Hermann von Blomberg

Paul Hermann von Blomberg (born June 5, 1836 in Bromberg , † October 15, 1924 in Berlin ) was a Prussian infantry general .

Life

origin

Hermann was a son of the Prussian major Ludwig von Blomberg (1803-1892) and his wife Amalie, born von dem Borne (1807-1851). Three of his brothers also embarked on a military career in the Prussian Army .

Military career

Blomberg attended high schools in Posen and Stargard as well as the cadet houses in Kulm and Berlin . Subsequently, on April 26, 1853, he was transferred as a second lieutenant to the Kaiser Franz Grenadier Regiment of the Prussian Army. After being assigned to the Guards Pioneer Department , he was promoted to Adjutant of the Fusilier Battalion in early November 1857 and promoted to Prime Lieutenant in mid-December 1860 . At the beginning of October 1861, he was assigned to the Guard Rifle Battalion for one year and during the mobile relationship on the occasion of the war against Denmark , Blomberg was a company commander in the replacement battalion of the 4th Guard Grenadier Regiment from May 7 to June 3, 1864 "Queen" . In the same capacity he was then commanded to the 1st Battalion in the 2nd Guards Grenadier Landwehr Regiment in Hamm until the end of June 1864 . After further orders to the III. Battalion in the 1st Guards Grenadier Landwehr Regiment and as an adjutant at the commandant's office in Berlin, Blomberg took over the leadership of the 9th Company in his main regiment at the beginning of the war against Austria in 1866 . He led them in the battles of Thrush and Königgrätz and was awarded the Order of the Red Eagle, IV class with swords , for his behavior .

After being transferred to the 4th East Prussian Grenadier Regiment No. 5 , Blomberg was appointed adjutant to the General Command of the II Army Corps on March 10, 1870 and promoted to major at the beginning of the war against France . He took part in the battles at Gravelotte and Champigny , the sieges of Metz and Paris and the battles at Salins , Fresne and Pontarlier . Blomberg received both classes of the Iron Cross and was transferred to Darmstadt on January 1, 1872 as commander of the 1st Battalion in the 1st Grand Ducal Hessian Infantry (Leibgarde-) Regiment No. 115 . He was promoted to colonel by mid-June 1879 , before being commissioned to command the 1st Magdeburg Infantry Regiment No. 26 on October 21, 1879 under position à la suite . From December 11, 1879 to July 13, 1885 he was regimental commander, was then initially commissioned with the leadership of the 39th Infantry Brigade in Hanover and on September 16, 1885 appointed major general brigade commander. On July 12, 1888, Blomberg was commissioned to lead the 5th Division in Frankfurt (Oder) . As lieutenant general from September 19, 1888 to October 19, 1891, he was in command of this large formation . Subsequently appointed commanding general of the II Army Corps, he was awarded the Crown Order of the First Class in this position on the occasion of the festival in January 1892 and promoted to General of the Infantry at the end of the month. In September of the following year he was commanded to represent the emperor to lay wreaths on the occasion of the unveiling of the monument to Wilhelm I in Bromberg. After the autumn maneuvers, Wilhelm II awarded him the Grand Cross of the Red Eagle Order with Oak Leaves and Swords on the Ring on September 12, 1895 . Under position à la suite of the Emperor Franz Garde Grenadier Regiment No. 2, Blomberg was put up for disposal on January 6, 1898 with the statutory pension with the approval of his resignation .

The Kaiser honored him on September 13, 1911 by awarding him the Order of Merit of the Prussian Crown .

family

Blomberg had married Hedwig von Kleist (1840-1926) on September 20, 1860 in Buddendorf . Several children were born from the marriage, including the son Hermann (1869-1894), who died of typhus .

literature

• Joachim von Goertzke: List of officers of the Royal Prussian Emperor Franz Garde Grenadier Regiment No. 2. 1814–1914. Paul Parey Publishing House, Berlin 1914, pp. 146-147.
• Kurt von Priesdorff : Soldier leadership . Volume 10, Hanseatische Verlagsanstalt Hamburg, undated [Hamburg], undated [1942], DNB 986919810 , pp. 395-398.