Gustav Krahmer

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Gustav Krahmer (born December 29, 1839 in Elbingerode , † October 7, 1905 in Wernigerode ) was a Prussian major general and writer.

Life

origin

He was that of the master road builder Ferdinand Krahmer († 1881) and his wife Emma, ​​née Stelzner.

Military career

Krahmer attended the cathedral grammar school in Magdeburg and on August 1, 1859, as a one-year volunteer, joined the 3rd pioneer division of the Prussian army . As a non-commissioned officer , he joined the 25th Infantry Regiment in March 1860 and was promoted to second lieutenant on July 23, 1861 . From October 1864, Krahmer graduated from the War Academy , whose visit he had to interrupt for the duration of the German War . He took part as a regimental adjutant in the battle of Langensalza and in the campaign with the Main Army in the battles near Roßbrunn and Üttingen as well as in the bombardment of Würzburg . After the peace agreement , Krahmer continued his training at the War Academy, which he successfully completed at the end of July 1868. As Prime Lieutenant, he was assigned to the General Staff at the end of May 1, 1869 .

For the duration of the mobile relationship on the occasion of the war against France in 1870/71, Krahmer was assigned to the General Staff of the General Government of the Coastal Lands under General Eduard Vogel von Falckenstein . After the end of the war, he returned to the General Staff, was transferred here in November 1871 and promoted to captain on January 6, 1872 . As a company commander in Grenadier Regiment No. 5 , Krahmer was active from April 4, 1876 to April 24, 1878, before being transferred back to the General Staff and heading the Russian section. After the end of the Russo-Ottoman War , he was assigned to the border regulation commission between Bulgaria and Eastern Rumelia . On October 18, 1879, he was promoted to major . On April 15, 1884, he was assigned to the Königsberg headquarters as a general staff officer . In this position he promoted the reinforcement work of the Königsberg fortress , received the rank and fees as department head on March 22, 1886 and was promoted to lieutenant colonel on March 22, 1887 . From November 13, 1888, Krahmer was in command of the 46th Infantry Regiment in Posen and became a colonel on July 21, 1889 . With his promotion to major general on July 28, 1892, he was given command of the 69th Infantry Brigade in Graudenz . Due to a serious eye problem, Krahmer had to say goodbye. He was put up for disposition on July 15, 1893 with a pension and the award of the Order of the Red Eagle, 2nd class with oak leaves .

Krahmer was well versed in the Russian language , acquired during his visit to the Military Academy, and studied the history of the country. Among other things, he wrote The History of the Russo-Turkish War and the eight-volume work Russia in Asia .

family

Krahmer married Mathilde Anna Marie Leopold (* 1848) in Deutz in 1872 . She was the daughter of the building councilor and operations director Theodor Friedrich Leopold. The two daughters Emma (* 1873) and Wera (* 1875) as well as the son Ulrich (* 1880) emerged from the marriage.

Works

  • History of the development of the Russian army: from the accession to the throne of Emperor Nikolai I Pavlovich up to the most recent times (as a continuation of the "History of the Russian Army from the origin of the same to the accession of Emperor Nikolai I Pavlovitsch by F. von Stein")
  • Relations between Russia and Persia. Elibron Classics, 2006 Adamant Media Corporation, ISBN 0-543-96791-3 (paperback); ISBN 0-543-96790-5 (hardcover) (facsimile of the edition by Zuckerschwerdt & Co, Leipzig 1903)

literature
personal data
SURNAME Krahmer, Gustav
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German officer, most recently major general and writer
DATE OF BIRTH December 29, 1839
PLACE OF BIRTH Elbingerode
DATE OF DEATH October 7, 1905
Place of death Wernigerode