Oscar from Sarwey

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Oscar from Sarwey

Oscar Sarwey , von Sarwey since 1870 , (also Oskar ; * March 7, 1837 in Ludwigsburg ; † January 30, 1912 in Charlottenburg ) was a Württemberg officer , most recently lieutenant general and "military conductor" of the Reich Limes Commission .

Life

Sarwey was the son of a senior tribunal councilor. After attending grammar school in Stuttgart, he graduated from the Ludwigsburg War School on April 22, 1855 and on September 7, 1857 was employed as a porter cadet in the 6th Infantry Regiment of the Württemberg Army . In March 1867 he was promoted to the Württemberg General Staff, where he enjoyed the trust of the then War Minister, Lieutenant General Rudolf von Wagner-Frommenhausen , and the Chief of the General Staff. Later, due to the military convention between Württemberg and Prussia , he was commanded as a captain in the general staff of the Prussian army. In this function he took part as a general staff officer of the combined 2nd Württemberg field brigade in the battle of Sedan and the enclosure of Paris in the Franco-Prussian War of 1870/71.

For his achievements during this war he was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Military Merit on December 28, 1870 . Associated with this was the elevation to the personal nobility and he was allowed to call himself after the entry in the nobility register of Sarwey . He also received both classes of the Iron Cross .

On June 14, 1883 initially charged with the command of the infantry regiment "Grand Duke Friedrich von Baden" (8th Württembergisches) No. 126 , Sarwey was appointed regiment commander on August 2, 1883 and in this position on April 27, 1884 colonel promoted. He gave up the regiment on August 21, 1888, became major general and brigade commander, and was temporarily ordered to take over the 52nd Infantry Brigade. Shortly afterwards he was presented à la suite to the army and commanded to Prussia. Here Sarwey was given command of the 9th Infantry Brigade. Promoted to Lieutenant General on November 17, 1890, Sarwey was put up for disposition on that date and settled in Charlottenburg.

In competition with the Bavarian major general and Limes researcher Karl von Popp and against the will of Theodor Mommsen , Sarwey was appointed "military conductor" of the Reich Limes Commission in 1892. As such, he was an advisory military specialist for all relevant questions in connection with the Limes (analogies between Roman and modern military architecture, strategic understanding, etc.). He was also co-editor of the thirteen- volume Limes work alongside Ernst Fabricius and Felix Hettner . Von Sarwey died of a stroke.

Awards (selection)

Fonts

Editing

Essays

  • The demarcation of the Roman Empire. In: West German magazine for history and art. 13, 1894, pp. 1-22.
  • Roman roads in the Limes area. In: West German magazine for history and art. 18, 1899, pp. 1-45. 93-128. 251.

literature

  • Hermann Niethammer: The officer corps of the infantry regiment "Kaiser Friedrich, King of Prussia" (7th Württ.) No. 125. 1809–1909. Stuttgart 1909. p. 236 f.
  • von Pfaff: Lieutenant General z. D. v. Sarwey † (obituary). In: Militär-Wochenblatt , No. 19, 1912, pp. 399–403 (military career).
  • Rainer Braun: Early research on the Upper German Limes in Baden-Württemberg. Württembergisches Landesmuseum u. a., Stuttgart 1991, p. 139 and p. 110, Fig. 71
  • Rainer Braun: The history of the Reichs Limes Commission and its research. In: The Roman Limes in Germany. Theiss, Stuttgart 1992, p. 13 Fig. 8.
  • Rainer Braun: Karl (Ritter von) Popp (1825–1905). The forgotten Bavarian general and Limes researcher. In: Bavarian History Leaflets 75 (2010) pp. 326–328.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Guido von Frobel : Military weekly paper . Volume 75.Berlin 1890.
personal data
SURNAME Sarwey, Oscar of
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Sarwey, Oskar von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German officer and Roman provincial archaeologist
DATE OF BIRTH March 7, 1837
PLACE OF BIRTH Ludwigsburg
DATE OF DEATH January 30, 1912
Place of death Berlin-Charlottenburg