Karl Christian Galster

Karl Christian Galster (born January 22, 1818 in Herford , † February 18, 1882 in Hameln ) was a Prussian major general and artillery department of the Imperial Admiralty .

Major General Karl Galster, ca.1875

Life

origin

He was the son of the Privy Councilor and Public Prosecutor in Herford Karl Galster († August 8, 1866 in Herford) and his wife Amalie, born von Carnap († November 16, 1842 in Herford).

Military career

Galster attended high school in his hometown and joined the 4th Artillery Brigade of the Prussian Army as a gunner on October 1, 1836 . He graduated from the United Artillery and Engineering School from October 1837 to the end of September 1840 and was promoted to second lieutenant on September 29, 1839 . Galster served with the 8th Battery until September 30, 1844 and was sent to the General War School for further training until mid-July 1847 . After his return he worked in the 2nd battery.

On March 20, 1849, Galster was commanded as an adjutant to the Stettin naval command, promoted to prime lieutenant on April 9, 1850 , and with the formation of the sea ​​battalion on May 13, 1852 assigned to the sea artillery department. On January 23, 1854 his position as captain à la suite of the sea battalion and the command of the 1st division of the Admiralty of the Prussian Navy followed . For a short time he served in August 1854 as the deputy artillery director of the naval station of the Baltic Sea , and then at the end of the month he was appointed company commander in the sea battalion. Placed à la suite of the battalion at the beginning of July 1855, he was now employed as artillery director of the naval station of the Baltic Sea. On 29 July 1862, was Galster character as Major awarded. He took part in the war against Denmark in 1864 and received the patent for his rank on July 19, 1864 with seniority from June 25, 1964 . In January 1868 he was assigned to serve as a department head for the artillery in the War Ministry , on March 22nd Galster became a lieutenant colonel and from mid-August 1868 took part in the inspection of Russian naval facilities for two weeks on board the Aviso Adler . On January 21, 1869, he joined the Ministry of the Navy as a department head for artillery . Here he served during the Franco-Prussian War , in the meantime became a colonel on July 26, 1870 and, with the formation of the Imperial Navy on January 1, 1872, continued to work as artillery officer in the Admiralty. In this position, he was promoted to major general on January 18, 1875, before Galster was put up for disposition on October 19, 1876 with a pension and the award of the Order of the Red Eagle, 2nd class with oak leaves .

family

Galster married Charlotte Pauline Johanne, née Schulze (born August 1, 1824 in Herford, † March 8, 1900 in Kiel) in Koblenz on February 3, 1850 . The marriage had three children:

• Karl (1851–1931), German vice admiral and publicist
• Max (1852–1928), German rear admiral
• Jenny (born January 15, 1854)

literature

• Dermot Bradley (eds.), Hans H. Hildebrand, Ernest Henriot: Germany's Admirals 1849-1945. The military careers of naval, engineering, medical, weapons and administrative officers with admiral rank. Volume 1: A-G. Biblio Publishing House. Osnabrück 1988. ISBN 3-7648-1499-3 . Pp. 404-405.
• Kurt von Priesdorff : Soldier leadership . Volume 9, Hanseatische Verlagsanstalt Hamburg, undated [Hamburg], undated [1941], DNB 986919780 , pp. 42-43, no. 2734.