Gustav von Arnim (General, 1796)

Karl Gustav Theodor von Arnim (born May 1, 1796 in Brandenburg an der Havel , † June 21, 1877 in Potsdam ) was a Prussian infantry general who was instrumental in the high quality of the training of hunters and shooters.

Life

origin

Gustav von Arnim was a son of the Prussian major Gustav Friedrich von Arnim (1767–1813) and his wife Auguste Wilhelmine Amalie, born von Arnim (1775–1829) from the Brandenstein family.

Military career

Arnim initially enrolled at the University of Berlin in 1813 , then joined the Guard Jäger Battalion of the Prussian Army as a volunteer hunter on February 3, 1813, and was appointed portepeef ensign on October 12, 1813 . During the Wars of Liberation he fought in the battles at Großgörschen , Bautzen , Brienne and Arcis-sur-Aube as well as the siege of Toul. On April 14, 1814, he was promoted to second lieutenant.

After the war, Arnim was promoted to captain and company commander by mid-April 1831 . On March 30, 1840, he joined the 31st Infantry Regiment as a major and was transferred to the Emperor Franz Grenadier Regiment on December 14, 1841 as commander of the Fusilier Battalion . On March 27, 1847 he was appointed commander of the Guard Rifle Battalion . As such, he took part in the Battle of Schleswig in the First Schleswig-Holstein War in 1848 . On August 24, 1848, he was appointed commander of the Guard-Jäger-Battalion and at the same time charged with running the business as the inspector of the inspection of hunters and riflemen. On May 8, 1849 he was appointed inspector and rose to colonel by mid-April 1851 . On October 26, 1854, he was promoted to major general in command of the 27th Infantry Brigade . This was followed from March 7, 1857 to June 2, 1858 as commander of the 3rd Guard Infantry Brigade . In this position, Arnim was awarded the Order of the Red Eagle, 2nd class with swords on the ring, on September 21, 1857, and the Order of St. Stanislaus, 2nd class, on October 24, 1857 . On June 3, 1858 he was promoted to commander of the 16th division in Trier and on November 22, 1858 to lieutenant general. On October 19, 1859, Arnim was commissioned to lead the VIII Army Corps . On November 27, 1859, he was released from the job, as he had taken over command after the death of General von Hirschfeld. Since that would have been the task of the Chief of the General Staff, he received a reprimand from the Prince Regent. In view of his achievements, however, this had no further consequences.

On September 20, 1861 he was awarded the Order of the Red Eagle First Class with Swords on the Ring and on March 18, 1862 with the Grand Cross of the Order of the Oak Crown . On the occasion of his 50th anniversary of service, he received the Order of the Crown, 1st class on January 31, 1863 . On December 19, 1863, Arnim was ordered to manage the business of the General Command of the IV Army Corps . He was then transferred to officers of the army on January 9, 1864, leaving his position unchanged. On March 18, 1864, he was relieved of his post, but remained with the army officers, leaving his powers as division commander. He was on 26 November 1864, the character as General of Infantry to the disposition provided.

In honor of the services he had earned in his previous position as inspector for the training of hunters, Arnim was appointed third chief hunter master . He died in Potsdam on June 21, 1877.

family

Arnim married Albertine Freiin von Montmartin (1797–1863) in Potsdam on July 11, 1827, daughter of Johann Ludwig Emil Freiherr von Montmartin († 1837), heir to Cummerow. The couple had several children:

• Gustav (1829–1909), Prussian infantry general ⚭ Elise Gumtau (1830–1914)
• Helene (1830–1903) ⚭ 1850 Carl Gustav Julius von der Lancken (1812–1874)
• Albertine Elisabeth (1831–1877) ⚭ 1849 Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich von Berg (1817–1879)
• Bernhard (1833–1917), Prussian major general ⚭ 1861 Agnes von Jacobs (1843–1907)
• Cäcilie (1841–1927) ⚭ 1863 Conrad Freiherr Roth von Schreckenstein (1829–1905), son of General Ludwig Roth von Schreckenstein

literature

• Kurt von Priesdorff : Soldier leadership . Volume 6, Hanseatische Verlagsanstalt Hamburg, undated [Hamburg], undated [1938], DNB 367632810 , pp. 370–372, No. 1998.
• Gothaisches genealogical pocket book of the noble houses. 1903. Fourth year, Justus Perthes, Gotha 1902, pp. 21f.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ p. 348.