Hermann von der Groeben

Hermann Friedrich von der Groeben (born February 17, 1828 in Ludwigsdorf , † March 27, 1902 in Königsberg ) was a Prussian major general and curator of the Langheim - Lieper family affidavit .

Life

origin

Hermann was a son of the Majoratsherrn on Ludwigsdorf Hans von der Groeben (1788–1837) and his wife Amande, born von Rosenberg-Gruszczynski (1796–1867). His brother Karl (1826–1898) also became a Prussian major general.

Military career

Groeben first visited the cadet houses in Kulm and Berlin . Subsequently, on May 27, 1845, he was transferred to the 1st Infantry Regiment of the Prussian Army as a Second Lieutenant . After brief assignments to the 1st Pioneer Department, the Central Gymnastics Institute and as a company commander in the III. In the 1st Battalion in the 1st Landwehr Regiment in Tilsit , Groeben was promoted to Prime Lieutenant in mid-April 1858 . Transferred to the 5th East Prussian Infantry Regiment No. 41, he was assigned to the command as adjutant at the General Command of the 1st Army Corps on July 1, 1860 . In this position, Groeben advanced to captain in mid-December 1860 and on December 11, 1863 became company commander in the grenadier regiment "King Friedrich Wilhelm IV." (1st Pomeranian) No. 2 in Stettin . During the war against Austria in 1866 he led the 11th Company in the battles near Gitschin and Königgrätz . Awarded the Red Eagle Order IV class with swords for his behavior , he was transferred to Infantry Regiment No. 75 at the end of October 1866 after the end of the war .

He rose to major in mid-June 1867 and was commander of the replacement battalion in Bremen during the war against France in 1870/71 . Even before the peace agreement , Groeben was transferred to the 6th Pomeranian Infantry Regiment No. 49 , which was part of the occupation army in France, as commander of the 2nd Battalion . There he also acted as the commandant of Dijon and was promoted to lieutenant colonel in mid-January 1872 . A year later he was given command of the Fusilier Battalion, was promoted to colonel in September 1874 and was in command of the East Frisian Infantry Regiment 78 in Emden from October 15, 1874 to March 11, 1881 . Subsequently, Groeben was appointed commander of the 39th Infantry Brigade in Hanover under position à la suite of his regiment . In this capacity he rose to major general at the end of March and received the Order of the Red Eagle, 2nd class, with oak leaves and swords on the ring in September 1881. On December 6, 1883, Groeben was put up for disposal with a pension .

family

Groeben had married Klothilde von Knobloch (1835-1870) in Puschkeiten on September 25, 1857 . The daughters Ellinor (* 1858) and Paula (* 1863) as well as the sons Hans-Jürgen (* 1861) and Max (* 1865) emerged from the marriage.

literature

• Kurt von Priesdorff : Soldier leadership . Volume 10, Hanseatische Verlagsanstalt Hamburg, undated [Hamburg], undated [1942], DNB 986919810 , pp. 284-285, no. 3219.
• Gothaisches genealogical pocket book of noble houses. 1903. Fourth year, Justus Perthes , Gotha 1902, pp. 349-350.