Hermann von Berger

Adolf Hermann Berger , von Berger since 1883 (born September 5, 1828 in Halle (Saale) , † October 6, 1912 in Wiesbaden ) was a Prussian lieutenant general .

Life

origin

Hermann was the son of the Prussian Colonel Johann Berger (1793–1871) and Henriette Scholinus (1804–1881). His brother Adolf Otto also achieved the rank of Prussian Lieutenant General, his brother Adolph Wilhelm that of Vice Admiral of the Imperial Navy .

Military career

Berger attended grammar school in Rastenburg , joined the 28th Infantry Regiment of the Prussian Army as a fusilier on October 17, 1846 , and was promoted to second lieutenant by mid-February 1849 . After a three-month assignment to the rifle factory in Sömmerda , he became adjutant of the fusilier battalion and from October 1853 completed the general war school for three years . This was followed by commands to the Guards Artillery Regiment , the 12th Hussar Regiment and the Guards Pioneer Department . From mid-June 1857 to mid-March 1858 Berger worked as a teacher at the Cadet House in Potsdam . While he was then assigned to the topographical department of the Great General Staff , he rose to prime lieutenant in mid-February 1859 . As a captain and company commander , Berger served in his regiment from mid-December 1860 to early March 1862. He was then transferred to the General Staff and at the end of November 1864 he was assigned to the General Staff of the 3rd Division in Stettin . There he advanced to major on May 9, 1865, and was appointed director of the war school in Erfurt on August 30, 1865 under position à la suite of the Army General Staff . During the German War , Berger was assigned to the Deputy General Staff in 1866 and after the demobilization he returned to his post in Erfurt. On January 12, 1867, he was appointed director of the newly established military school in Hanover and on March 22, 1868, he was promoted to lieutenant colonel . For the duration of the mobilization on the occasion of the war against France Berger was initially the Generalgouvernement des III. and IV. Army Corps . On August 14, 1870 he became Chief of the General Staff at the General Government in Lorraine and took part in the sieges of Metz and Toul in this position . For his work, Berger received the Iron Cross II. Class and the Commander II. Class of the Albrecht Order with war decorations.

On the occasion of the imperial proclamation he was promoted to colonel on January 18, 1871 and after the peace treaty was appointed commander of the 1st Nassau Infantry Regiment No. 87 on June 20, 1871 . With a position à la suite of his regiment, he was appointed director of the Upper Military Commission on March 1, 1872. A month later he was transferred to the army officers, leaving his position in his previous uniform, and from mid-October 1872 he was also a member of the study commission for the war schools. At his repeated request, Berger resigned from the troop service and was appointed commander of the 4th Posenen Infantry Regiment No. 59 in Glogau on April 7, 1874 . Before the autumn exercises he fell from his horse and lost the functionality of his right arm. As a result, he was unable to exercise with his regiment. Despite this, he took part in the exercises with great pain and gained the approval of his superiors.

On September 24, 1875, Berger was initially entrusted with the command of the 61st Infantry Brigade in Strasbourg and on November 4, 1875, with a patent dated October 28, 1875, he was promoted to major general and appointed commander of this brigade . In this position he received the Red Eagle Order II. Class with Oak Leaves in May 1877 and the Crown Order II. Class with Star at the end of September 1879 . On May 14, 1881, he was promoted to lieutenant general and commander of the 31st Division, which was also stationed in Strasbourg . On May 10, 1883 Berger was charged with the statutory board for disposition made and in recognition of his many years of service by Emperor I. Wilhelm into the hereditary Prussian nobility raised .

After his departure , King Karl von Württemberg awarded him the Grand Cross of the Order of Frederick on June 19, 1883 .

family

Berger had married Frances Clerke of Hastings (* 1828) on December 7, 1852 in Charlton, Kent . The daughter Elis (* 1854) emerged from the marriage, which was divorced on April 13, 1878.

literature

• Kurt von Priesdorff : Soldier leadership . Volume 9, Hanseatische Verlagsanstalt Hamburg, undated [Hamburg], undated [1941], DNB 986919780 , pp. 107-109.
• Gothaisches Genealogisches Taschenbuch der Briefadeligen houses. 1919 . Thirteenth year, Justus Perthes , Gotha 1918, p. 58.