Ludwig von Deimling

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Ludwig Deimling , from Deimling since 1876 , (born January 23, 1833 in Karlsruhe , † October 15, 1906 in Baden-Baden ) was a Prussian lieutenant general .

Life

origin

Ludwig was a son of the grand ducal upper court preacher Ludwig Friedrich Deimling (1791–1861) and his wife Anna, née Brandl (1794–1874). She was a daughter of the composer Johann Brandl .

Military career

After attending grammar school in his hometown, Deimling joined the artillery brigade of the Baden Army as an avantageur on April 1, 1849 . In 1853 he was promoted to secondary lieutenant and served as adjutant of the fortress artillery department. During the mobilization on the occasion of the Sardinian War , Deimling was appointed adjutant of the field artillery regiment in 1859. From 1861 to 1868 he then worked as a teacher at the artillery officer school. During this time Deimling was commanded to give instruction trips to Belgium , England and France in 1865 . In the war against Prussia in 1866 he took part in the battles near Hundheim and Werbach as captain and chief of the 2nd battery . In the battle near Gerchsheim he was able to cover the retreat of the VIII Army Corps with his battery and was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Order of the Zähringer Lion with Swords for successful success .

After the war, Deimling was briefly assigned to the Baden military plenipotentiary in Berlin and after his return he became a wing adjutant of Grand Duke Friedrich I. During the mobilization on the occasion of the war against France in 1870 he was initially in command of Maxau and then joined the staff of the field division. During the siege of Strasbourg Deimling was again active as his wing adjutant for the duration of the Grand Duke's presence. In the further course of the war he took part in the battles on the Ognon , Dijon , Autun , Châteauneuf, Nuits , Villersexel and the battle of the Lisaine . Deimling received the Iron Cross II. Class as well as the Knight's Cross of the Military Karl Friedrich Order of Merit and in March 1871 resumed his position as a major adjutant to the Grand Duke.

He was transferred to the Prussian Army through the military convention . In 1875/76 Deimling was commander of the 1st division in the Thuringian Field Artillery Regiment No. 19 in Erfurt . Subsequently, he was initially commissioned with the leadership of the 1st Baden Field Artillery Regiment No. 14 and then appointed regimental commander. In recognition of his services , Grand Duke Friedrich I elevated him to the hereditary nobility of Baden on December 18, 1876. Deimling received Prussian approval to lead the nobility on February 14, 1877.

Deimling rose to colonel by 1881 , was commander of the 5th Field Artillery Brigade in Posen on December 4, 1882, and in this position was promoted to major general on December 11, 1886 . With the approval of his resignation request, he was put up for disposal on April 17, 1888 with the statutory pension . On the occasion of his farewell, Kaiser Wilhelm awarded him the Red Eagle Order II. Class with Oak Leaves and his sovereign honored him with the star for the Commander's Cross with Swords of the Order of the Zähringer Lion.

Deimling then took over the presidency of the Baden Military Association for four years and received the character of lieutenant general on the occasion of the golden wedding anniversary of the grand duke couple in 1906 .

family

Deimling married Elise Frohmüller (* 1834) in Karlsruhe on May 22, 1862. The marriage resulted in two sons. Otto (1863–1923) became a wing adjutant to the Grand Duke of Baden, served as artillery commander No. 34 during World War I and ended his career as major general. Max (* 1870) also joined the Prussian Army and was last as a lieutenant colonel in command of the field artillery regiment No. 103 on the western front .

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Gothaisches Genealogisches Taschenbuch der Briefadligen houses. 1909. Third year, Justus Perthes, Gotha 1908, p. 134.
  2. ^ Military weekly paper . No. 43 of May 16, 1888, p. 951.
  3. ^ Military weekly paper. No. 73 of August 18, 1888, p. 1490.
  4. ↑ German Officer Association (Ed.): Honor ranking list of the former German Army. ES Mittler & Sohn , Berlin 1926, p. 19.
  5. ↑ German Officer Association (Ed.): Honor ranking list of the former German Army. ES Mittler & Sohn, Berlin 1926, p. 1017.
personal data
SURNAME Deimling, Ludwig von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Deimling, Friedrich Ludwig von (full name); Deimling, Ludwig
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian lieutenant general
DATE OF BIRTH January 23, 1833
PLACE OF BIRTH Karlsruhe
DATE OF DEATH October 15, 1906
Place of death Baden-Baden