Paul von Heimburg (General, 1836)

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Georg Friedrich Heinrich Paul von Heimburg (born March 21, 1836 in Hanover ; † February 22, 1913 there ) was a Prussian lieutenant general .

Life

origin

Paul von Heimburg was a son of the Hanoverian colonel and commander of Hildesheim Friedrich von Heimburg (1788–1862) and his second wife Pauline, nee Schädtler, widowed Lang (1805–1872). His brother Friedrich (1839–1906) also became a Prussian lieutenant general.

Military career

After attending the Andreanum grammar school in Hildesheim and the cadet school in Hanover, Heimburg was employed on April 1, 1854, as a porter ensign in the 1st Leib-Infanterie-Regiment of the Hanover Army . Promoted to secondary lieutenant , he was transferred to the 5th Infantry Regiment in mid-October 1854, advanced to prime lieutenant in early May 1859 and served as a battalion adjutant from mid-May 1859 to late September 1861. He was then a teacher and educator in the cadet corps until June 17, 1866. Heimburg took part in the battle of Langensalza during the war against Prussia in the same year and received the commemorative medal for it .

After the annexation of Hanover , Heimburg joined the Prussian Army and was employed as a Prime Lieutenant in the 4th Westphalian Infantry Regiment No. 17 . By the end of September 1869 he was promoted to captain and company commander . In the war against France he was from July 16, 1870 to June 8, 1871 company commander in the regiment's replacement battalion at home. On October 20, 1873, with a patent from October 30, 1866, he was transferred to the 5th Westphalian Infantry Regiment No. 53 and at the same time commanded as an adjutant at the General Command of the VIII Army Corps . In this position Heimburg was promoted to major at the end of December 1874 and was transferred to Berlin on February 11, 1875 as a regular staff officer at the Cadet House. At the same time, he was also a member of the study commission for the cadet corps from mid-April 1875. On July 1, 1878, he became commander of the 1st Battalion of the Hauptkadettenanstalt . Heimburg returned to military service on January 14, 1879 when he was appointed commander of the 1st Battalion in the 2nd Posenen Infantry Regiment No. 19 . There he was promoted to lieutenant colonel on September 16, 1881 , and appointed staff officer on November 15, 1883. On April 15, 1885, he was promoted to colonel and was transferred to Koblenz as commander of the 2nd Rhenish Infantry Regiment No. 28 . On February 16, 1889, as a major general without a patent, he was appointed commander of the 32nd Infantry Brigade in Saarbrücken . The patent to his rank he received on August 13, 1889 date of 16 February 1889. In awarding the character as a lieutenant general was on 16 July 1891 Heimburg board for disposition made.

He died on February 22, 1913 in Hanover and was buried there too.

family

Heimburg married Marie Dommes (1847–1872) on May 19, 1869 in Hanover. After her death, he married Emma Reinecke (1851–1887) on December 30, 1875 in Celle . The following children emerged from the marriages:

  • Fritz (1871–1915), Prussian cavalry officer ⚭ Ida von Scheliha (* 1876)
  • Marie (* 1876) ⚭ 1898 Hans von Wiarda, Colonel a. D.
  • Heino (* 1878), Senior Councilor ⚭ 1908 Marie Arndt (* 1881)

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personal data
SURNAME Heimburg, Paul von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Heimburg, Georg Friedrich Heinrich Paul von (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian lieutenant general
DATE OF BIRTH March 21, 1836
PLACE OF BIRTH Hanover
DATE OF DEATH February 22, 1913
Place of death Hanover