Albert von Barnekow
Albert von Barnekow | |
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| Born | August 2, 1809 Braunsberg, East Prussia, Prussia |
| Died | May 24, 1895 (aged 85) Naumburg, Province of Saxony, Germany |
| Allegiance |  Prussia North German Confederation German Empire |
| Branch |  Prussian Army Imperial German Army |
| Years of service | 1826–1883 |
| Rank | General of the Infantry |
| Battles/wars | Second Schleswig War |
| Spouse(s) |
Julie von der Osten
(m. 1842–1895) |
Christof Gottlieb Albert Freiherr[a] von Barnekow (August 2, 1809 – May 24, 1895) was a Prussian General of the Infantry who commanded the 16th Division during the Franco-Prussian War and was a recipient of the Order of the Black Eagle.
Family
Barnekow was the son of the Prussian
Military career
Barnekow joined the 1st Infantry Regiment of the Prussian Army in Königsberg on July 11, 1826, as a musketeer.[2][3] He continued his uninterrupted military service for the next 40 years of peace, rising to the rank of General of the Infantry. In 1829, Barnekow was second lieutenant and from 1831, he was in the 39th Lower Rhine Fusilier Regiment and from 1833 to 1836, he was the adjutant of the II Battalion.[3] In 1841, Barnekow was promoted to first lieutenant and in 1846 he was promoted to captain and finally in 1852, promoted to Major.[3][4][5] As such, Barnekow was commander of the 1st Battalion of the 39th Lower Rhine Fusilier Regiment. He was then promoted to lieutenant colonel in 1858 and was promoted to colonel in 1860.[3][5] He then he commanded the 6th Rhenish Infantry Regiment No. 68 from July 1, 1860, to January 8, 1864. In 1864 he took part in the Second Schleswig War as a major general but wouldn't see active military service.[4]
Barnekow saw his first active combat in the Austro-Prussian War at the Battle of Trautenau.[4] He was part of the 1st Division in the 1st Army Corps as the commander of the 2nd Infantry Brigade under Adolf von Bonin.[2] His brigade formed the reserve and secured the retreat of the corps. For his services in the battle, he was awarded the Pour le Mérite on September 20, 1866.[2] Later in the war, he took part in the Battle of Königgrätz.[3]
Franco-Prussian War
On October 30, 1866, Barnekow was promoted to commander of the
After his participation at the Battle of Gravelotte, Barnekow and his units were part of the besieging army at Metz.[2] Barnekow also participated at the Battle of Noisseville but got fractured in the foot during the battle.[4] Despite this however, the capitulation of the fortress on October 27, 1870, the 16th Division was transferred to northern France, where he participated at the Battle of Amiens, the Battle of Hallue and the Siege of Péronne until January 9, 1871.[2] Ten days later, Barnekow led the right wing in the Battle of Saint-Quentin, with which he entered the city as the first unit and forced the French to a hasty retreat, in which large parts of the northern army were then captured.[2][3] For his service in the war, he received the Iron Cross, 2nd and 1st Class and the Oak Leaves for Pour le Mérite.[2]
Later years
After the war, he was briefly transferred to the army officers and then assigned to deputizing for the Kommandierenden Generals of the 1st Army Corps in
Family
Barnekow married Julie von der Osten (1818–1902) on October 10, 1842, in Zinten and had following children:
- Albert Christoph Tassilo (b. 1843)
- Julia (b. 1844)
- Hermann Lebrecht Alfred (1847–1848)
- Hermann (born 1851), Prussian major
- Marie (* 1853) ⚭ Dr. Paul Bienko, Prussian police chief
See also
References
- ^ Gothaisches genealogisches Taschenbuch der freiherrlichen Häuser auf das Jahr 1856. Sechster Jahrgang, Justus Perthes, Gotha 1855, p. 22.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Bernhard von Poten (1902), "Barnekow, Albert Freiherr von", Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (in German), vol. 46, Leipzig: Duncker & Humblot, pp. 216–217
- ^ a b c d e f g h Friedrich Bertkau (1908). Geschichte des 6. Rheinischen infanterie-regiments nr. 68 (in German). W. Groos königl. hofbuchhandlung (L. Meinardus). Retrieved May 3, 2022.
- ^ ISBN 978-1912174676. Retrieved May 3, 2022.
- ^ a b c Wacht am Rhein: ill. Zeitchronik; ill. Berichte vom Kriegsschauplatz in Deutschland u. Frankreich, Issues 1-24. 1870. p. 110. Retrieved May 3, 2022.
- ISBN 9783937885636. Retrieved May 3, 2022.
Notes
Bibliography
- (in German) Gothaisches Genealogisches Taschenbuch der Freiherrlichen Häuser. 1918. Achtundsechzigster Jahrgang, Justus Perthes, Gotha 1917, S. 16.
- (in German) Kurt von Priesdorff:Literature by and about Albert von Barnekow in the German National Library catalogue, Volume 7, Hanseatische Verlagsanstalt Hamburg, o. O. Hamburg, 1939, p. 392–395, Nr. 2357