Paul von Heimburg (General, 1851)

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Paul Friedrich August von Heimburg (born March 18, 1851 in Jever , † April 21, 1936 in Travemünde ) was a Prussian major general .

Life

origin

Paul was a son of the Oldenburg governor in Jever Emil von Heimburg (1807-1881) and his wife Helene, née Scheer (1813-1857).

Military career

Heimburg attended the Mariengymnasium Jever and joined the substitute battalion of the Oldenburg Infantry Regiment No. 91 of the Prussian Army as a volunteer at the beginning of the war against France on July 23, 1870 . On September 3, 1870, he was transferred to the regiment's 8th mobile company and took part in the sieges of Metz and Thionville , the battles at Beaume-la-Rolande and Le Mans and the battles at Ladon , Cravant , Chateau Serqueu, Montoire and St Jean part.

After the peace treaty he was promoted to second lieutenant until the beginning of March 1872 , was adjutant of the 1st battalion from April to September and then worked in the same capacity of the fusilier battalion. On April 2, 1881, with effect from May 1, 1881 , he was commanded as an educator at the Cadet House in Potsdam and on June 16, 1881, left in his command as Prime Lieutenant à la suite of his regular regiment. On March 13, 1884, with effect from April 1, 1884, he was assigned as an assistant at the cadet house in Kulm . Upon release from his command, Heimburg was reassigned to the Oldenburg Infantry Regiment 91 on March 22, 1887. After a year as a captain and company commander in the 1st Hanoverian Infantry Regiment No. 74 , Heimburg returned to Kulm as a company commander on April 1, 1890. With the construction of the cadet house in Karlsruhe, he was transferred to the royal seat of Baden on February 16, 1892. From there he came on January 27, 1893 as a company commander in the infantry regiment "von Borcke" (4th Pommersches) No. 21 in Thorn . On February 16, 1897 he was transferred to the 1st Hanseatic Infantry Regiment No. 75 in Stade . With the promotion to the superfluous major he was aggregated to the regiment on September 10, 1898 and transferred to Hanover on March 29, 1900 as commander of the 2nd battalion in the fusilier regiment "General-Field Marshal Prince Albrecht of Prussia" (Hannoversches) No. 73 . Heimburg rose on April 22, 1905 to lieutenant colonel and commander of the cadet house in Köslin . In this capacity he received on January 27, 1908, character as a colonel , was on August 4, 1909. Disposition made and the commander of the militia district Worms appointed.

After mobilization on the occasion of the First World War , Heimburg was appointed deputy commander of the Landwehr district of Karlsruhe on August 31, 1914 and was given command of the Reserve Infantry Regiment No. 213 on November 8, 1914. He took part in the battle of the Yser as well participated in the following trench warfare. Awarded the Iron Cross 2nd class, Heimburg was awarded the patent for his rank on January 27, 1915, and on March 6, 1915 he was appointed commander of the POW camp in Worms. On September 20, 1915 these mobilization provisions were repealed and he was appointed Landsturm inspector at the XVIII. Army Corps appointed. Heimburg occurred on April 1, 1916 in his position as commander of the peace Landwehr district Worms back and was on 12 April 1918 Award of character removed out of this position as a major general at his request.

On July 23, 1920, he experienced his 50th anniversary in service and died on April 21, 1936 in Travemünde.

family

Heimburg married Cornelia Schädler (1861–1938) in Hamburg on December 29, 1885. The couple had several children:

  • Christa (1887–1990)
  • Heino (1889–1945), German Vice Admiral ⚭ 1920 Gerda du Roveray (* 1900)
  • Erik (1892–1946), SS Brigade Leader and Major General of the Police ⚭ Gesa Lutteroth
  • Ilse (1894–1984) ⚭ 1920 Robert Hildebrand, master of Wussecken
  • Lothar (1895–1966)
  • Gisela (1898–1973)

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Marcelli Janecki (Red.): Handbook of the Prussian Nobility , Volume 2, ES Mittler & Sohn, Berlin 1893, p. 323.
personal data
SURNAME Heimburg, Paul von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Heimburg, Paul Friedrich August von (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian major general
DATE OF BIRTH March 18, 1851
PLACE OF BIRTH Jever
DATE OF DEATH April 21, 1936
Place of death Travemünde