Kurd von Bismarck

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Kurd von Bismarck (born July 10, 1879 in Berlin , † January 5, 1943 in Potsdam ) was a German major general and military district commander in World War II .

Life

Kurd von Bismarck came from the ancient nobility of the Altmark , the Briest branch of the von Bismarck family , which spread across many Prussian provinces . He was the eldest son of the Prussian major general and brigade commander Ulrich von Bismarck (1844–1897) and his wife Olga, née von Gersdorff (1855–1936). Since the Briest branch of the Bismarck family, to which the Briest estate in the Stendal district belonged as a family affidavit, could only ever pass it on to an heir in full, the subsequent sons had to seek their livelihood outside of agriculture. As a rule, therefore, they became either officers or civil servants in the Prussian civil service.

Military background

Bismarck came on 7 March 1898 as an ensign in the 3rd Guards Regiment walk the Prussian army and was here on August 18, 1899. Lieutenant promoted. As such he was from October 1, 1905 to September 30, 1908 Adjutant of the 1st Battalion . Bismarck was then sent to the War Academy until July 21, 1911 , where he was promoted to lieutenant on September 17, 1909 . For further training, Bismarck came to the General Staff in April 1912 and was transferred as a captain to the 2nd Guard Infantry Brigade on September 10, 1913 . Here he worked as an adjutant after the outbreak of the First World War .

On December 16, 1914, he was transferred back to his regular regiment. At the same time, Bismarck was placed at the disposal of the Deputy General Command of the Guard Corps. After the Reserve Infantry Regiment No. 262 was set up by the General Command, Bismarck served as a company commander on the Eastern Front from January 8, 1915 . He fought u. a. in the winter battle in Masuria and took over the leadership of the 1st battalion in June 1915. In the meantime he was repeatedly commanded to represent the General Staff Officer of the 79th Reserve Division for a short time . On February 14, 1916, Bismarck became an adjutant at the Upper East High Command . Various general staff assignments followed from the end of August 1916. First with the Chief of the General Staff of the Field Army, then with the 202nd Division and the 14th Division . Most recently he was a major from September 12, 1918 on the General Staff of III. Army Corps .

After the end of the war, Bismarck was transferred to the officers of the army on December 30, 1918 and made available to the Guard Corps. He was accepted into the Provisional Reichswehr on April 6, 1919 and assigned to the Reichswehr Rifle Battalion 15. From there, on August 8, 1920 he was transferred to the Reichswehr Infantry Regiment 115 and, with the formation of the Reichswehr, he was transferred to the 8th (Prussian) Infantry Regiment . Here Bismarck first rose to company commander in November 1921 and on April 6, 1922 to commander of the 1st battalion. From October 1, 1923 he was with the staff of the 3rd Division and was assigned from there as a tactics teacher to the infantry school in Munich . After two months he was assigned to the staff of the 1st Cavalry Division in Frankfurt (Oder) . On March 1, 1924, he was transferred back to the 8th (Prussian) Infantry Regiment on October 8, 1924. From February 1, 1925 to March 31, 1926, Bismarck was with regimental staff and was then charged with running the business as the commandant of Opole . On February 1, 1927 he was appointed commandant and promoted to colonel on May 1, 1929 in this position . Bismarck was released from his command on September 30, 1929 and retired from active service.

As an L-officer , Bismarck was hired on January 1, 1930, initially taking over the district management and from October 1, 1930, the Potsdam district management. On October 1, 1933, he was appointed commander of the military district command in Potsdam as an electrical officer . During the Second World War he was reactivated to the army on April 1, 1941 , while at the same time being promoted to major general. It was passed for the last time on July 31, 1942.

family

Bismarck was married to Gabriele Freiin von Haerdtl (1886–1966), daughter of the member of the Austrian Imperial Council Heinrich Freiherr von Haerdtl, since May 15, 1920 . The marriage resulted in two sons, one of whom died in World War II and the other became a colonel in the German Armed Forces .

Awards

literature

  • Dermot Bradley (Ed.): The Generals of the Army 1921-1945. The military careers of the generals, as well as the doctors, veterinarians, intendants, judges and ministerial officials with the rank of general. Volume 1: Abberger – Bitthorn. Biblio Publishing House. Osnabrück 1993. ISBN 3-7648-2423-9 . Pp. 419-420.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Genealogical Handbook of the Nobility , Volume A XVI, CA Starke-Verlag, Limburg, 1981, p. 8 ff.
  2. ^ A b Genealogical Handbook of the Nobility , Volume A XVI, CA Starke-Verlag, Limburg, 1981, p. 18 f.
  3. ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r Ranking list of the German Imperial Army. Ed .: Reichswehr Ministry . Mittler & Sohn publishing house . Berlin 1924. p. 124.
personal data
SURNAME Bismarck, Kurd from
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German major general, military district commander
DATE OF BIRTH July 10, 1879
PLACE OF BIRTH Berlin
DATE OF DEATH January 5, 1943
Place of death Potsdam