Ludwig von Friedeburg (General)

Ludwig Friedrich Ferdinand Karl von Friedeburg (born June 28, 1862 in Mannheim , † June 10, 1924 in Freiburg im Breisgau ) was a German major general in the Reichswehr .

Life

origin

Ludwig was the son of the Baden major Ludwig von Friedeburg (1827–1892) and his first wife Amalie, née Kauffmann (1835–1866).

Military career

After attending grammar school in Karlsruhe and the cadet houses in Bensberg and Lichterfelde , Friedeburg joined the field artillery regiment "Grand Duke" (1st Badisches) No. 14 of the Prussian Army in Karlsruhe on April 16, 1881 as a secondary lieutenant . From September 29, 1883 to September 24, 1884 he was trained at the United Artillery and Engineering School as an artillery officer. On April 1, 1887, he was transferred to Münster in the 2nd Westphalian Field Artillery Regiment No. 22 , where he was promoted to Prime Lieutenant on September 20, 1890 . From October 1, 1890 to July 2, 1891 he was for further training at the War Academy . There Friedeburg a. a. the Russian language , which he spoke and written very well. From May 20, 1893 to April 17, 1896, he was commanded as adjutant of the 15th Field Artillery Brigade in Strasbourg , where he was promoted to captain on January 27, 1894 . He then rose to the position of chief of the 10th Battery and from October 1, 1899, he worked for the 4th Battery of Minden Field Artillery Regiment No. 58 . On May 18, 1901, he was transferred to the regimental staff there and promoted to major on November 18, 1905 . On April 24, 1906 he was transferred to Schwerin in the Grand Ducal Mecklenburg Field Artillery Regiment No. 60 . There he served first with the regimental staff, from December 15, 1906 to September 30, 1912 as commander of the 2nd division and after being promoted to lieutenant colonel (on October 1, 1912) again in the regimental staff. On October 1, 1912 Friedeburg was appointed commander of the 2nd Baden Field Artillery Regiment No. 30 in Rastatt .

After the outbreak of the First World War , his regiment came to combat operations with French troops for the first time within the 29th Infantry Division near Mulhouse . On August 19, 1914, Friedeburg was promoted to colonel . In the further course of the war he fought with his regiment near Arras , Lille , La Bassée and in Champagne . On January 31, 1916 Friedeburg became the commander of the 50th Field Artillery Brigade. After the reorganization of his staff and formation, he was artillery commander 50 from February 18, 1917 and was thus responsible for the entire artillery command of the 50th division, including in the following double battle Aisne-Champagne and the 1918 spring offensive . On December 18, 1917, he was promoted to major general.

On August 28, 1918 Friedeburg was appointed commander of the 17th Landwehr Division in the east , with which he took part in the occupation of Great Russian territory . He was relieved of this position after just one month. He was presented to Duke Albrecht's Army Group for special use and on October 6, 1918, Friedeburg was appointed commander of the 91st Division . This he commanded in the last weeks of the war during the trench warfare in the Upper Rhine .

After the Compiègne armistice , he led his division back to Germany, where it was demobilized and disbanded in December 1918 . Friedeburg was made available to the General Command of the XIV Army Corps on December 22, 1918 . From January 23 to May 31, 1919 he acted as commander of the 17th field artillery brigade and then as commander of the higher resolution staff no.34.After his takeover in the provisional Reichswehr , Friedeburg was commander of the Reichswehr Brigade 14 from July 7, 1919 but was already on 27 September 1919 Pension for disposition made and released from active duty.

family

Friedeburg was married to Elisabeth von Kayser on April 6, 1893 in Metz. The couple had two children, Annemarie (1894–1989) and later Admiral General Hans-Georg (1895–1945).

Awards

Right knight of the Order of St. John on June 24, 1910

Cross of Honor of the Order of the Griffin

Iron Cross (1914) 2nd class on September 4, 1914

Commander II class of the order of the Zähringer lion with swords on September 12, 1914

Bavarian Military Merit Order III. Class with swords and crown on December 14, 1914

Iron Cross (1914) 1st Class on March 2, 1915

Commander II class of the Albrecht Order with swords and crown on January 11, 1916

Order of the crown, 2nd class with swords on July 23, 1916

Knight's Cross of the Military Karl Friedrich Order of Merit on October 30, 1916

Lippe War Merit Cross on June 14, 1918

Order of the Red Eagle 2nd class with swords and oak leaves on July 6, 1918

literature

Gothaisches genealogical pocket book of the postal aristocratic houses. 1916. Volume 10, Justus Perthes, Gotha 1915, p. 244.

Kurt von Priesdorff : Soldier leadership . Volume 10, Hanseatische Verlagsanstalt Hamburg, undated [Hamburg], undated [1942], DNB 986919810 , pp. 109-110, no. 3107.

Individual evidence

^ Jürgen Kraus: Handbook of the units and troops of the German army 1914-1918. Part IX: Field Artillery. Volume 1, Verlag Militaria, Vienna 2007, ISBN 978-3-902526-15-1 , p. 78.
↑ War Ministry (ed.): Ranking list of the Royal Prussian Army and the XIII. (Royal Württemberg) Army Corps for 1914. ES Mittler & Sohn, Berlin 1914, p. 444.

personal data
SURNAME	Friedeburg, Ludwig von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Friedeburg, Ludwig Friedrich Ferdinand Karl von (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German major general of the Reichswehr
DATE OF BIRTH	June 28, 1862
PLACE OF BIRTH	Mannheim
DATE OF DEATH	June 10, 1924
Place of death	Freiburg in Breisgau

[1] Jürgen Kraus: Handbook of the units and troops of the German army 1914-1918. Part IX: Field Artillery. Volume 1, Verlag Militaria, Vienna 2007, ISBN 978-3-902526-15-1 , p. 78.

[Rangliste1914-2] War Ministry (ed.): Ranking list of the Royal Prussian Army and the XIII. (Royal Württemberg) Army Corps for 1914. ES Mittler & Sohn, Berlin 1914, p. 444.