Rudolf von Cramer (General, 1818)

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Friedrich Heinrich Rudolf Cramer , von Cramer since 1864 (born December 27, 1818 in the Marienstuhl monastery , Wanzleben district ; † April 27, 1902 in Bad Blankenburg ) was a Prussian major general and commandant of the Magdeburg fortress .

Life

origin

Rudolf was the son of the Prussian War and Domain Council and Herr auf Bleckendorf Gerhard Cramer († 1823) and his wife Wilhelmine, née Kirchhoff (1799–1879).

Career

Cramer joined the 27th Infantry Regiment of the Prussian Army as a fusilier on July 9, 1835 , advanced to the position of redundant second lieutenant by the beginning of March 1838 , was initially placed on the budget in mid-October 1839 and on March 22, 1840 in the budget. From February 26 to July 1, 1844 he was assigned to the rifle factory in Suhl and from April 1, 1845 to March 20, 1846 to the Guard Pioneer Department . This was followed from May 1, 1846 to November 1, 1849 a command as adjutant and accounting officer at the III. Battalion in the 27th Landwehr Regiment in Aschersleben . In 1849, during the suppression of the Baden Revolution , Cramer took part in the battles near Ladenburg and the Federbach, as well as the siege of Rastatt . After he had been promoted to Prime Lieutenant in December 1850 , he served as a company commander in the 2nd Battalion of the 27th Landwehr Regiment in Halle (Saale) from February 19, 1851 . He was promoted to captain in mid-March 1854 , was back in his main regiment from April 1854 to March 1855 and was then commanded as a company commander in the 2nd Battalion of the 27th Landwehr Regiment in Bitterfeld . After his return on May 31, 1857, he was appointed company commander in the 27th Infantry Regiment on September 17, 1857 . On May 1, 1860, Cramer came into the 27th Combined Infantry Regiment, from which the 4th Magdeburg Infantry Regiment No. 67 emerged on July 1, 1860 . On November 11, 1862, he was transferred to the 8th Brandenburg Infantry Regiment No. 64 as a major , and on October 14, 1864, he was appointed battalion commander.

During the German-Danish War Cramer fought at Nübel, Büffelkoppel, Wilhoy, Frydendal and Osterdüppel as well as during the storming of the Düppeler Schanzen and the transition to Alsen . For Alsen he received the Red Eagle Order IV. Class with Swords and the Mecklenburg Military Merit Cross . In addition, he was raised to the hereditary Prussian nobility on August 14, 1864 by King Wilhelm I "because of his brave behavior in front of the enemy when taking the island of Alsen" .

In the German War he took part in the Battle of Königgrätz in 1866 . He was promoted to lieutenant colonel on September 20, 1866, and transferred to the 78th Infantry Regiment on October 30, 1866 . In position à la suite of his regiment, Cramer was transferred to Wittenberg as a commander on March 22, 1868 due to illness and in this position was given the character of a colonel on July 23, 1868 . On April 27, 1869 he received the patent for his rank and was transferred to Sonderburg-Düppel as commandant. On September 2, 1873, he was given the character of major general and, on the occasion of the festival in January 1876, the crown medal, 2nd class. On May 18, 1876, he received his patent as major general and was transferred to Magdeburg fortress as commandant. Under awarded the Red Eagle II. Class with oak leaves and swords on rings was Cramer on 5 February 1878 board for disposition . He died on April 27, 1902 in Bad Blankenburg in the Harz Mountains.

The General of the Infantry von Manstein wrote in his assessment in 1869: “Having long known personal and official qualities, Colonel von Cramer, even in his current position, has serious efforts to do his duties as best as possible. However, he sometimes still goes wrong in that he has to draw political conditions and questions into his area, and believes that his authority has been violated where this is not the case. Given his righteous, honorable character, however, I am of the opinion that Colonel von Cramer will find his way on both sides and fill his position well. "

family

Cramer married Klara Schröder (1833–1875) on April 9, 1856 in Bitterfeld . The couple had several children:

  • Marianne (1857–1880) ⚭ September 26, 1878 Heinrich Teltz († 1892), retired Prussian captain. D.
  • Martin Rudolf (1858–1881), Prussian second lieutenant
  • Wigand (1860–1943), Prussian major general
  • Rudolf (1862–1943), Prussian major general
⚭ 1900 Dorothea von Waldenburg (1877–1907)
⚭ 1917 Helene Reinke (* 1877), widow of Wilhelm von Kummer († 1914)
  • Gertrud Charlotte Klara (* 1864) ⚭ April 13, 1883 Heinrich Teltz († 1892), retired Prussian captain. D.
  • Dietrich Johannes Karl (* 1865), head of the Reichsbank in Hanover
  • Franz Rudolf (1870–1914), Prussian major
  • Ernst Rudolf (1871–1914), Prussian major
  • Klara Rudolfine (* 1875), pianist ⚭ April 16, 1903 Adolf Holst (1867–1945), German educator, children's book author and editor

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Marcelli Janecki (Red.): Handbook of the Prussian nobility. First volume, ES Mittler & Sohn, Berlin 1892, p. 91.
  2. ↑ Parents of Camillo Teltz (1885–1976), naval officer and author ( short biography )
personal data
SURNAME Cramer, Rudolf von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Cramer, Friedrich Heinrich Rudolf (until 1864)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian major general and commandant of the Magdeburg Fortress
DATE OF BIRTH December 27, 1818
PLACE OF BIRTH Marienstuhl Monastery , Wanzleben district
DATE OF DEATH April 27, 1902
Place of death Bad Blankenburg