Julius Mebes
Julius Mebes (* 1796 ; † October 19, 1882 ) was a Prussian colonel and author of a two-volume treatise on Prussian history and the army .
Life
Mebes joined the Brandenburg fortress pioneer company of the Prussian army in 1812 . In 1813 he was promoted to second lieutenant in the company and in the same year he was employed as a field engineer outside Danzig . In the following year he was assigned to the fortification service in Danzig , Küstrin and Kolberg . In 1815 he became adjutant to Colonel Pullet , the brigadier of the fortresses in Pomerania and Brandenburg . Mebes was promoted to prime lieutenant in 1816 and captain in 1817 . He then became an engineer officer from Thorn in 1831 and returned to Danzig in the same function in 1836. His promotion to major took place in 1838 and from 1841 he was commander of the Guard Pioneer Battalion . In 1846 he became the inspector of the third fortress inspection and was promoted to lieutenant colonel the following year . He ended his active career in 1848 as Colonel z. D.
Mebes was honored with the Iron Cross 2nd Class and the Red Eagle Order 4th Class, the St. Anne's Order 3rd Class and the Service Award Cross.
plant
- Julius Mebes: Contributions to the history of the Brandenburg-Prussian state and army. (= Contributions to the history of the Brandenburg-Prussian state and army. Volume 1) Lüderitz, Berlin 1861. ( digitized version )
- Julius Mebes: Contributions to the history of the Brandenburg-Prussian state and army. (= Contributions to the history of the Brandenburg-Prussian state and army. Volume 2) Self-published, Berlin 1867. ( digitized version )
For example, Field Marshal Wrangel publicly thanked him in 1867 for his work, which was widely recognized .
literature
- Klemens Mersmann: History of the Royal Prussian Guard Pioneer Battalion. Ernst Siegfried Mittler and Son, Berlin 1889, p. 216 ( digitized version )
- Militair weekly paper . Volume 5, No. 208, June 17, 1820, p. 1447 ; Vol. 12, No. 568, May 12, 1827, p. 3643 ; Volume 13, No. 642, October 11, 1828, p. 3939 and P. 3940 ; Volume 16, No. 777, May 14, 1831, p. 4497
- List of rankings and quarters of the Royal Prussian Army. 1829, 174 , p. 176 ; Ranking of the Royal Prussian Army. 1839, p. 178 ; 1841, p. 184 ; 1842, p. 186
- Günter Wegner: Occupation of the German armies 1815-1939. Volume 1: The higher command posts 1815–1939 (= formation history and staffing of the German armed forces 1815–1990. Part 1, Volume 1). Biblio-Verlag, Osnabrück 1990, ISBN 3-7648-1780-1 , p. 558
- Günter Wegner: Occupation of the German armies 1815-1939. Volume 3: The occupation of the active regiments, battalions and departments from the foundation or formation until August 26, 1939. (= formation history and occupation of the German armed forces 1815–1990. Part 1, volume 3). Biblio-Verlag, Osnabrück 1993, ISBN 3-7648-2413-1 , p. 337
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Mebes, Julius |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Prussian officer and military writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1796 |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 19, 1882 |