Hermann von Kameke (General, 1822)

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Hermann Wilhelm Gottfried von Kameke (born June 7, 1822 in Neustettin , † April 27, 1900 in Erfurt ) was a Prussian major general .

Life

origin

Hermann was a son of the Prussian major Wilhelm von Kameke (1788–1868) and his wife Susanne, née Boie (1801–1854). His grandfather was Lieutenant General Karl von Kameke (1763–1842).

Military career

Kameke visited the cadet houses in Kulm and Berlin . Subsequently, on August 8, 1839, he was transferred to the 5th Infantry Regiment of the Prussian Army as a second lieutenant . From October 1844 he completed the general war school for three years for further training and was adjutant of the 1st battalion from 1848 to 1851 . Promoted to prime lieutenant on May 11, 1852 , Kameke was assigned to the topographic office for two years in 1853 and rose to captain in mid-October 1854 . In 1855 he was assigned to Prussian Stargard as a company commander in III. Battalion of the 21st Landwehr Regiment. On April 12, 1859, Kameke returned to his main regiment with the appointment of company commander . This was followed by his command as a company commander in the 5th Combined Infantry Regiment on May 8, 1860, from which the 8th East Prussian Infantry Regiment No. 45 emerged in early July 1860 . Kameke was given command of the 5th Company in Marienburg , was promoted to major on August 13, 1864 in the regimental staff and on May 5, 1866 was appointed commander of the 2nd Battalion in Graudenz . In this capacity he took part in the fighting at Trautenau , Königgrätz and Tobitschau during the war against Austria in 1866 and was awarded the Order of the Red Eagle, IV class with swords.

After the war, on October 30, 1866, Kameke was transferred to the 74th Infantry Regiment in Cologne as commander of the 2nd Battalion and was promoted to lieutenant colonel on March 22, 1868 . During the mobilization on the occasion of the war against France , he was briefly commander of the Landwehr occupation regiment in Cologne until the beginning of August 1870. He then returned to his regiment participated in the Battle of Gravelotte , the siege of Metz , Montmédy and Mezieres and the fighting at Bois de Vaux, Montoy , Chauvancy and the coup on Rocroy part.

On January 18, 1871, the day of the imperial proclamation , Kemeke was promoted to colonel and awarded with both classes of the Iron Cross, after the peace treaty on June 20, 1871, appointed regimental commander. From August 28 to September 21, 1871, he was in charge of the 38th Infantry Brigade . Under position à la suite of his regiment, on November 2, 1871, he was appointed commander of Diedenhofen . The award of the character as a major general Kameke was on 12 November 1874 board for disposition made and on the occasion of religious Fester in the January 1896 Order of the Crown awarded II. Class. He died on April 27, 1900 in Erfurt.

General of the Cavalry von Manteuffel wrote in his assessment in 1871: I notice that Colonel von Kameke was repeatedly described to me by his superiors as a good and capable soldier and regimental commander during the Jura campaign and was proposed to the Iron Cross I, which he also received .

family

Kameke married Mathilde Boie (1835–1910) on November 29, 1855 in Danzig . The children Anna (* / † 1857), Pauline (* 1858), Susanne (* 1859), Wilhelm (* / † 1862), Hermann (* / † 1864), Margarethe (* 1866) and Ursula ( * 1872) as well as the later Prussian captain Eberhard (* 1865).

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SURNAME Kameke, Hermann von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Kameke, Hermann Wilhelm Gottfried von (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian major general and commandant of Diedenhofen
DATE OF BIRTH June 7, 1822
PLACE OF BIRTH Neustettin
DATE OF DEATH April 27, 1900
Place of death Erfurt