Hermann Bayer (officer)

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Hermann Gustav Emil Bayer (born August 11, 1843 in Bromberg ; † January 1920 ) was a Prussian officer , most recently lieutenant general .

Life

origin

Hermann was the son of the invoice Council and cash - auditors Heinrich Bayer.

Military career

As a three-year-old volunteer , Bayer joined the 7th Pomeranian Infantry Regiment No. 54 of the Prussian Army in Kolberg , which was newly formed on May 5th, 1860 . There he was on 22 January 1861 Portepee - Ensign appointed and on February 4, 1962 second lieutenant promoted. He was posted to the Central Gymnastics Institute in Berlin in 1865/66.

With the regiment he took part in the German War in the Battle of Königgrätz in 1866 . In March 1867, Bayer attended the military shooting school in Spandau . From April 16, 1867 to July 16, 1870 he was posted as an inspection officer of Army High Command 2 and a teacher at the war school in Hanover , where he was promoted to prime lieutenant on August 12, 1869 . In the Franco-Prussian War he took part in the enclosure of Paris , the battle of Gravelotte-St. Private , as well as the battles at Join, Salins and Les Planes. He was shot through the left thigh in the Battle of Gravelotte-St. Badly wounded privately. For his achievements he received the Iron Cross, 2nd class.

With the promotion to captain , Bayer was appointed company commander on February 12, 1876 . With a patent from February 12, 1875, he was transferred to the 4th Rhenish Infantry Regiment No. 30 in Saarlouis on March 2, 1880 . When he was promoted to the superfluous major on November 18 , he was first aggregated into his regiment and on December 11, 1886, placed in the oldest captain's post. Transferred to the 5th Rhenish Infantry Regiment No. 65 in Cologne . On June 17, 1887, he was appointed commander of the III. Battalion appointed. This was followed as a lieutenant colonel from January 27, 1892 as a regular staff officer in the 2nd Hanseatic Infantry Regiment No. 76 in Hamburg .

On August 18, 1894, Bayer was charged with the command of the Infantry Regiment No. 135 stationed in Diedenhofen under his position à la suite . To command this regiment was a special honor for Bayer. The proximity to the border meant that in an emergency he would have been one of the first to be “at the enemy”. While such a garrison was an honor for high-ranking officers, the lower-ranking officers there were hardly used anywhere else in the empire. Fritz Oswald Bilse , who was stationed in Forbach , described this in his 1903 novel From a small garrison. A military image of the time . The name of the garrison in which the book played was not mentioned, but Neiße or Diedenhofen were mentioned as examples. With his promotion to colonel he was appointed regimental commander.

On May 4, 1898, Bayer was commissioned to lead this large unit on behalf of the commander of the 35th Infantry Brigade in Flensburg , Hermann von Kamlah , who was on leave . With his promotion to major general on June 15, 1898, he was appointed its commander. In approving his farewell request under the award of the character as a lieutenant general Bayer was on 18 April 1901 the statutory pension for disposition made.

Bayer was the owner of the Red Eagle Order II. Class with Oak Leaves and the Crown Order II. Class.

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Harry von Rège: List of officers of the Infantry Regiment No. 76. Mauke. Hamburg 1902. p. 150.
personal data
SURNAME Bayer, Hermann
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Bayer, Hermann Gustav Emil (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian officer, most recently lieutenant general
DATE OF BIRTH August 11, 1843
PLACE OF BIRTH Bromberg
DATE OF DEATH January 1920