Theodor von Rommel

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Karl Daniel Theodor Rommel , von Rommel since 1838 , (born August 30, 1793 in Kassel , † October 17, 1868 in Erfurt ) was a Prussian lieutenant general .

Life

origin

His parents were the Dr. theol. Justus Philipp Rommel (1753–1837) and his wife Marie Margarete, née Knierim. His father was a general superintendent of the Electorate of Hesse, a court preacher and consistorial councilor. He was a brother of the historian Christoph Rommel (1781-1859).

Military career

In 1809, after the Fourth Coalition War and before the Wars of Liberation, Rommel attended the military school in Braunschweig. On September 5, 1810, he went to the Westphalian service as a second lieutenant , two years later became prime lieutenant and took part in the 1812 Russian campaign. He fought in the battles near Smolensk and Borodino .

On May 12, 1813, Rommel joined the Russian-German Legion as a second lieutenant and fought in the battles at Pellahn, the Göhrde , Sehestedt and Wavre . In the battle of Ligny he was awarded the Iron Cross, 2nd class. On July 1, 1814, he switched to Prussian service . There he was transferred to the 31st Infantry Regiment on March 31, 1815 . On June 20, 1822, Rommel was promoted to captain and company commander . From 1825 he commanded the training infantry battalion. On March 12, 1835, he was promoted to major . King Friedrich Wilhelm III. On April 16, 1838 , Rommel was raised to the hereditary Prussian nobility . On March 30, 1840, he was appointed commander of the 1st Battalion in the 31st Landwehr Regiment, and in this position Rommel was promoted to lieutenant colonel on March 22, 1845 . On June 25, 1846 he received the Red Eagle Order IV class. On March 27, 1847 we charged him with the leadership of the 20th Infantry Regiment , and on 13 January 1848 he was appointed commander of this association appointed. In the First Schleswig-Holstein War he fought in battle near Husby in 1848. On May 10, 1848 he became a colonel and on September 19, 1848 he received the order Pour le Mérite for Husby .

After the war he was transferred as a commander to the 13th Landwehr Brigade and on May 11, 1850, was aggregated to the 20th Infantry Regiment. In addition, he received the Order of the Red Eagle III on January 9, 1851. Class with a bow. On March 23, 1852 he was promoted to major general and on May 4 , 1852, he was transferred to the 26th Infantry Brigade as commander. On December 18, 1856 he was promoted to lieutenant general and appointed commander of the 12th division . On November 29, 1858 Rommel was. Class with oak leaves in diamonds with under the star ceremony for Red Eagle II board for disposition made. He died on October 17, 1868 in Erfurt and was buried in the local cemetery in Brühl.

In his assessment from the year 1848 it says: “He is characterized by independence, is eager to serve, has a good upbringing, studies his profession diligently, moves in his sphere of activity as a regimental commander with success and security, both in front of the front in field service with quick understanding and prudence, as well as in relation to the economic administration, knows how to impress his subordinates with a steadfast attitude but also especially with a humane nature. He is a practical, experienced and in every respect capable commander who is suitable for higher promotion and is recommended. "

family

On July 8, 1828, Rommel married Susanna Henriette Katharina Waitz (1805–1850) in Kassel, a daughter of the Privy Councilor and Elector's personal physician Dr. August Waitz.

After the death of his first wife, he married on October 22, 1852 in Ralley (Synod Woldegk, Mecklenburg-Strelitz) Marie Karoline Luise Friederike Elisabeth von Pentz (1821–1876), a daughter of the minister from Mecklenburg-Strelitz Carl Wilhelm Friedrich David von Pentz (1776-1827). Rommel had two sons and three daughters. Including the daughter Marianne (1829–1912), who married the later Prussian Lieutenant General Gustav von Barnekow (1816–1882) in 1850 .

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Wilhelm Bach: Brief history of the church constitution of the Electorate of Hesse as an introduction to statistics of the Protestant church in Electorate Hesse. P. 123.
  2. ^ Frankfurter Ober-Post-Amts-Zeitung. 1837.7 / 12, digitized
  3. ↑ Maximilian Gritzner : Chronological register of the Brandenburg-Prussian class elevations and acts of grace from 1600–1873. Berlin 1874, p. 101.
  4. ^ Deutsche Wehr-Zeitung. Military magazine. Volume 6, p. 3448.
  5. ↑ Gothaisches genealogical pocket book of the baronial houses. P. 20.
personal data
SURNAME Rommel, Theodor von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Rommel, Karl Daniel Theodor (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian lieutenant general
DATE OF BIRTH August 30, 1793
PLACE OF BIRTH kassel
DATE OF DEATH October 17, 1868
Place of death Erfurt