Rudolph von Unrest

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Karl Rudolph Ferdinand von Unrest (born October 8, 1834 in Jethe ; † January 2, 1892 in Neuruppin ) was a Prussian officer , most recently major general .

Life

origin

Rudolph came from the Silesian noble family of those of unrest . He was the son of Ferdinand von Unruhe (born January 12, 1772 in Jethe; † April 13, 1843 ibid) and his wife Franziska Wilhelmine, born von Metzsch , (born March 7, 1789 in Reuth ; † January 7, 1875 in Guben ). His father was a major in the Saxon service and was master of Jethe.

Military career

Unrest attended high school in Guben and was then a cadet in Wahlstatt and Berlin . On April 29, 1854, he was transferred to the 9th Infantry Regiment (Colberg) of the Prussian Army as a second lieutenant . From May 4, 1857, Unrest worked as an investigating officer and on July 1, 1859, he was assigned to the division school of the 3rd Division as assistant teacher for topographical surveys . From August 21, 1859 he was adjutant in the 2nd Battalion of the 9th Landwehr Regiment in Cöslin and from October 1 in the regiment's regular battalion there . The AKO on May 5, 1860 formed the 9th Combined Infantry Regiment from the three battalions of the Landwehr . Unrest was appointed as his regimental adjutant on June 13, 1860. The regiment name changed on July 1, 1860 to 6th Pomeranian Infantry Regiment No. 49 with garrison in Stargard . On November 30, 1860, he was promoted to prime lieutenant and as such there was unrest from October 8 to 23, 1865 to participate in the general staff training trip of the II Army Corps from Stettin and from April 1 to May 10, 1866 to the military shooting school in Spandau commanded.

Following this, he took part in the battle of Königgrätz during the war against Austria and received the Order of the Red Eagle, IV class with swords. After the peace treaty , his company and others stationed in Bromberg were formed into Infantry Regiment No. 76 on October 30, 1866. The battalions of the Musketeers Hanover and the Fusiliers Hameln were assigned as garrison towns . On the same day, with his promotion to captain, he was appointed chief of the 11th Company. After the garrisons were relocated to the Free Hanseatic Cities of Hamburg and Lübeck in 1867 , the name of the regiment changed to the 2nd Hanseatic Infantry Regiment . From May 14, 1868 he was adjutant at the General Command of the II Army Corps in Stettin. Transferred to the General Staff in Berlin on March 10, 1870 , he was active in the General Staff of the II Army Corps from March 24, 1870.

In the Franco-Prussian War he took part in the siege of Metz and Paris , the battles at Gravelotte , Champigny-Villiers , the battles at Frasne and Pontarlier , and the Jura campaign. Awarded both classes of the Iron Cross , Unrest was promoted to major on October 30, 1871 after the end of the war . He had since November 30, 1872 the General Staff of the army aggregated while commanding the IV. Army inspection . Promoted to lieutenant colonel on March 22, 1877, he was sent to the General Staff training trip of the Great General Staff on the Rhine from September 26 to October 15, 1877. To the Chief of the General Staff from the IX. He was appointed Army Corps in Altona on February 5, 1878. His promotion to colonel took place on September 16, 1881.

On March 22, 1884 he was appointed commander of the Emperor Alexander Guard Grenadier Regiment No. 1 in Berlin . Because of a heart defect and the resulting serious illness, Unrest had to bid farewell. Agitation was then on 12 January 1886 board and the permission to wear the regimental uniform with awarding of the Crown II. Class for disposition made. On January 15, 1887, he received the character of major general. With his pension on July 15, 1890, his departure was approved.

Awards

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f g h Harry von Rège: Officer list of the infantry regiment No. 76. Mauke. Hamburg 1902. Number 23. OCLC 252978009 . Pp. 21-22.
personal data
SURNAME Unrest, Rudolph von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Unrest, Karl Rudolph Ferdinand von (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian officer, most recently major general
DATE OF BIRTH October 8, 1834
PLACE OF BIRTH Jethe
DATE OF DEATH January 2, 1892
Place of death Neuruppin