Werner von der Osten-Sacken

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Kurt Werner Arthus Elimar Freiherr von der Osten-Sacken (born April 22, 1821 in Bombitten ; † March 1, 1889 in Berlin ) was a Prussian lieutenant general .

Life

origin

Werner was a son of the Prussian major and landowner Ernst Werner von der Osten-Sacken (1782–1846) and his third wife Laurette, née Gaebeck (1788–1863). He still had eight siblings.

Military career

Osten received private lessons and joined the 9th Infantry Regiment of the Prussian Army on July 11, 1838 . By mid-February 1840 he was promoted to secondary lieutenant and from October 1845 to July 1847 he worked as a teacher at the combined division school of the 3rd and 4th divisions . From May 1849, Osten had various assignments as a battalion adjutant, rose to prime lieutenant in mid-May 1853 and was company commander in the III. Battalion in the 9th Landwehr Regiment. In this capacity he was promoted to captain in mid-September 1857 and shortly afterwards he was assigned to the 2nd Jäger Battalion for a year . On May 10, 1859 he was appointed company commander until Osten was commanded as a company commander in the 9th Combined Infantry Regiment on May 8, 1860. From this the 6th Pomeranian Infantry Regiment No. 49 was formed , in which he was active as a company commander until March 14, 1862. Subsequently transferred to the Pomeranian Fusilier Regiment No. 34 in Rastatt , he became a major at the beginning of April 1866 and at the beginning of the war against Austria initially commander of the replacement battalion. On June 10, 1866 east was the deputy general command of the VI. Army corps for use as battalion commander in the Landwehr . As the commander of the 5th National Defense Battalion, he took part in the battle near Oswieczim and took over the 4th Battalion in the 3rd Upper Silesian Infantry Regiment No. 62 at the beginning of July 1866 .

Awarded the Order of the Red Eagle, 4th class with swords, Osten was appointed commander of the 2nd battalion in the Pomeranian Fusilier Regiment No. 34 after the peace treaty . During the war against France in 1870/71 he led his battalion as a lieutenant colonel during the siege of Strasbourg and the fighting at Belfort , Épinal , Les Forges, Pierrefitte, Pasques , Longeau , Langres , Villersexel and Saint-Ferjeux . At times, Osten was also in charge of the regiment and received both classes of the Iron Cross for his behavior .

After the Peace of Frankfurt , Osten was commissioned on August 22, 1871, initially with the command of the 5th Brandenburg Infantry Regiment No. 48 under position à la suite , and on November 4, 1871, he was appointed regimental commander. He was promoted to colonel in January 1872 and on May 18, 1876, under position à la suite of the regiment, was entrusted with the command of the 22nd Infantry Brigade in Breslau . When he was promoted to major general , he was appointed brigade commander and in this capacity, Osten received the Order of the Red Eagle II class with oak leaves and swords on the ring in January 1879, and the Order of the Crown II class with a star in September 1882 . He was given the character of Lieutenant General on October 14, 1882, and was put up for disposal with a pension .

family

Osten married on January 16, 1875 in Dresden with Marie Sophie von Salisch (1852-1910). She was a daughter of Colonel Karl von Salisch. The marriage remained childless.

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SURNAME Osten-Sacken, Werner von der
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Osten-Sacken, Kurt Werner Arthus Elimar Freiherr von der (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian lieutenant general
DATE OF BIRTH April 22, 1821
PLACE OF BIRTH Bombs
DATE OF DEATH March 1, 1889
Place of death Berlin