Karl Kehrer
Karl Kehrer (born October 10, 1849 in Worms , † May 17, 1924 in Berlin ) was a Prussian general of the artillery .
Life
After attending grammar school, Kehrer joined the Hessian artillery corps in Darmstadt in 1866 and took part in the campaign against Prussia . In 1869/70 he graduated from the United Artillery and Engineering School in Berlin. During the Franco-Prussian War of 1870/71 he was wounded in the Battle of Gravelotte . In 1872 he was accepted into the Association of the Prussian Army . After serving as a troop officer in various artillery units, he started teaching at the field artillery school in Jüterbog in 1891 . In 1893 he was employed as head of the artillery examination commission in Berlin and in 1899 as commander of the 29th Baden field artillery brigade in Freiburg im Breisgau . Here he was promoted to major general in 1900 . In 1901 he advanced to the position of inspector of the field artillery shooting school in Jüterbog and finally in 1903 to the position of President of the Artillery Examination Commission in Berlin. As such, he was involved in the development of the German artillery material, in particular in the testing of the 42 cm fortress guns ( Dicke Bertha ). In 1904 he was promoted to lieutenant general and on March 5, 1908, he was awarded the character of general of the artillery.
His final resting place is in the south-west cemetery Stahnsdorf .
Awards
- Order of the Red Eagle 1st class with oak leaves
- Order of the Crown, 1st class
- Iron Cross (1870) 2nd class
- Prussian service award cross
- Commander 1st class of the order of the Zähringer lion
- Grand Commander of the Order of Saint Michael
- Bavarian Military Merit Order II. Class with star
- Commander II class of the Grand Ducal Hessian Order of Philip
- Grand Cross of the Order of Albrecht
- Commander of the Order of the Württemberg Crown
- Grand Cross of the Order of Frederick
- Grand Officer of the Order of the Sacred Treasure
- Grand Cross of the Order of the Crown of Italy
- Grand Officer of the Order of Saints Mauritius and Lazarus
See also
literature
- Franz Neubert: German contemporary lexicon. Leipzig 1905.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Ranking list of the Royal Prussian Army and the XIII. (Royal Württemberg Army Corps for 1909 , Ed .: War Ministry , Ernst Siegfried Mittler & Sohn , Berlin 1909, p. 466
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kehrer, Karl |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Prussian general of the artillery |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 10, 1849 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Worms |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 17, 1924 |
| Place of death | Berlin |