Karl Brosius

Karl August Joseph Brosius (born July 21, 1855 in Bendorf ; † August 26, 1920 in Erfurt ) was a Prussian lieutenant general .

Life

origin

Karl was the son of the doctor Caspar Max Brosius (1825–1910) and his wife Friederike, née Grether (1828–1882).

Military career

Brosius attended high schools in Burgsteinfurt and Neuwied . He was then a cadet in Berlin and on April 28, 1872 , he was transferred to the 8th Rhenish Infantry Regiment No. 70 in Saarlouis as a characterized Portepeefähnrich . There he received the patent for his rank on March 11, 1873 and was promoted to second lieutenant on February 12, 1874 . As such, Brosius was commanded from October 1877 for five months to the Central Gymnastics Institute and in May 1878 for eight weeks to the Rhenish Pioneer Battalion No. 8 . From September 1879 to the end of 1885 he served as a battalion adjutant. On May 13, 1866, he was transferred to Thorn in the 4th Pomeranian Infantry Regiment No. 21 as Prime Lieutenant . From February 15, 1888 to April 16, 1890, he was employed as an adjutant at the Deutsch-Krone district command . Then he returned as a captain in the infantry regiment "von Borcke" (4th Pommersches) No. 21 and acted as company commander . In the same capacity, Brosius was transferred to the newly established 9th West Prussian Infantry Regiment No. 176 on March 22, 1897 . In July 1900 he was promoted to major and in mid-May 1901 he was appointed commander of the fusilier battalion in the grenadier regiment "King Friedrich Wilhelm I." (2nd East Prussian) No. 3 in Braunsberg . In August Brosius was transferred to the 9th Baden Infantry Regiment No. 170 in Offenburg , where he commanded the 1st Battalion. In the absence of the regimental commander, Brosius was entrusted with the management of the entire unit in the summer of 1905 during regimental and brigade exercises. After he was promoted to lieutenant colonel on January 27, 1907 , a few weeks later Brosius was transferred to the staff of the 2nd Upper Rhine Infantry Regiment No. 99 in Zabern . Brosius was promoted to colonel on January 27, 1910 and was appointed commander of the 2nd Nassau Infantry Regiment No. 88 on March 22, 1910 . During the autumn exercises of 1912 he served as leader of the XVIII. Army Corps to be deployed to the Reserve Infantry Brigade. On March 5, 1913, he was assigned to lead the 67th Infantry Brigade in Metz . With his promotion to major general on March 22, 1913, Brosius was appointed commander of this large unit .

After the outbreak of the First World War , Brosius and his brigade took part in the advance in France and the fighting in the Argonne as part of the 33rd Division . His achievements were recognized by the award of both classes of the Iron Cross . On December 23, 1914, he was released from his command and appointed commander of the 77th Reserve Division on the Eastern Front . Brosius led his division during the winter battle in Masuria and received the swords for the Order of the Red Eagle, 2nd class with oak leaves , in recognition of his services on March 7, 1915 .

Due to illness, he had to give up his division on September 22, 1915 and was then transferred to the army officers. Since Brosius was no longer fit for front use, he was put up for disposition on January 8, 1916 with the character of Lieutenant General . As a z.-D. officer he then acted from July 12, 1916 as commander of the deputy 87th Infantry Brigade and as deputy governor of the Thorn Fortress. After the Armistice of Compiègne , Brosius mobilization provision was repealed on November 24, 1918.

After his death he was buried in the New Cemetery in Naumburg (Saale) .

family

Brosius had married Lonny Wittke (* 1866) in Deutsch-Krone on September 25, 1890. The marriage had four children:

• Hans (1891–1969), officer, journalist and political functionary
• Fritz (1892–1914), Prussian lieutenant
• Ernst (1895–1915), Prussian lieutenant
• Elisabeth (* 1898), teacher in Stendal

literature

• Kurt von Priesdorff : Soldier leadership . Volume 9, Hanseatische Verlagsanstalt Hamburg, undated [Hamburg], undated [1941], DNB 986919780 , pp. 296-298, no. 2891.