Kurt von Unger

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Friedrich Wilhelm Erich Kurt von Unger (born May 19, 1859 in Potsdam , † November 26, 1931 in Salzburg ) was a Prussian general of the cavalry .

Life

origin

Kurt was the son of the Prussian general of the cavalry Ernst von Unger (1831-1921) and his wife Agnes Müller, born von Lauingen (1835-1914).

Military career

From 1889 he headed the Tactics War History Department in the General Staff and from 1905 he was head of the General Staff War History Department. He also held various positions. From 1892 he was Rittmeister in the 2nd Grand Ducal Mecklenburg Dragoon Regiment No. 18 in Parchim and chief of the squadron .

After Unger had been promoted to major general on January 27, 1912 with the rank and fees of brigade commander , he was appointed commander of the 20th Cavalry Brigade in Hanover on April 2, 1912 .

With the outbreak of World War I , Unger was appointed commander of the 3rd Cavalry Division and in this capacity was promoted to Lieutenant General on August 19, 1914 . He led his large formation on the Western Front, first in the Battle of Longwy and the fighting in Flanders . At the beginning of December 1914, the division was only in occupation service in occupied Belgium before it was transferred to the Eastern Front at the end of March 1915 . Unger gave up the command and in mid-1916 was appointed inspector of the German stage administration in Dobruja , based in Constan Kona.

On February 3, 1921 Unger received the character of general of the cavalry. During his long military career, he published a large number of articles and books on the cavalry.

family

Unger married Katharina Brauns (* 1866) on June 15, 1886 in Allenstein . The children Irmgard (* 1890), Jürgen (* 1893), Erich (* 1894) and Ilse (* 1896) emerged from the marriage.

Fonts (selection)

  • History of the 2nd Grand Ducal Mecklenburg Dragoon Regiment No. 18. For the 25th anniversary of the regiment. ES Mittler & Sohn, Berlin 1892.
  • The battle of Zorndorf on August 25, 1758. In: Military weekly newspaper . Supplement 7, 1908.
  • The cavalry divisions in the German imperial maneuver in 1908. Kavalleristische Monatshefte, Verlag der Kavalleristische Monatshefte, 1908.
  • The new drill regulations for the cavalry. Verlag der Liebelschen Buchhandlung, 1909.
  • The army cavalry in the German imperial maneuver 1911. Kavalleristische Monatshefte, Verlag der Kavalleristische Monatshefte, 1912.
  • Auxiliary book for the instruction and training of one-year-old volunteer officer-aspirants and officers of the cavalry class on leave: at the same time for use by ensigns, ensigns and younger active officers. Vossische Buchhandlung , 1913.
  • Three years in the saddle. A learning and reading book for the service instruction of the cavalryman. Verlag der Liebelschen Buchhandlung, 1914.
  • In: The German cavalry in war and peace: The training of the cavalry before the war. Verlagbuchhandlung Wilhelm Schille & Co., 1928, p. 23 ff.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Kurt von Priesdorff : Soldatisches Führertum . Volume 10, Hanseatische Verlagsanstalt Hamburg, undated [Hamburg], undated [1942], DNB 986919810 , p. 448, no. 3320.
  2. ↑ Martin Raschke: The politicizing General Staff .: The Frederician Wars in the official German military historiography 1890 - 1914. Rombach Verlag KG, 1993, ISBN 978-3-7930-0195-9 , p. 190 ( google.de [accessed on February 25, 2018]).
  3. ↑ German Review . C. Habel., 1910, pp. 379 ( google.de [accessed on February 25, 2018]).
  4. ↑ Paul Troschke (Freiherr von): History of the 1 Grand Ducal Mecklenburg Dragoon Regiment . Bernard & Graefe, 1938, p. 22 ( google.de [accessed on February 25, 2018]).
  5. ↑ Kurt von Unger: History of the 2nd Grand Ducal Mecklenburg Dragoon Regiment No. 18. For the 25th anniversary of the regiment . ES Mittler, 1892, p. 274 ( google.de [accessed on February 25, 2018]).
  6. ^ Mecklenburg-Schwerin (Germany): Government Gazette for Mecklenburg-Schwerin . 1892, p. 243 ( google.de [accessed on February 25, 2018]).
  7. ↑ Erhard von Mutius, Gerhard von Mutius: The battle at Longwy: using official sources . Gerhard Stalling, 1919, p. 13 + 25 ( google.de [accessed on February 25, 2018]).
  8. ↑ BA Müller: The Dobrudscha messenger. 1926, p. 2 , accessed February 25, 2018 .
  9. ^ Gothaisches Genealogisches Taschenbuch der Briefadeligen houses. 1908. Second year, Justus Perthes, Gotha 1908, p. 919.
personal data
SURNAME Unger, Kurt von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Unger, Friedrich Wilhelm Erich Kurt von (full name); Unger, Friedrich Wilhelm Erich Curt von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian general of the cavalry
DATE OF BIRTH May 19, 1859
PLACE OF BIRTH Potsdam
DATE OF DEATH November 26, 1931
Place of death Salzburg