Rudolf von Helden-Sarnowski

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Rudolf Franz Wilhelm von Helden-Sarnowski (born April 10, 1823 in Krotoschin , † August 13, 1895 in Goslar ) was a Prussian lieutenant general and inspector of the 1st field artillery inspection.

Life

origin

Rudolf was a son of the Prussian lieutenant colonel Johann Matthäus von Helden-Sarnowski (1780-1838) and his wife Juliane, born von Bredow (1795-1870). He had two brothers and a sister.

Military career

After attending the Friedrich-Wilhelm Gymnasium in Berlin and the cadet houses in Potsdam and Berlin , Helden was aggregated on August 9, 1840 as a second lieutenant in the Guard Artillery Brigade of the Prussian Army . For further training, he completed the United Artillery and Engineering School for one year from October 1841 , was then appointed artillery officer and assigned to the brigade at the beginning of September 1843 with a patent dated December 31, 1840. In 1848 Helden took part in the suppression of the March Revolution in Berlin. After he was promoted to Prime Lieutenant in June 1852 , he served as a regimental adjutant from October 1853 to January 1857. He was promoted to captain on January 1, 1857 , and appointed battery chief on June 8, 1858 . On October 21, 1860 he received the Knight's Cross of the Albrecht Order . Transferred to the 7th Artillery Brigade , he was commanded on October 30, 1863 as adjutant to the chief of the artillery, Prince Charles of Prussia .

During the war against Denmark in 1864 Helden took part in the battle near Rackebüll and the storm on the Düppeler Schanzen . For this he received on April 22, 1864 the Red Eagle Order IV class with swords. He joined the Adjutantur on June 25, 1864 and became Prince Karl's personal adjutant. On June 29, 1864 he was promoted to major without a patent and on July 7, 1864 he was awarded the patent for his rank dated June 25, 1864. In the war against Austria , Helden took part in the Battle of Königgrätz and was awarded the Crown Order III. Excellent with swords. After the war he was promoted to lieutenant colonel on March 22, 1868 and transferred to Münster on March 3, 1870 as commander of the Westphalian Field Artillery Regiment No. 7 . In this capacity he was promoted to colonel on July 26, 1870 and led his regiment in the war against France in the battles at Colombey , Gravelotte and Le Bourget as well as the sieges of Metz and Paris . On November 2, 1870 he became the commander of the Guards Field Artillery Regiment and from December 23, 1870 to March 5, 1871, he was also in charge of the commander of the Guards Artillery Brigade . For his work during the war, Helden was awarded both classes of the Iron Cross , the Commander's Cross II. Class of the Albrecht Order with war decoration, the Order Pour le Mérite and the Order of Saint Anne II. Class with swords.

After the war he was in addition to his troop activity from October 14, 1871 to February 11, 1873 member of the examination commission for prime lieutenants of the artillery. On November 30, 1872, Helden was initially assigned to lead the 14th Field Artillery Brigade and on April 30, 1874 he was appointed commander of this brigade. He was also promoted to major general on October 27, 1874. As such, he took part in the St. George's Festival in December 1875 . From January to May 1877 he was commanded to serve Prince Karl. On September 22, 1877, Helden became the commander of the Guard Field Artillery Brigade. This was followed on November 17, 1878, when he was transferred to the post of inspector of the 1st Field Artillery Inspection in Poznan, and on November 18, 1880, he was promoted to lieutenant general. On September 13, 1882, Helden received the star for the Order of the Red Eagle, 2nd class with oak leaves and swords on the ring, before he was put up for disposition on September 16, 1883 in approval of his resignation and the award of the Order of the Crown, 1st class with swords with a pension .

He died on August 13, 1895 in Goslar.

In his application for the award of the order Pour le Mérite for the Colonel von Helden, Major General Prince Kraft zu Hohenlohe-Ingelfingen wrote : “... on December 21, 1870, when the enemy attacked Le Bourget with superior strength, his actions with everyone batteries of the corps artillery and that of the 2nd division gave the battle a decisive turn. He finally placed himself in the effective infantry and mitrailleuse area and held out despite the double number of enemy artillery and heavy losses until the enemy fled in disarray. "

family

Helden married on March 4, 1856 in the Berlin garrison church Fanny Morgenstern, widowed Witte (1830–1901), a daughter of Major Wilhelm Morgenstern. She brought her son Hugo (* 1854) into the marriage, who on February 13, 1874 received the Prussian nobility as "Witte von Helden".

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Julius von Wartensleben : News from the family of the Counts of Wartensleben. Volume II, Berlin 1858, p. 317.
  2. ^ The Franco-German War 1870–71. Second part: history of the war against the republic. Book 14: Securing the Enclosure of Paris by mid-December. ES Mittler & Sohn, Berlin 1878, p. 775.
  3. ↑ FW Beutner: The Royal Prussian Guard Artillery. Second volume, ES Mittler & Sohn, Berlin 1894, p. 287.
  4. ^ Gothaisches Genealogisches Taschenbuch der Briefadeligen houses. 1917. Eleventh year, Justus Perthes, Gotha 1916, p. 962.
personal data
SURNAME Helden-Sarnowski, Rudolf von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Helden-Sarnowski, Rudolf Franz Wilhelm von (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian lieutenant general and inspector of the 1st field artillery inspection
DATE OF BIRTH April 10, 1823
PLACE OF BIRTH Krotoschin
DATE OF DEATH August 13, 1895
Place of death Goslar