Oskar von Karger

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Oskar Wilhelm Alfons Mortimer Beyer , from 1843 von Karger also Beyer von Karger (born October 19, 1816 in Brieg in Silesia , † July 15, 1888 in Ziegenhals ) was a Prussian major general and commander of the 36th Infantry Brigade.

Life

origin

Oskar was a son of the judiciary Friedrich Beyer and his wife Wilhelmine, née von Karger. The marriage was divorced in 1816. Oskar was adopted on June 14, 1843 by his mother's sister, Sophie, who was widowed by Funck, and was raised to the Prussian nobility by cabinet order of June 14, 1843 .

Military career

After graduating from high school in Schweidnitz , he joined the 7th Infantry Regiment of the Prussian Army as a musketeer on October 19, 1833 and was promoted to second lieutenant until mid-September 1835 . For further training he completed the General War School for three years from October 1840 and was then commanded for one year from April 1, 1844 to the 5th Combined Reserve Battalion. At the end of January 1847 Karger was appointed adjutant to the battalion and wounded the following year during the suppression of the Polish uprising in the battle near Miloslaw and awarded the Order of St. Anne . On November 11, 1848, he rose to prime lieutenant . From 1851 to 1853 he was a company commander in the 5th combined reserve battalion, in the meantime advanced to captain and after his return to his main regiment, he was appointed company commander . With the promotion to major on May 31, 1859, Karger was transferred to the 20th Infantry Regiment . In position à la suite of his regiment, he was assigned as battalion leader on October 7, 1862. On June 25, 1864 he became a lieutenant colonel .

During the mobilization for the German War , on July 8, 1866, he became commander of the Combined Guard-Reserve-Infantry Regiment and was with the II Reserve Corps. On September 15, 1866 he was aggregated to the 20th Infantry Regiment and promoted to Colonel on September 20, 1866 .

On October 30, 1866, he came as a commander in the Infantry Regiment No. 88, which had been taken over by the Duchy of Nassau , and on March 10, 1870, in the 7th Rhenish Infantry Regiment No. 69 . During the mobilization on the occasion of the war against France , Karger was given command of the 36th Infantry Brigade . He was wounded in the Battle of Gravelotte and later took part in the battles at Le Mans and Thionville as well as the battle at Equisay. Promoted to major general on January 18, 1871 , he was confirmed on June 3, 1861 in his position as commander of the 36th Infantry Brigade, also for the peace relationship.

Winner of both classes of the Iron Cross took Karger after the war on 11 June 1872 at his own request his departure, was then on 27 September 1875 Pension zur disposition made and on June 6, 1887, the Red Eagle II. Class with oak leaves excellent. He died a little later on July 15, 1888 in Ziegenhals.

Major General von Gneisenau wrote in January 1871 in his assessment: Colonel Beyer von Karger is a scientifically very educated officer, with an honorable chivalrous disposition. He is a soldier with body and soul. In the campaign he confirmed great energy and willpower. Wounded in the foot near Gravelotte, he did not leave the troops. He is very benevolent to his subordinates.

family

Karger married Bertha von Wietersheim (1833–1877) on November 10, 1859 in Torgau . The three daughters Gabriele (* 1861), Anna (1862–1898) and Elfriede (1865–1883) emerged from the marriage.

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b military weekly paper . ES Mittler., 1848 ( google.de [accessed October 4, 2019]).
personal data
SURNAME Karger, Oskar von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Karger, Oskar Wilhelm Alfons Mortimer von (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian major general and commander of the 36th Infantry Brigade
DATE OF BIRTH October 19, 1816
PLACE OF BIRTH Brieg
DATE OF DEATH July 15, 1888
Place of death Goat neck