Heinrich von Ledebur

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Heinrich Karl Ernst Emil Leopold Freiherr von Ledebur (born January 8, 1832 in Berlin , † September 11, 1912 in Charlottenburg ) was a Prussian lieutenant general .

Life

origin

Heinrich was a son of the historian Leopold von Ledebur (1799–1877) and his wife Emilie, née von Pritzelwitz (1806–1881).

Military career

After his education in his parents' home and the visit of the Friedrich-Wilhelm Gymnasium in Berlin Ledebur occurred on October 1, 1849 as a cadet in the 2nd Guards Regiment walk the Prussian army one. By the end of May 1859 he was promoted to Prime Lieutenant and was transferred to the 2nd Combined Guard Infantry Regiment on July 1, 1860, from which the 4th Guard Regiment emerged on foot shortly afterwards . There Ledebur rose to captain and company commander in mid-October 1862 . In 1864 he led the 7th Company during the war against Denmark in combat and in the bombardment of Fredericia, as well as the siege and storming of the Düppeler Schanzen . In August / September 1864 Ledebur was active in the replacement battalion and received the Order of the Red Eagle, IV class with swords , for his behavior during the war . During the German War he was a member of the replacement battalion from May 9 to September 24, 1866, without taking part in combat operations.

With the beginning of the war against France Ledebur was initially a company commander in the 2nd Battalion of the 2nd Guards Landwehr Regiment during the siege of Strasbourg . He then became leader of the fusilier battalion of the mobile regiment in front of Paris in mid-October 1870 and from the beginning of October 1870 he led the II. a. in the outpost battle of Stains and on December 21, 1870 at Le Bourget . Awarded the Iron Cross II. Class, Ledebur was assigned to the regiment as a staff officer on March 29, 1871 after the preliminary peace at Versailles and was appointed commander of the Potsdam NCO School on February 11, 1875 with a position à la suite . After being promoted to lieutenant colonel , Ledebur was appointed commander of the Fusilier battalion in Rudolstadt on May 29, 1878 , before being commissioned to lead the 1st Thuringian Infantry Regiment 31 in Altona on May 13, 1880 . On June 12, 1880, he was appointed regimental commander and on September 18, 1880, he was promoted to colonel . This was followed on February 25, 1886 as a major general and commander of the 17th Infantry Brigade in Glogau . In this position Ledebur received on the occasion of the religious festival in January 1888 the Red Eagle II. Class with oak leaves and swords on rings before it on February 14, under presentation of the character as a Lieutenant General with the statutory board for disposition was made.

family

Ledebur had married Frieda von Gersdorff (1838-1931) on April 4, 1865 in Ostrichen . The following children were born from the marriage:

literature

  • [Werner] Freiherr von Bock: Base list of the officer corps of the 2nd Guards Regiment on foot. June 19, 1813– May 15, 1913. Verlag R. Eisenschmidt, Berlin 1913, p. 112.
  • Paul Curtius: List of officers of the Royal Prussian 4th Guard Regiment on foot. 1860-1905. Verlag R. Eisenschmidt, Berlin 1905, p. 18.
  • [Otto] Söding: Officer master list of the Royal Prussian 7th Thuringian Infantry Regiment No. 96. ES Mittler & Sohn , Berlin 1912, p. 94.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Gothaisches Genealogisches Taschenbuch der Freiherrlichen Häuser to the year 1873. P. 383.
personal data
SURNAME Ledebur, Heinrich von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Ledebur, Heinrich Karl Ernst Emil Leopold Freiherr von (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian lieutenant general
DATE OF BIRTH January 8, 1832
PLACE OF BIRTH Berlin
DATE OF DEATH September 11, 1912
Place of death Charlottenburg