Rudolf Bleidorn
Rudolf Bleidorn (born June 14, 1864 in Karlsruhe , † March 2, 1937 in Berlin-Schöneberg ) was a German artillery general of the Reichswehr .
Life
Bleidorn joined the 2nd Baden Field Artillery Regiment No. 30 in Rastatt on April 14, 1883 as a Second Lieutenant . From October 1, 1885 to September 30, 1887 he was commanded to the artillery and engineering school and from November 1, 1887 he was appointed adjutant of the III. Division of his regiment. From August 1, 1890, Bleidorn acted as a regimental adjutant, and on January 18, 1891, he became Premier Lieutenant . From September 14, 1893 to June 16, 1897 Bleidorn served as an adjutant of the 5th Field Artillery Brigade in Frankfurt (Oder) . He then took over as captain (since September 12, 1896) a battery in the field artillery regiment "Generalfeldmarschall Graf Waldersee" (Schleswigsches) No. 9 and from September 14, 1900 worked as a battery chief in the teaching regiment of the field artillery shooting school in Jüterbog . This was followed by promotion to major on January 27, 1906, and as such he came to the staff of the shooting school on May 18, 1907. Bleidorn was transferred to Mörchingen on January 27, 1908 , where he commanded the 2nd Division of the 4th Lorraine Field Artillery Regiment No. 70 until November 17, 1911 . He was then transferred back to the field artillery shooting school, where he was promoted to lieutenant colonel on October 1, 1912 . As such, he took over the Strasbourg Field Artillery Regiment No. 84 on May 20, 1913 .
With this he was deployed on the Western Front after the outbreak of World War I and became a colonel here on September 5, 1914 . He gave up his command on December 24, 1914 and was transferred to the army officers. From February 6, 1915 to June 7, 1916, he again acted as commander of Field Artillery Regiment No. 84. Subsequently, Bleidorn was appointed commander of the 79th Reserve Field Artillery Brigade and on February 18, 1917, Artillery Commander No. 79. Bleidorn was then referred one more time to the officers of the army and commanded the artillery commander of the Valenciennes exercise division. On February 19, 1918, he was appointed Artillery Commander No. 36, six days later he was promoted to Major General and from June 9, 1918 Bleidorn served as General of Artillery 10 . He kept this command beyond the end of the war and then returned on January 8, 1919 as a commander at the field artillery shooting school.
From 1 October 1919 to put Bleidorn for a year as an artillery leader 13 and then he was artillery leader V . On June 16, 1921 he was appointed inspector of the artillery and on July 1, 1921 he was promoted to lieutenant general and on February 1, 1927 to artillery general. As such, Bleidorn was adopted and retired on October 31, 1927.
From 1934 to September 2016, the lead- thorn barracks in Ulm , which the Bundeswehr continued to use after the war, bore his name. The 1935 built Artillery barracks in casting was named to 1945 also after him (later Pendleton Barracks), further including a 1936 built barracks in Ansbach , in addition to the old artillery barracks 1935/36 built new barracks in Fulda (now of the University of Fulda used ) as well as barracks in Soest, Lemgo and Jüterbog. The central (entry) place in the Klotzberg barracks in Idar-Oberstein and an observation tower on the highest point of the Grafenwoehr military training area are named after him.
Awards
- Iron Cross (1914) 2nd and 1st class
- Order of the Red Eagle II class with swords
- Order of the Crown II class with swords
- Prussian service award cross
- Bavarian Order of Military Merit 2nd class with swords and crown
- Commander II. Class of the Albrecht Order with swords
- Commander II class of the order of the Zähringer lion with swords
- Hanseatic Cross Hamburg
literature
- Dermot Bradley (Ed.): The Generals of the Army 1921-1945. The military careers of the generals, as well as the doctors, veterinarians, intendants, judges and ministerial officials with the rank of general. Volume 2: v. Blanckensee – v. Czettritz and Neuhauß. Biblio Verlag, Osnabrück 1993, ISBN 3-7648-2424-7 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.rhein-zeitung.de/region/lokales/nahe_artikel,-Gemeinsam-Essen-wichtig-Neuer-Kommandeur-wissen-den-Klotzberg-gut-_arid,1337882.html
- ↑ a b c d e f g h Reichswehr Ministry (Ed.): Ranking list of the German Reichsheeres. ES Mittler & Sohn , Berlin 1930, p. 75.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bleidorn, Rudolf |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German general of the artillery |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 14, 1864 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Karlsruhe |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 2, 1937 |
| Place of death | Berlin-Schöneberg |