Karl von Eine (Lieutenant General)
Karl von Eine (born August 26, 1819 in Hanover ; † April 24, 1892 there ) was a Prussian lieutenant general .
Life
origin
Karl came from the noble family Eine . He was the eldest son of Johann Gottfried von Eine (born November 15, 1783 in Gladebeck ; † September 4, 1850 in Lüneburg ) and his wife Wilhelmine Henriette Luise Elisabeth, born von Alten from the Wilkenburg family (born January 8, 1792 in Burgwedel ; † January 15, 1824 in Hanover). His father was a Hanoverian lieutenant colonel and commander of Lüneburg. The later Prussian War Minister and Colonel General Karl von Eine gen. Von Rothmaler was his nephew .
Military career
In 1824, when he was five years old, Karl von Einem's mother died. His father remarried in 1826; his stepmother was Irmgard Freiin von Hammerstein-Equord.
Von Eine attended grammar schools in Hildesheim and Clausthal . He joined the 1st Line Battalion of the Army of the Kingdom of Hanover on May 1, 1836 . In November 1837 he was promoted to Second Lieutenant and transferred to the 2nd Infantry Regiment in mid-February 1838. Here, one rose to regimental adjutant and prime lieutenant in 1848 and took part in the campaign in Schleswig-Holstein until 1849 . From December 1851 to the end of May 1856 then served as a aide of the 2nd Infantry Brigade and subsequently as captain company commander in the 2nd Infantry Regiment. With his promotion to major on September 21, 1861, he was transferred to the body regiment. From there, one came to the 2nd Jäger Battalion on May 27, 1862, with whom he took part in the campaign against Prussia in 1866 and fought in the battle of Langensalza .
After the surrender and the dissolution of the Hanoverian Army, Eine joined the Prussian Army as a major on March 9, 1867 . He was assigned to grenadier regiment No. 5 in Danzig . On April 18, 1867, one became a lieutenant colonel and, as such, at the end of July 1867, he became the commander of the 2nd battalion. Shortly before the beginning of the Franco-Prussian War , Eine was appointed regimental commander on July 16, 1870 and promoted to colonel ten days later . He led his regiment in the battles at Colombey , Gravelotte and Noisseville . For his work in the siege of Metz he was awarded the Iron Cross, 2nd class.
After the end of the war, one was placed à la suite of the regiment on July 14, 1874 , appointed commander of the 23rd Infantry Brigade and shortly thereafter promoted to major general. He was then given command of the 15th Division in Cologne on October 18, 1880, and a month later became lieutenant general. On January 12, 1882, Wilhelm II awarded one the star of the Order of the Red Eagle, 2nd class with oak leaves, in recognition of his longstanding services . On May 14, 1883 A gave his Division , and was awarded the Order of the Crown , First Class with board for disposition made.
family
One had married Elisabeth Agnes Heinichen (* October 8, 1825 in Hildesheim; † February 23, 1918 ibid) on December 16, 1851 in Hildesheim. The marriage resulted in two daughters:
- Elisabeth (born December 21, 1852)
- Marie (born February 10, 1855)
literature
- Kurt von Priesdorff : Soldier leadership . Volume 9, Hanseatische Verlagsanstalt Hamburg, undated [Hamburg], undated [1941], DNB 986919780 , pp. 315-316, no. 2905.
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | One, Karl von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Prussian lieutenant general |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 26, 1819 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hanover |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 24, 1892 |
| Place of death | Hanover |