner was a son of the Prussian Lieutenant General Ulrich von Barner (1786–1846) and his wife Ida, née Heim (1796–1873).

Military career

Barner joined the 8th Hussar Regiment of the Prussian Army as a hussar on June 14, 1838 and was promoted to second lieutenant by the end of April 1839 . In 1844/45 he was assigned to the teaching squadron and two years later he was promoted to regimental adjutant. In mid-January 1849 he was appointed adjutant of the 14th Cavalry Brigade and from the end of March to the end of December 1849 he was an adjutant in the division destined for Schleswig - Holstein . In this position Barner took part in the war against Denmark . At the end of June 1852 he became a prime lieutenantand shortly thereafter assigned to the Guard Artillery Regiment for a year . This was followed by a command as an adjutant at the General Command of the VII Army Corps . Barner was promoted to Rittmeister at the end of June 1856 , and on April 30, 1857, he returned to service with the appointment of squadron chief in the Guard Dragoon Regiment . In 1860 he was commanded to accompany Prince Albrecht of Prussia to Saint Petersburg and the following year to Prince Murat . For this honorary service he received the Officer's Cross of the Legion of Honor . Barner was promoted to major in mid-April 1861 and was promoted to regular staff officer, and in the autumn he took part in the maneuvers of the VII and VIII Army Corps . On January 20, 1864, he was initially charged with commanding the regiment and on April 3, 1866, he was appointed commander. As a lieutenant colonel , Barner led his dragoons during the following war against Austria in the battle of Königgrätz . For his work he was awarded the Commander-in-Chief of the Royal House Order of Hohenzollern with Swords and the Mecklenburg Military Merit Cross.

After the war, Barner was promoted to colonel on March 22, 1868 , and on July 3, 1869, King Wilhelm I honored him with the Red Eagle Order III in memory of the achievements of his regiment at Königgrätz . Class with swords. With the permission to wear his regiment uniform he was on 13 November 1869 board for disposition made. Furthermore, the instruction was issued that it was to continue to be led by the officers à la suite of the army. During the war against France , on July 29, 1870, Barner received permission to join the staff of the 4th Cavalry Division . Awarded the Iron Cross II class, he was given the character of major general after the peace treaty on May 15, 1873 .

Barner was master of trams and Moltow as well as knight of honor of the Order of St. John . After his death he was buried on January 10, 1889 in the Matthäifriedhof .

family

Barner had married Elisabeth Grimm (1838–1914), widowed Countess von Westarp, in Berlin on November 10, 1873. She was the daughter of the Army General Staff Physician Heinrich Gottfried Grimm (1804-1884). The son Klaus Ulrich (* 1875) emerged from the marriage.

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personal data
SURNAME Barner, Friedrich von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Barner, Friedrich Magnus von (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian major general
DATE OF BIRTH October 24, 1821
PLACE OF BIRTH Berlin
DATE OF DEATH January 7, 1889
Place of death Berlin