Walter von Gottberg

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Walter Philipp Werner von Gottberg (born December 6, 1823 in Koenigsberg ; † May 9, 1885 there ) was a Prussian infantry general .

Life

origin

Walter was the eldest son of August Werner Heinrich Karl von Gottberg (1784–1846) and his wife Johanna, née Zornow (1800–1881). His father was a lieutenant colonel . D. , most recently in the 3rd Cuirassier Regiment as well as a squire on Perschelen in the Prussian Eylau district and Woopen near Friedland . His brother Richard (1833-1910) also embarked on a military career in the Prussian Army and made it up to lieutenant general of the cavalry .

Military career

After visiting the cadet institutions in Kulm and Berlin, Gottberg was transferred to the 1st Infantry Regiment of the Prussian Army on August 9, 1840 as a Second Lieutenant . He provided his service here at the in Pillau stationed Fusilier - Bataillon . After assignments for further training at the General War School and various adjutant positions, Gottberg was promoted to Prime Lieutenant on December 9, 1852 . As such, he was assigned to the trigonometric department of the General Staff in May 1853 . At the end of October 1855 he was assigned to the General Staff and in mid-February 1856 he was promoted to captain . From April 22, 1856 to December 14, 1860, Gottberg was active in the General Staff of the 1st Army Corps . After being promoted to major in the meantime , he was then transferred to the General Staff and assigned to the Army Department of the War Ministry . After Gottberg was released from this command at the end of March 1862, in July he was given the task of receiving the Japanese embassy in Düsseldorf and escorting them to Berlin. From March 1863 to mid-November 1864 he was assigned to the staff of General Franz Karl von Werder's Infantry , and on April 18, 1865, Gottberg was appointed Commander of the 2nd Battalion of Grenadier Regiment No. 6 as Lieutenant Colonel . Within the regiment , he then took over command of the fusilier battalion on April 3, 1866, which he led in the same year during the war against Austria in the battles near Nachod , Skalitz , Schweinschädel and Königgrätz .

In mid-September 1866 Gottberg was aggregated to the Great General Staff and appointed Chief of the General Staff at the General Command in the Elbe Duchies . In the same month he received the Order of the Red Eagle III for his achievements in the previous war . Class with swords. On October 30, 1866, he was appointed Chief of the General Staff of the IX. Army Corps . With the patent from that day, Gottberg was also promoted to colonel on December 31, 1866 .

On the occasion of the war against France , Gottberg was appointed senior quartermaster of the 3rd Army during the mobilization on July 18, 1870 , which brought him into personal contact with the Crown Prince . During the war he took part in the battles at Weißenburg , Wörth and Sedan , the siege of Paris and the battles at Stonne , Clessin and Malmaison. His achievements were recognized by the award of both classes of the Iron Cross , the Grand Commander of the Bavarian Military Merit Order and the Commander of the Württemberg Military Merit Order .

After the preliminary truce of Versailles , Gottberg was ordered to serve the Crown Prince on April 29, 1871. In addition, on June 3, 1871, he received the rank and fees of a brigade commander and a little later the commander of the Royal House Order of Hohenzollern with swords. Retaining his command with the Crown Prince, Gottberg was transferred to the army officers on June 27, 1871, promoted to major general on August 18 , and finally appointed Chief of Staff of the IV Army Inspection on November 23, 1871 . In addition, as military governor, he was entrusted with the education of the two princes Wilhelm and Heinrich . At the instigation of the Crown Prince, Wilhelm I. Gottberg awarded the order Pour le Mérite on January 19, 1873 for his services as chief quartermaster. After he was promoted to lieutenant general on November 21, 1876 , Gottberg was relieved of his position as military governor of the princes in the spring of the following year. In the summer he took a two-month vacation to restore his health. On December 22nd, 1877 , Gottberg was assigned to the army officers à la suite , and he was assigned to Württemberg as commander of the 26th division . In recognition of his many years of service, he was awarded the Order of the Red Eagle First Class with Oak Leaves and Swords on the Ring on February 27, 1881. Removed from his command in Württemberg, Wilhelm I appointed him governor of Strasbourg on March 15, 1881, and finally, on June 5, 1883, commanding general of the 1st Army Corps . He was last promoted to General of the Infantry on September 20, 1884. Gottberg fell ill with a head rose on May 1, 1885 and died a little later.

family

He had married Alice Codrington (1835-1900) on October 25, 1856 in Berlin. The marriage resulted in three daughters:

  • Melanie Alice Feodora (* 1863) ⚭ 1885 Johann Wendelin von Douglas († 1894) Prussian major and battalion commander in Infantry Regiment No. 93
  • Ella Susanne Clara (1859–1890) ⚭ Carl Julius Kirchenpauer von Kirchdorff
  • Margarete († 1878)

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Kurt von Priesdorff: Soldatisches Führertum. Volume 10, Hanseatische Verlagsanstalt Hamburg, undated [Hamburg], undated [1942], DNB 986919810 , p. 306, no. 3228.
  2. ↑ Gothaisches genealogical pocket book of noble houses . Justus Perthes , Gotha 1922, p. 296.
personal data
SURNAME Gottberg, Walter von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Gottberg, Walter Philipp Werner von (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian general of the infantry
DATE OF BIRTH December 6, 1823
PLACE OF BIRTH Königsberg (Prussia)
DATE OF DEATH May 9, 1885
Place of death Königsberg (Prussia)