Julius Hartmann (General, 1821)

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Carl Gottfried Julius Hartmann (born May 19, 1821 in Hanover ; † June 13, 1892 there ) was a Prussian lieutenant general and military writer.

Life

origin

Julius was a son of the Treasury Councilor Theodor Hartmann († 1867) and his wife Friederike, née Wehner († 1869). The Hanoverian general of the artillery of the same name Julius von Hartmann (1774-1856) was a relative of his.

Military career

Hartmann attended high school in his hometown and then joined the artillery of the Hanover Army on October 1, 1835 as a cadet . He was promoted to secondary lieutenant in mid-May 1839 and was sent to Berlin for a year from October 1842 to attend the General War School and the university . During this time he was promoted to Prime Lieutenant on July 29, 1843 and was commanded to survey the country from 1847 to 1851. Hartmann took part in the campaign against Denmark in 1848 . Then he came on September 1, 1849 as a teacher at the military academy in Hanover. There he was promoted to captain on May 31, 1851 , and in 1852 he was appointed a member of the Artillery Technical Commission. On October 1, 1856, he was appointed battery chief, and on October 15, 1856, he was also a member of the board of directors of the military academy. He came on September 1, 1859 as a teacher at the General Staff Academy in Hanover. He was promoted to major on May 22, 1865 . During the war against Prussia he fought in the battle of Langensalza . In Göttingen he organized the field equipment of the batteries and ammunition columns, then he took over the command of the reserve artillery. The Hanoverian Army won a Pyrrhic victory and still had to surrender. After the war, the Kingdom of Hanover was annexed and Hartmann joined the Prussian Army on March 9, 1867 as a major with a patent from October 19, 1866 and was employed as commander of the 1st division in Field Artillery Regiment No. 11 . On August 18, 1868, he was assigned to the Artillery Examination Commission and on February 11, 1869, Hartmann became a regular member and head of the testing department of the Artillery Examination Commission under position à la suite of his regiment. In this capacity he rose to lieutenant colonel in mid-June 1869 .

During the mobilization on the occasion of the war against France , Hartmann was assigned as a staff officer to the commanding general of the High Command of the 3rd Army on July 10, 1870 . He fought at Weißenburg , Wörth and the Lisaine , at the Ognon, at Pasques, Longeau, Villersexel , Epinal, Langres and Bessancourt, as well as at the siege of Strasbourg . Awarded the Iron Cross II. Class, he returned to his peace position on May 6, 1871, received in mid August 1871 the character as a colonel , and on 19 September in 1871 the Iron Cross First Class. With a patent from August 18, 1871, he was appointed commander of the Magdeburg Field Artillery Regiment No. 4 on November 23, 1871 . Under position à la suite of his regiment, he was employed as commander of the 2nd foot artillery brigade on June 9, 1874 and promoted to major general on March 22, 1876 . On the occasion of the festival of the Order, Hartmann was awarded the Order of the Red Eagle II. Class with Oak Leaves in January 1879 , and on May 13, 1879 he was also appointed a member of the examination commission for captains and prime lieutenants of the artillery. He received the character of Lieutenant General on June 11, 1881 and was put up for disposal with a pension .

Hartmann had already worked as a military writer during his active service.

family

Hartmann married Cäcilie Bötsch on May 1, 1852 in Altona . The children Julius (1853–1876), Anna (* 1855) and Adolf (* 1857) emerged from the marriage.

Fonts

  • Lectures on artillery. Hanover 1856/58.
  • Artillery organization. (2 parts), Hanover 1864.
  • The Hanoverian artillery in memory. Pamphlet, 1866.
  • Memoirs of a German Officer 1848–1871. 1882, digitized
  • Experiences from the war of 1870/71. 1885.
  • How it was and how it became. Stories, 1885.
  • Detected too late. A time picture 1871–1873. 1886.
  • Changing times. Stories, 1888, digitized
  • Detected too late. Roman, 1888.

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Catalog of collectibles in the KK War Library, p. 4.
personal data
SURNAME Hartmann, Julius
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Hartmann, Carl Gottfried Julius (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian lieutenant general and military writer
DATE OF BIRTH May 19, 1821
PLACE OF BIRTH Hanover
DATE OF DEATH June 13, 1892
Place of death Hanover