Hermann von Oppeln-Bronikowski (General, 1826)

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Hans Hermann von Oppeln-Bronikowski (born February 26, 1826 in Iserlohn , † September 27, 1904 in Wiesbaden ) was a Prussian lieutenant general .

Life

origin

Hermann was the second son of the Prussian lieutenant colonel Johann Ferdinand Franz von Oppeln-Bronikowski (1791-1851) and his wife Luise Wilhelmine, née Müllensieffen (1797-1884).

Career

Opole visited the cadet houses in Potsdam and Berlin . He was then transferred to the Prussian Army on July 17, 1843 as an aggregated Second Lieutenant of the Guard Artillery Brigade and graduated from the United Artillery and Engineering School in 1844/46 . After successful completion, he was appointed artillery officer on October 12, 1846. During the March Revolution in 1848 he took part in the street fighting in Berlin and later in the campaign against Denmark in the battle near Schleswig .

From 1851 to 1853 he was deployed as a fireworks lieutenant and from May 1, 1853 to March 31, 1856, he was assigned to the topographical department of the Great General Staff . There he became Prime Lieutenant on May 20, 1854 and, on his return, was promoted to captain on April 3, 1858 . On February 2, 1860, Opole was sent to France on a special order by the War Ministry and transferred to the War Ministry on April 19, 1861. There he was promoted to major on December 3, 1863 and came to Holstein on March 18, 1864 with a special assignment . On June 17, 1865, he was ordered to serve in the 2nd Artillery Brigade and on September 23, 1865, he was appointed commander of the 2nd fortress division of the 3rd Artillery Brigade in the Mainz fortress . During the German War in 1866 Opole commanded a siege train .

Subsequently he was promoted to artillery officer from the place in Mainz on August 24, 1866 and in this capacity to lieutenant colonel on October 30, 1866. In 1869 he was authorized to visit the fortresses of Ulm , Rastatt and Landau . On March 3, 1870, he was appointed commander of Field Artillery Regiment No. 11 and on July 26, 1870 he was promoted to colonel . During the war against France Opole took part in the battles at Weissenburg , Wörth , Orleans and Beaugency-Cravant as well as the siege of Paris and the battles at Chateauneuf and Bretoncelles. From December 21, 1870 to February 17, 1871 he was in command of the ammunition fleet of the 3rd Army in front of Paris. For his work he received both classes of the Iron Cross .

In 1873 Opole joined the staff of the IV Army Inspection , took part in the inspection of the 27th Division (2nd Royal Württembergische) and the II Army Corps of the Bavarian Army and was in the cavalry maneuvers near Buxtehude . In position à la suite of his regiment, he was appointed commander of the 7th Field Artillery Brigade on April 30, 1874 and promoted to major general on May 2, 1874 . On the occasion of the festival of the Order, Opole received the Order of the Red Eagle, 2nd Class with Oak Leaves, in January 1877 , before he was put up for disposition on August 15, 1878 with the character of Lieutenant General . On the 25th anniversary of the Battle of Wörth, he was awarded the Crown Order II. Class with a star.

family

Opole married Elise Heyn (1844–1889), daughter of the Braunschweig consul Heinrich Julius Heyn, on September 8, 1863 in Berlin. Her sister Emilie Marie (1846–1914) was married to Lieutenant General Eduard von Jena . The couple had at least two children:

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SURNAME Oppeln-Bronikowski, Hermann von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Oppeln-Bronikowski, Hans Hermann von (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian lieutenant general
DATE OF BIRTH February 26, 1826
PLACE OF BIRTH Iserlohn
DATE OF DEATH September 27, 1904
Place of death Wiesbaden