Hermann Ehrne von Melchthal

Hermann Ehrne von Melchthal (born July 28, 1843 at Spielberg Castle near Unterschweinbach , municipality of Egenhofen , † October 14, 1899 ) was an officer in the Bavarian Army .

Life

He was the son of the landowner Georg Ehrne von Melchthal and his wife Karoline, née Niederhofer. At the age of sixteen he volunteered on August 11, 1859 in the 2nd Infantry Regiment "Crown Prince" . Promoted from cadet to vice corporal and corporal to sergeant, he was sent to the war school in the fall of 1863 . On May 20, 1866, he took up a promotion to lieutenant in the infantry body regiment .

In the war against Prussia in 1866 he provided the first evidence of his guts, so that he was expressly praised for his achievements in that campaign according to the highest resolution of March 9, 1867. In the Franco-Prussian War was a lieutenant leader of III Platoon in the 8th Company of the Infantry Leib Regiment and took part in the Battle of Sedan on September 1, 1870 , for which he was awarded the Iron Cross II class and later, according to the army order of November 1, 1870, the Knight's Cross II. Class of Military Merit . In the battle of Loigny and Poupry on December 2, 1870, he not only demonstrated bravery, but also strong nerves and an overview.

A chapter of the Order convened in Grosbois on February 12, 1871, chaired by Lieutenant General Joseph Maximilian von Maillinger , recognized Melchthal by a majority as worthy of being accepted into the Military Max Joseph Order . With the very highest signature of February 20, 1871, he was appointed a knight. The army order issued on April 3, 1871, once again pays tribute to his bravery and military services in the war against France with an express commendation. Promoted to captain on November 3, 1880 , he was company commander in the 12th Infantry Regiment "Prince Arnulf" . He died a Major a. D. October 14, 1899.

literature

• Baptist Schrettinger: The Royal Bavarian Military Max Joseph Order and its members. R. Oldenbourg. Munich 1882.