Julius Heinrich von Gemmingen-Steinegg
Julius Heinrich Georg Hermann Freiherr von Gemmingen-Steinegg (born July 15, 1843 in Grunau , † October 23, 1903 in Berlin ) was a Prussian general of the infantry and first president of the Imperial Military Court .
Life
origin
Julius Heinrich came from the noble family Gemmingen-Steinegg . He was the son of Hermann von Gemmingen-Steinegg (born August 11, 1803 in Steinegg ; † April 15, 1861 in Frankfurt (Oder) ) and his wife Elisabeth, born von Kurnatowski (born February 28, 1819, † December 6, 1872 in Frankfurt (Oder)).
Military career
Gemmingen attended the Friedrichsgymnasium in Frankfurt (Oder) in his youth and was a cadet in Berlin from May 4, 1859 . On May 6, 1862, with the king's praise, he was transferred to the Guard Fusilier Regiment of the Prussian Army as a Second Lieutenant . From July 1866 he served as a battalion adjutant, was transferred to Infantry Regiment No. 93 on September 25, 1867 and held the same function there from October 10, 1867. On March 24, 1868 Gemmingen rose to regimental adjutant and was promoted to prime lieutenant the following year . As such, he took part in the fighting at Beaumont , Sedan , Pierrefitte and Épinay as well as the sieges of Toul and Paris during the war against France in 1870/71 . Awarded the Iron Cross II. Class, Gemmingen returned home and was promoted to captain in mid-November 1873 and at the same time appointed company commander. From June 12, 1877 to April 24, 1878 Gemmingen was active in the General Staff and was then transferred to the General Staff of the 21st Division in Frankfurt am Main . There he was promoted to major on March 22, 1881 . In the following year, Gemmingen was transferred to the General Staff of the XI in Kassel . Army Corps . From there he came back to the General Staff in Berlin on February 5, 1884, while at the same time being assigned to the War Ministry . Here Gemmingen worked for the next few years as a mobilization officer in the army department. At the beginning of July 1887 he was commanded to the 3rd Guards Regiment on foot . There Gemmingen was then from August 16, 1887 to April 16, 1888 commander of the II. Battalion, was then lieutenant colonel and briefly transferred to the staff of the 7th Thuringian Infantry Regiment No. 96 . After three months he was appointed Chief of the General Staff of the VII Army Corps in Munster . Here he was promoted to colonel on March 24, 1890 , and as such two years later he was appointed commander of the 4th Guards Regiment on Foot . With his promotion to major general Gemmingen was released on January 27, 1894 from this post and made available for a short time. He then came to the War Ministry and was appointed director of the Military Economic Department on March 17, 1894. Under his leadership, the service regulations falling within his area of responsibility, u. a. that of the directorate , revised. At the same time, Gemmingen was from April 4, 1894 also a deputy authorized representative of the Federal Council .
After Gemmingen had become lieutenant general on September 10, 1897 , he was appointed commander of the 8th Division on April 5, 1898 . Almost a year later he was transferred to Erfurt , where he was given command of the newly established 38th Division . Gemmingen gave up this post on July 8, 1900. He was transferred to Berlin, where he was appointed the first president of the military court. From March 28, 1901, Gemmingen also acted as an authorized representative to the Federal Council and was promoted to General of the Infantry on January 27, 1902.
Gemmingen died of influenza after a short illness and was buried on October 26, 1903 at the Hasenheide garrison cemetery.
He was the owner of the Red Eagle Order I Class with Oak Leaves and the Crown Order I Class.
family
Gemmingen married on July 25, 1871 in Hecklingen with Margarete Charlotte von Trotha (* May 8, 1835 in Hecklingen, † November 18, 1883 in Kassel ). After her death, on April 28, 1886, he married Johanna, widowed Baroness von Willisen , born von Gersdorff (born February 14, 1844 in Rothenburg, † July 13, 1906 in Berlin).
The daughter Elisabeth Marie Anna Fanny (born November 7, 1872 in Dessau ) emerged from the first marriage . She later became abbess in Mosigkau .
literature
- Kurt von Priesdorff : Soldier leadership . Volume 10, Hanseatische Verlagsanstalt Hamburg, undated [Hamburg], undated [1942], DNB 986919810 , pp. 51-53, no. 3075.
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gemmingen-Steinegg, Julius Heinrich von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Gemmingen-Steinegg, Julius Heinrich Georg Hermann Freiherr von (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Prussian General of the Infantry, President of the Reich Military Court |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 15, 1843 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Grunau |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 23, 1903 |
| Place of death | Berlin |