Karl Eduard Pönitz

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Karl Eduard Pönitz. Lithograph by Hanns Hanfstaengl, printed by Franz Hanfstaengl in Dresden in 1857.

Karl Eduard Pönitz (also Carl Eduard Poenitz ) (born on January 24, 1795 in Döbeln , Kingdom of Saxony ; died on September 27, 1858 in Hosterwitz near Pillnitz ) was a Saxon captain , post office worker and military writer . Pseudonym Pz .

Life

Karl Eduard Pönitz attended the Freemason Institute, a boys' education institution with secondary school, in Dresden. After graduating, he began an apprenticeship in Oschatz . At the beginning of the wars of freedom in May 1813, he volunteered in the Saxon cavalry in Reinhardtsdorf and took part in the campaigns in Saxony, France and the Netherlands. Then he trained in military science. In 1822 he received a position as a fencing master and in April 1825 he was appointed officer, as an assistant professor of military science in the cadet house in Dresden . At this time Pönitz had made some contributions to scientific newspapers and to the "Militair-Conversations-Lexicon". In 1838 his first military science book “Attempt at a guide to tactical instruction for subaltern officers in the infantry and cavalry”, in 1840 “Recognition and description of the terrain” and in 1842 “The railways and their use as a military line of operations”. His only fiction work appeared in 1848 under the title: "The Soldier and His Duties". His main work, the first volume appeared in 1845, "The military letters of a deceased to his still living friends", comprised four volumes and was reissued in 1854 by the Cotta'schen Verlagbuchhandlung .

His last rank was that of a captain . In 1846 he entered civilian service, and on April 1, 1854, he was retired as a senior postmaster in Leipzig . His last work, "Warrior and Peaceful Dreams", was published in 1857 by BG Teubner Verlag . Pönitz died on September 27, 1858 in Hosterwitz near Pillnitz. The "military newspaper" dedicated a necrology to him on the front page.

Karl Eduard Pönitz's books have been translated into Swedish, Dutch and French. Most publications appeared anonymously or under his pseudonym “Pz”. As early as 1842 he devoted himself to the importance of the railroad for future warfare, which he continued in other books.

The librarian and bibliographer Julius Petzholdt put 1859 so far the only scientific bibliography before the works of Karl Eduard Ponitz. He found that Pönitz had only published one work under his name.

Awards

Publications (selection)

  • The art of fencing on the thrust according to the principles of Herr von Selmnitz , the royal Saxon captain of light infantry and knights, etc., and some other teachers of this art . Arnold, Dresden 1822.
    • Second edition: The art of fencing on the thrust according to the principles of Herr von Selmnitz, the royal Saxon captain of light infantry and knight, etc. and some other teachers of this art . Edited by Carl E. Pönitz. New, cheaper edition. Arnold, Dresden 1828.
  • Declaration of February 20, 1827. In: Leipziger Zeitung No. 50 of February 27, 1827, p. 583. Digitized
  • Kriegsspiel , In: Hanns Eggert, Willibald von der Lühe (ed.): Militair-Conversations-Lexikon , Volume 4. C. Brüggemann, Otto Wigand, Leipzig 1835, pp. 405–408. Digitized
  • Attempt of a guide to tactical instruction for subaltern officers of the infantry and cavalry . Publishing Bureau, Albrecht 1838.
    • Infantry and Cavalry tactics for use by officers of all ranks and weapons . New revised edition, Verlags-Buroau, Adorf 1847. Digitized
    • Infantry and Cavalry tactics for use by officers of all ranks and weapons . Second volume. New revised edition, Verlag-Buroau, Adorf 1847. MDZ Reader
    • Pz .: Infantry and Cavalry tactics for use by officers of all degrees and weapons . 2 volumes. 4th, unchanged. Edition. Verlag-Buroau, Adorf 1859.
    • Pz .: Proeve eener handleiding bij het onderwijs in de taktiek, ten dienste van subalterne officieren der infantry en cavalry. Hoogduitsch vertaald van Pz. Door ASJV Gebroeders van Cleef, s'Gravensge, Amsterdam 1842. Digitized
  • Pz: Practical instructions for recognition and description of the terrain from the tactical point of view. Edited and illustrated by examples for subaltern officers of all weapons . Publishing Bureau, Audorf 1840. Digitized
    • Pz: Practical instructions for recognition and description of the terrain from the tactical point of view. Edited and illustrated with examples for officers of all degrees and weapons . 2. presumably u. verb. Output. Publishing Bureau, Audorf 1855. Digitized
  • Military letters from a deceased to his friends who are still alive, historical, scientific, critical and humorous content: for entertaining instruction for initiates and laypeople in warfare . Publishing office, Adolf 1841. MDZ Reader
    • Military letters from a deceased to his still living friends, historical, scientific, critical and humorous content for entertaining instruction for initiates and laypeople in warfare . Second collection. Publishing office, Adolf 1843. MDZ Reader
    • Military letters from a deceased to his still living friends, historical, scientific, critical and humorous content for entertaining instruction for initiates and laypeople in warfare . Third collection. Publishing office, Adolf 1844. Archive.org
    • Military letters from a deceased to his still living friends, historical, scientific, critical and humorous content for entertaining instruction for initiates and laypeople in warfare . Fourth collection. 1st division. Publishing office, Adolf 1845. MDZ Reader
    • Military letters from a deceased to his still living friends, historical, scientific, critical and humorous content for entertaining instruction for initiates and laypeople in warfare . Fourth collection. 2nd division. Publishing office, Adolf 1845. MDZ Reader
    • Military letters from a deceased to his still living friends, historical, scientific, critical and humorous content for entertaining instruction for initiates and laypeople in warfare . First volume. New edition. Cotta, Stuttgart and Tübingen 1854. MDZ Reader
    • Military letters from a deceased to his still living friends, historical, scientific, critical and humorous content for entertaining instruction for initiates and laypeople in warfare . Second volume. New edition. Cotta, Stuttgart and Tübingen 1854. MDZ Reader
    • Military letters from a deceased to his still living friends, historical, scientific, critical and humorous content for entertaining instruction for initiates and laypeople in warfare . Third volume. New edition. Cotta, Stuttgart and Tübingen 1854. Archive.org and MDZ Reader
    • Charles XII betraktad från krigsvetenskaplig synpunkt. Ur "military letters from a deceased" . NM Lindhus Boktryckeri, Örebro 1858. Digitized
  • The railways as military lines of operations, together with a draft for a military railway system for Germany . Publishing Bureau, Audorf 1842 SLUB digitized
    • The railways and their use as military lines of operation. With a railroad card. 2nd revised edition. Publishing Bureau, Audorf 1853. SLUB digitized
  • The defense of southern Germany against the French, with the involvement of the railroads, taking into account the different gauge . In: Allgemeine Militär-Zeitung. 19 Jg. Carl Wilhelm Leske, Leipzig, Darmstadt 1844, pp. 564 ff., 587 ff., 604 ff., 612 ff. Digitized
    • The defense of southern Germany against the French, with the involvement of the railways, taking into account the different gauges . Cotta, Stuttgart and Tübingen 1844.
  • Pz: The advancing development of the German railway network and what deserves special attention . In: German quarterly font . Cotta, Stuttgart and Tübingen 1845, first issue, pp. 1–31. Digitized
    • The advancing development of the German railway network, and what deserves special attention . o. O., o. J. SLUB digitized
  • Pz .: The German postal system and its future design . In: German quarterly font . 10th year 1847, pp. 41-59.
  • The German national armament as a contribution to the solution of one of the most important questions in the reform efforts of our German fatherland. (Specially reprinted from the German quarterly publication) . Cotta, Stuttgart and Tübingen 1848. MDZ Reader
  • The soldier and his duties. A story . Volckmar, Leipzig 1848.
    • The soldier and his duties. A story . Teubner, Leipzig 1852.
  • Pz: Infantry and Cavalry tactics for use by officers of all ranks and weapons . [First volume]. New revised edition, Verlags-Bureau, Adorf 1847. Digitized
    • Pz: Infantry and Cavalry tactics for use by officers of all ranks and weapons . Second volume. New revised edition, Verlags-Bureau, Adorf 1847. MDZ Reader
    • Pönitz: Extrait de la tactique de l'infanterie et de la cavalerie pour les officiers de toutes armes par L. Schädler. Traduit de Öl'allemand par De Mandrot. Ed. Albrecht. Aaru 1861. Digitized
  • Pz .: formation of a German Landwehr . Cotta, Stuttgart and Tübingen 1852. MDZ Reader
  • Pz: Warlike and peaceful dreams about the past, present and future . Teubner, Leipzig 1857. MDZ Reader

literature

  • Military letters from a living person to his friend Clausewitz in Olympus . Otto Wigand, Leipzig 1846. MDZ Reader
  • [Portrait of Karl Eduard Pönitz]. In: Illustriter Calendar for 1856 . 11th year JJ Weber, Leipzig 1856, p. [Google] 35. Digitized
  • Pönitz is dead! . In: Military newspaper . Darmstadt 11th year (1858), October 3, 1858, pp. 525-526. Digitized
  • Karl Eduard Pönitz : General Swiss military newspaper . 1858, issue 9, p. 389. (PDF) and p. 393 ("conclusion")
  • Biographical and literary reports about Carl von Pönitz . In: Julius Petzholdt (Hrsg.): Neuer Anzeiger für Bibliographie und Bibliothekwissenschaft . 1859, pp. 5-9. Digitized with bibliography
  • Winkler:  Pönitz, Karl Eduard . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 26, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1888, p. 411.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Rudolf Schmidt: German booksellers. German book printer . Volume 2. Berlin / Eberswalde 1903, pp. 369-371.
  2. ↑ According to another representation by his publisher Teubner in Dresden. Weekly paper for strange legal cases . 6th year 1858, new series . No. 56, p. 448.
  3. ↑ military newspaper . P. 525.
  4. ^ "Apart from Pönitz [...] no German-writing author before 1871 had an explanation and well-meaning popularization of the book 'Vom Kriege' [ Vom Kriege. Left work by General Carl von Clausewitz , Vol. 1–3. Ferdinand Dümmler, Berlin 1832–1834]. ”(Olaf Rose: Carl von Clausewitz. On the history of his work in Russia and the Soviet Union 1836–1991 . Walter de Gruyter, Berlin 1995, p. 47.)
  5. ↑ Austrian soldiers joy . No. 26 of April 1, 1854.
  6. ↑ Pönitz dead! , P. 525.
  7. ↑ Philip the Magnanimous
  8. ↑ For all other medals see Pönitz todt! , P. 526.
  9. ↑ “ Beust then gave me a 'tactic for infantry u. Cavalry v. Pönitz ', published in Adorf, recommended, which he thinks better than the decker in some pieces ”. ( Joseph Weydemeyer to Friedrich Engels August 30, 1851 in: Marx-Engels-Gesamtausgabe, Department III. Volume 4, Dietz Verlag, Berlin 1984, p. 454.)
  10. ↑ Ballinlough: Belser Wiss. Dienst, 2009. ISBN 3-628-40735-4
  11. ^ Opposite to: "Military letters from a deceased to his friends who are still alive".
personal data
SURNAME Pönitz, Karl Eduard
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Pönitz, Carl Eduard; Poenitz, Karl Eduard; Poenitz, Carl Eduard; Pz (pseudonym)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Saxon officer and military writer
DATE OF BIRTH January 24, 1795
PLACE OF BIRTH Chub
DATE OF DEATH September 27, 1858
Place of death Hosterwitz near Pillnitz