Julius von Bergmann

Julius von Bergmann
Birth name	Rudolf Maximilian Julius Bergmann
Birth date	4 August 1834(1834-08-04)
Place of birth	Merseburg an der Saale, Province of Saxony, Kingdom of Prussia, German Confederation
Death date	20 November 1908 (aged 74)
Place of death	Wiesbaden, Province of Hesse-Nassau, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire
Allegiance	Kingdom of Prussia German Confederation North German Confederation German Empire
Service/branch	Prussian Army
Years of service	1853–1896
Rank	General der Infanterie z. D.
Battles/wars	German Brothers War Franco-German War
Relations	∞ 1863 Hermine Friederike Johanna Goering; 3 children

Rudolf Maximilian Julius Bergmann, since 1887 von Bergmann (1834–1908), was a German officer of the Prussian Army and veteran of two wars, finally General der Infanterie and (Militär-)Gouverneur von Straßburg. After his retirement he lived until his death in Wiesbaden, at the beginning of the 20th century the German city with the most millionaires.

Military career (chronology)

Deutscher Odens-Almanach

Militär-Wochenblatt, Band 93, 1908

• 21 February 1853 Entered the 27. Infanterie-Regiment
  • 4 July 1860 renamed 2. Magdeburgisches Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 27
  • 27 January 1889 renamed Infanterie-Regiment „Prinz Louis Ferdinand von Preußen“ (2. Magdeburgisches) Nr. 27
• October 1858 to August 1862 Detached to the War Academy or Kriegsakademie
  • However, he had to interrupt his training due to the mobilization during the Sardinian War in 1859 and then returned to the 1st Battalion of his regiment. After demobilization, Bergmann was able to complete his studies.
• October 1862 to mid-March 1866 Promoted to first lieutenant in the meantime, he served as adjutant in the Magdeburg government (Gouvernement Magdeburg).
  • Subsequently, Bergmann was commanded to service as a general staff officer with the Grand General Staff or Großer Generalstab and then aggregated to the Army General Staff ( Generalstab der Armee).
• 1866 During the war with Austria, Bergmann was assigned to the staff of the High Command of the 1st Army. In this position he took part in the battles at Munich Grätz, Königgrätz and Tischnowitz. Two days after the Nikolsburg peace treaty, Bergmann was promoted to Hauptmann and was awarded the Order of the Crown IV Class with Swords for his brave conduct on the battlefield.
  • After the peace agreement, he was ranked in the General Staff and transferred to the General Command of the IV Army Corps. This was followed from March 1868 to October 1869 by a use in the General Staff of the 8th Division in Erfurt.
• October 1869 Commander of the 8. Kompanie/5. Thüringischen Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 94 („Großherzog von Sachsen“)
  • renamed Infanterie-Regiment „Großherzog von Sachsen“ (5. Thüringisches) Nr. 94 in 1912
• 1870 With the beginning of the Franco-German War, he was aggregated to the General Staff of the Army under transfer to the General Staff of the 7th Infantry Division. Bergmann took part in the fighting at Toul, Beaumont and Sedan and was promoted to Major during the siege of Paris.
• 1871 Having been awarded both classes of the Iron Cross, after the Peace of Frankfurt at the beginning of October 1871, Bergmann was assigned to the General Staff of the 7th Division, remaining with the General Staff of the 7th Division, and on December 8, 1871 he was appointed Director of the War School with a position à la suite of the General Staff of the Army appointed in Neisse.
• In the fall of 1875, Bergmann was ordered to the Kaiser maneuvers.
• 3 November 1877 Commandeur of the I. Bataillon/1. Westpreußischen Grenadier-Regiment Nr. 6 in Posen
• 22 March 1881 Under position à la suite commissioned with the leadership of the newly formed 2. Oberrheinisches Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 99 in Zabern
• 18 May 1881 Commander of the 2. Oberrheinisches Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 99
• 3 June 1885 He handed over the regiment to his successor, Colonel Steffen, was then transferred to the General Staff and was appointed Chief of Staff of the V Army Corps with the rank and fees of a Brigade Commander (Brigadekommandeur).
• 18 January 1887 Inspector of Infantry Schools (Inspekteur der Infanterieschulen)
• 15 December 1888 to 16 June 1889 Commander of the 18. Division in Flensburg
• 17 June 1889 Commander of the 30. Division
  • 1 April 1890 renamed 33. Division
• 27 January 1892 Gouverneur von Straßburg
• 21 January 1896 In approval of his resignation, Bergmann was put on hold / at disposal (General der Infanterie zur Disposition) with the statutory pension.

Family

Julius was a son of the Prussian colonel Gustav Adolf Bergmann (1797-1859) and his wife Sofie Elise Karoline, née von Schouler (b. 15 November 1804; 28 September 1866 in Erfurt). His uncle Richard Emil von Bergmann (1819-1877) was a Prussian lieutenant general. Richard was raised to hereditary nobility on 10 March 1864 for his valor during the Dano-German War of 1864.

Marriage

On 2 June 1863 in Magdeburg, Sekondeleutnant Bergmann married his fiancée Hermine Friederike Johanna Goering (b. 21 March 1844 in Magdeburg). They had three children:

• Walter Friedrich Adolf (1864–1950), General der Infanterie
• Margarete Friederike (b. 15 March 1868 in Magdeburg), ∞ 18 October 1890 in Metz Friedrich "Fritz" Dernen (1854–1938), later Generalleutnant (not to be confused with Generalmajor d. R. Friedrich Wilhelm Dernen)
• Elisabeth "Else" Johanne Auguste (b. 24 January 1871 in Eisenach), ∞ 30 September 1896 in Wiesbaden Kuno Georg Erich Theodor Kunhardt von Schmidt (b. 30 August 1872; d. 11 April 1939), later Generalmajor of the Cavalry (Leutnant: 22 March 1892; Oberstleutnant: 18 August 1916)

Promotions

• 21 February 1853 Three Year Volunteer (Dreijährig-Freiwilliger)
• 7 January 1854 Portepee-Fähnrich (Officer Cadet)
• 9 December 1854 Seconde-Lieutenant (2nd Lieutenant)
• 8 June 1861 Premier-Lieutenant (1st Lieutenant)
• 26 July 1866 Hauptmann (Captain)
• 22 December 1870 Major
• 20 September 1876 Oberst-Lieutenant (Lieutenant Colonel)
• 16 September 1881 Oberst (Colonel)
• 4 December 1886 Generalmajor (Major General)
• 15 December 1888 Generallieutenant (Lieutenant General)
• 27 January 1893 Charakter als General der Infanterie (Honorary General of the Infantry)

Awards, decorations and honours

• Red Eagle Order, 4th Class
• Order of the Crown (Preußischer Kronenorden), 4th Class with Swords in 1866
• Commemorative Cross for the Campaign of 1866 (Erinnerungs-Kreuz für den Feldzug von 1866)
• Iron Cross (1870), 2nd and 1st Class
• Order of Albert the Bear, Knight 1st Class with Swords (AAB3a⚔/AB3a⚔)
• Kaiserliche Kriegsdenkmünze 1870/71
• Prussian Long Service Cross for 25 years (Königlich Preußisches Dienstauszeichnungskreuz)
• Saxon Albert Order (Albrechts-Orden), Commander 1st Class (SA2a)
• Prussian Order of the Crown, 3rd Class with the Swords on Ring (III. Klasse mit Schwertern am Ringe)
• Red Eagle Order, 3rd Class with the Bow
• Red Eagle Order, 2nd Class with Oak Leaves and Star
• Bavarian Military Merit Order, Grand Commander (Großkomturkreuz), reclassified 1905 (BMV2a)
• Prussian Order of the Crown, 1st Class with the Swords on Ring (I. Klasse mit Schwertern am Ringe)
• Red Eagle Order, 1st Class with Oak Leaves in January 1895
• Anniversary Oak Leaves (Jubiläums-Eichenlaub „25“ 1870/1895) to his Iron Cross (1870), 2nd Class
• Albrechts-Orden, 1st Class
• Crown to his Red Eagle Order, 1st Class with Oak Leaves
• Prussian Centenary Medal 1897 (Zentenarmedaille)

Honours

• Raised to hereditary nobility as Generalmajor and Inspector of Infantry Schools on 22 March 1887 by Kaiser Wilhelm I in Berlin, along with his wife and children, because of his "services in war and peace".