Rudolf von Bergius

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Karl Rudolf Bergius , von Bergius since 1889 (born July 28, 1824 in Marienwerder , † January 28, 1905 in Berlin ) was a Prussian major general .

Life

origin

Rudolf was a son of the Privy Councilor Wilhelm Friedrich Bergius (1785–1877) and his wife Amalie Elisabeth, née Le Coq (1798–1835).

Military career

After attending elementary school and grammar school in Marienwerder and the Petri School in Danzig , Bergius joined the 5th Infantry Regiment of the Prussian Army as a fusilier on June 6, 1844 . By the end of April 1847 he was promoted to redundant secondary lieutenant and was added to the budget a month later. In 1848 he took part in the suppression of the Polish uprising in the province of Posen , was appointed investigating officer on October 1, 1849, and on March 2, 1851, was appointed adjutant of the II Battalion. For further training, Bergius completed the General War School from October 1852 to September 1855 . After completing this command, he was again adjutant of the 2nd battalion from July 1856 to May 1858, then rose to regimental adjutant and in this capacity became prime lieutenant in mid-April 1859 . When he was promoted to captain on December 13, 1860, he was appointed company commander . On the occasion of the January uprising , Bergius and his company were deployed to secure the border near Ortelsburg .

On May 16, 1866, in the run-up to the German War , he became a company commander in his regiment's replacement battalion. Due to a throat ailment, Bergius could not move into the field and was appointed to a captain's position in the Deputy General Staff for the duration of the mobilization under position à la suite of his regiment. From June 11th to September 30th, 1866 he was in the main headquarters and after the war on October 30th, 1866 he was commanded as adjutant of the 12th Division . Left in this position, he was transferred to the 2nd Lower Silesian Infantry Regiment No. 47 at the end of July 1868 . He was promoted to major on March 16, 1869 , resigned from service on April 8, 1869 with the transfer to the 2nd Westphalian Infantry Regiment No. 15 and, after mobilization on the occasion of the war against France , became commander on August 12, 1870 of the 1st Battalion. Two days later he was badly wounded in the Battle of Colombey . A shot in the arm through the right hand shattered the middle fingers and seriously injured the arm. As a result, he could not take part in the further course of the war, received the Iron Cross 2nd class and after the peace treaty in mid-July 1871 was commander of the Fusilier battalion.

From the beginning of December 1871 to the end of February 1872, Bergius was commander of the 2nd Battalion and was then transferred to the secondary budget of the Great General Staff due to his severe wound and initially assigned to the railway department. This was followed by a use in the III. Department under Colonel Krause , who was responsible for the affairs of the news office. In this position Bergius got to the end of March 1877 Colonel on, received on the occasion of the religious festival in January 1881 the Order of the Crown II. Class and was on June 12, 1883 award of the character as a major general with board for disposition made.

On the occasion of the 200th anniversary of the grenadier regiment "King Friedrich I." (4th East Prussian) No. 5 , Kaiser Wilhelm II. Bergius was raised to the hereditary Prussian nobility on March 11, 1889 . He died on January 28, 1905 in Berlin and was buried on February 1, 1905 in the Invalidenfriedhof .

Moltke wrote on November 20, 1881 in his assessment: “Although he was unable to do military service due to his severe wound, Bergius is otherwise healthy and active. He fulfills his official duties with masterly loyalty to his duties and, thanks to the excellent qualities of his character, wins the respect and affection of all who have anything to do with him. "

family

Bergius married on October 16, 1862 in Oppin Mathilde von Beurmann (1840-1924), daughter of Carl Moritz von Beurmann . The couple had several children:

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personal data
SURNAME Bergius, Rudolf von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Bergius, Karl Rudolf (until 1889)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian major general
DATE OF BIRTH July 28, 1824
PLACE OF BIRTH Marienwerder
DATE OF DEATH January 28, 1905
Place of death Berlin