Hermann von Redern

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Karl Ludwig Wilhelm Herrmann von Redern (born October 5, 1819 in Wansdorf , † July 3, 1886 in Leipzig ) was a Prussian lieutenant general , legal knight of the Order of St. John and owner of the Wansdorf manor in Havelland .

Life

origin

He came from the Brandenburg nobility family von Redern and was the eldest son of the Prussian major Karl von Redern (* September 1, 1784 - March 24, 1858) and his wife Charlotte, née Guretzky-Cornitz (* January 16, 1793; † 21. August 1835). The later lieutenant general Ernst von Redern (1835–1900) was his brother.

Military career

Redern first visited the cadet house in Berlin and was then transferred on August 18, 1836 as a second lieutenant to the Guard Dragoon Regiment of the Prussian Army . For three years from October 1, 1842, he was assigned to the General War School for further training . In 1846/47 Redern took leave of absence to attend the University of Berlin. By mid-April 1852 he was promoted to Rittmeister and squadron chief . On April 28, 1857 he was transferred as adjutant to the 14th Division . Promoted to major in March of the following year, Redern was aggregated to the General Staff of the Army and sent to the embassy in Vienna . In 1859 he took part in the battles at Magenta and Solferino at the Austrian headquarters during the Sardinian War . For this he received the Order of the Red Eagle IV class with swords and the Order of the Iron Crown III. Class.

In 1860 Redern was recalled from Vienna and at the end of the year was appointed commander of the Neumärk Dragoon Regiment (No. 3) . In this capacity, promoted to lieutenant colonel on October 18, 1861 , he was deployed with his regiment during the January uprising to secure the Polish border in 1863/64 . After his promotion to Colonel Redern gave up this regiment and was appointed commander of the 2nd Guards Dragoon Regiment on December 14, 1865 . He led his regiment in 1866 during the war against Austria with the 1st Army in the battles near Turnau , Münchengrätz , Tischnowitz and Königgrätz .

After the peace agreement , Redern was appointed commander of the newly formed 20th Cavalry Brigade in Hanover on October 30, 1866 , and in this position was promoted to major general on July 23, 1868 with a patent from July 3, 1868 . On the occasion of the mobilization he took over the 13th Cavalry Brigade in 1870 and fought with his large formation during the war against France in the battles at Mars-la-Tour and Gravelotte . He also took part in the siege of Paris . His achievements were honored with the award of the Iron Cross 2nd Class and the Commander's Cross 1st Class of the Order of Henry the Lion with Swords. After the Peace of Frankfurt , Redern became commander of the 19th Cavalry Brigade in the occupying army in France on May 23, 1871 . In January 1873 he received the Order of the Red Eagle, 2nd class, with oak leaves and swords on the ring. Under awarding of the character as a lieutenant general Rederns was on 11 March 1873 the statutory pension for disposition made.

family

Redern married on March 6, 1865 in Rütznow Anna von der Marwitz (born September 19, 1846, † 1919), with whom he lived in Wansdorf . After his death, the family moved to Berlin. His eldest daughter was the song writer and narrator Hedwig von Redern , his son Wilhelm von Redern was district administrator in Stallupönen and government vice-president in Gumbinnen .

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Gothaisches genealogical pocket book of noble houses 1905. Sixth year, p. 508.
personal data
SURNAME Redern, Hermann von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Redern, Karl Ludwig Wilhelm Herrmann von (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian lieutenant general
DATE OF BIRTH October 5, 1819
PLACE OF BIRTH Wansdorf
DATE OF DEATH July 3, 1886
Place of death Leipzig