Kurt von dem Borne (general)

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Kurt von dem Borne
General der Infanterie Kurt Gotthelf Kreuzwendedich von dem Borne.jpg
Birth date 19 May 1857(1857-05-19)
Place of birth Frankfurt (Oder), Province of Brandenburg, Kingdom of Prussia, German Confederation
Death date 22 November 1933 (aged 76)
Place of death Berlin-Wannsee, German Reich
Allegiance Germany Prussian Eagle.jpg Kingdom of Prussia
 German Empire
 Weimar Republic
Service/branch War and service flag of Prussia (1895–1918).png Prussian Army
Iron Cross of the Luftstreitkräfte.png Imperial German Army
War Ensign of the Reichswehr, 1919 - 1935.png Preliminary Reichswehr
Years of service 1874–1919
Rank General of the Infantry
Unit 13th Division
Commands held VI Reserve Corps
VI Army Corps
Battles/wars World War I
  • Battle of La Bassée
  • Battle of Liège
  • Battle of Soissons
Awards Red Eagle Order
Iron Cross
Pour le Mérite
Relations ∞ 1882 Marie Henschel
∞ 1905 Auguste Henschel

Kurt Gotthelf Kreuzwendedich von dem Borne (19 May 1857 – 22 November 1933) was a German officer of the Prussian Army and the Imperial German Army, finally General of the Infantry, army corps commander and knight of the order "Pour le Mérite" with Oak Leaves in WWI.

Life

Gothaisches Genealogisches Taschenbuch der Adeligen Häuser, 1929
Offizier-Stammliste des Königlich Preußischen Infanterie-Regiments von Wittich (3. kurhessisches) Nr. 83, 1866–1903

Kurt attended a Gymnasium in Frankfurt until 1869, when he was transferred to the cadet corps. He first attended the cadet institute at Wahlstatt until 1874, he then attended Royal Prussian Main Cadet's Institute in Groß-Lichterfelde near Berlin where he achieved the rank of Portepee-Unteroffizier (PU).[1] After graduating from the cadet academy on 23 April 1874, von dem Borne was commissioned with the rank of 2nd Lieutenant in the 8th Company/3rd Hessian Infantry Regiment No. 83 in Kassel.[2] He later also served in the 9th and then in the 5th Company.

  • 29 April 1879 Transferred to the 2nd Company/4th Pomeranian Infantry Regiment No. 21 in Bromberg
  • 1 October 1882 Commanded for studies to the Royal Prussian Kriegsakademie (War College) in Berlin
  • 21 July 1885 Return to the 4th Pomeranian Infantry Regiment No. 21 and service in the 3rd Company
  • 1 Mai 1886 Commanded to the Great General Staff (Großer Generalstab) in Berlin
    • 1 April 1887 command extended for one year
  • 22 March 1888 Transferred to the 1st Magdeburg Infantry Regiment No. 26 in Magdeburg; service in the 1st Company
  • 16 February 1889 Appointed commander of the 7th Company/Infantry Regiment "Prince Leopold of Anhalt-Dessau" (1st Magdeburg) No. 26
  • 17 March 1894 Teacher with the Royal Prussian War School in Hanover à la suite of the Infantry Regiment "Prince Leopold of Anhalt-Dessau" (1st Magdeburg) No. 26
  • 27 January 1895 Teacher with the Royal Prussian War School in Hanover à la suite of the Infantry Regiment "Prince Louis Ferdinand of Prussia" (2nd Magdeburg) No. 27
  • 18 August 1899 Transferred to the 1st Hessian Infantry Regiment No. 81 in Frankfurt am Main
  • 27 January 1900 Appointed commander of the II. Battalion/1st Hessian Infantry Regiment No. 81
  • 22 March 1903 Appointed commander of the Royal Prussian War School in Danzig
  • 18 October 1907 Appointed commander of the Schleswig-Holstein Infantry Regiment No. 163 in Neumünster
  • 20 March 1911 Appointed commander of the 5th Infantry Brigade in Stettin
  • 1 October 1913 Appointed commander of the 13th Infantry Division in Münster as successor to Hermann von Francois
    • The division was subordinate to the Münster-based VII Army Corps, which in turn was part of the 2nd Army at the beginning of the First World War. Its troops captured Forts Fléron, Chaudfontaine, Hollogne, and Flémalle during the Siege of Liège. The large unit then fought in the Battle of the Sambre and advanced further across the French border.
  • 10 February 1917 Appointed Commanding General of the VI Reserve Army Corps in the Artois region (France) as successor to Konrad von Goßler
    • During the German Michael Offensive in March 1918, von dem Borne's group was positioned in the sector of the 17th Army. On 18 April 1918, he was promoted to General of the Infantry. In July 1918, his corps reinforced the front of the 7th Army in the area southwest of Reims and attacked near Chambrecy during the Second Battle of the Marne. Following the French counter-offensive from the Forêt de la Montagne, the corps was forced to withdraw to the Aisne River.
  • 20 December 1918 Appointed Commanding General of the VI Army Corps in Breslau
    • In this capacity, from 10 January 1919, von dem Borne also served as Commander-in-Chief of the Army High Command Border Protection South (Grenzschutz Ost)
  • 28 June 1919 Transferred to the Offiziere von der Armee, the officers' corps of the army (reserves), because of his outspokenness against the terms of the Treaty of Versailles
  • 10 July 1919 Placed at disposal (z. D.) of the Preliminary Reichswehr (de facto retired) at his own request

Family

Kurt was the son of Prussian Major Albert Ferdinand Woteslaw von dem Borne (1804–1883) and his second wife (∞ Fürstenau 6 July 1844) Mathilde Friederike Malwine Emilie Viktoria, née von Waldow (1815–1867).[3] He had three siblings:

  • Friederike "Frida" Wilhelmine Henriette Auguste Charlotte (1848–1891)
  • Hermann Gotthelf Kreuzwendedich von dem Borne (1850–1923), Lieutenant General of the Prussian Army
  • Mathilde (1854–1863)

Marriage

On 28 September 1882 in Kronjanten, West Prussia, 1st Lieutenant von dem Borne married his fiancée Marie Emilie Auguste Ernestine Henschel (1859–1901). They would have five children:[4]

  • Walter Gotthelf Kreuzwendedich (b. 4 August 1883 in Kronjanten; d. 16 March 1885 in Berlin)
  • Charlotte Ida Mathilde (b. 17 July 1884 in Berlin; d. 17 September 1884 ibidem)
  • Kurt Gotthelf Kreuzwendedich (1885–1946), Vizeadmiral of the Kriegsmarine in WWII
  • Annemarie (b. 15 December 1887 in Berlin); ∞ Berlin-Wannsee 27 January 1920 Dr. jur. Ludwig von Reiche
  • Dietrich Gotthelf Kreuzwendedich (1891–1916), 1st Lieutenant of the Prussian Army, aerial observer of the Fliegertruppe in WWI, killed on 29 July 1916 near Gent after his plane crashed[5][6]

On 24 January 1905 in Hagen (West Prussia), widower Lieutenant Colonel von dem Borne married his sister-in-law Auguste Wilhelmine Emilie Ida Henschel (b. 30 July 1862 in Grünsberg).

Promotions

  • 23 April 1874 Seconde-Lieutenant (2nd Lieutenant) without Patent (ernannt)
    • 19 May 1874 received Patent
    • 29 April 1879 received improved Patent from 19 May 1873
  • 14 March 1882 Premier-Lieutenant without Patent (ernannt)
    • 5 October 1882 received Patent
  • 29 November 1888 Hauptmann (Captain)
  • 27 January 1898 Major
  • 20 July 1904 Oberstleutnant (Lieutenant Colonel)
  • 14 April 1907 Oberst (Colonel)
  • 20 March 1911 Generalmajor (Major General)
  • 1 October 1913 Generalleutnant (Lieutenant General)
    • as such he also received the title "Exzellenz" (Excellence)
  • 18 April 1918 General der Infanterie (General of the Infantry)

Awards and decorations

References

  1. ↑ Militär-Wochenblatt, 1874, p. 341
  2. ↑ On 27 January 1889, the regiment was renamed Infantry Regiment "von Wittich" (3rd Hessian) No. 83 and on 27 January 1902 in Infantry Regiment "von Wittich" (3rd Kurhessian) No. 83.
  3. ↑ Gothaisches Genealogisches Taschenbuch der Adeligen Häuser, 1911, p. 101
  4. ↑ Gothaisches Genealogisches Taschenbuch der Adeligen Häuser, 1903, p. 169
  5. ↑ Gothaisches Genealogisches Taschenbuch der Adeligen Häuser, Teil A, 1924, p. 93
  6. ↑ Gothaisches Genealogisches Taschenbuch der Adeligen Häuser, 1929, p. 118
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