GM Percy Baron von Ascheberg (1880--1952)

[Deutschritter]

Gentlemen, this is what I have on Percy Ernst Eduard Baron von Ascheberg aus dem Hause Bresilgen, any additions or corrections as always very welcome:

 

1891 to 1898 Kadett

1898 to 1899 Militär-Vorbereitungs-Anstalt des Dr. Fischer (Zietenstraße 22 in Berlin)

23 September 1899 Fahnenjunker (Officer Candidate)

18 April 1900 Fähnrich (Officer Cadet)

27 January 1902 Leutnant (2nd Lieutenant)

27 January 1911 Oberleutnant (1st Lieutenant)

8 October 1914 Hauptmann (Captain)

1 February 1925 Major

1 February 1930 Oberstleutnant (Lieutenant Colonel)

1 October 1932 Oberst (Colonel)

... Oberst a. D. and L-Angestellter on 1 February 1933

... Oberst and L-Offizier on 1 October 1933

... Oberst (E) on 5 March 1935

... 1 June 1941 Active officer again

1 June 1942 Generalmajor (Major General)

 

Prussian Lifesaving Medal (Rettungsmedaille am Band) in 1905

Prussian Order of the Crown (Preußischer Kronenorden), 4th Class (PKrO4) in 1913 (for flight performance during the Prinz-Heinrich-Flug)

German Military Pilot’s Badge (Militär-Flugzeugführer-Abzeichen) in 1913

Iron Cross (1914), 2nd and 1st Class

... 2nd Class in 1914

... 1st Class in 1915

Saxon Albert Order (Albrechts-Orden), Knight 1st Class with Swords (SA3a⚔) in 1914

Field Pilot Badge of the Austrian Army (Feldpilotenabzeichen in 1916

Bavarian Military Merit Order, 4th Class with Crown and Swords (BMV4mKr⚔/BM4mKr⚔) in 1917

House Order of Hohenzollern, Knight's Cross with Swords (HOH3⚔) in 1918

Aviator Commemorative Badge (Flieger-Erinnerungsabzeichen) in 1920

Baltic Cross (Baltenkreuz) in 1920

Prussian Long Service Cross for 25 years (Königlich Preußisches Dienstauszeichnungskreuz) in 1920

Knight of Honour (Ehrenritter) of the Johanniter-Orden (is repeatedly stated, but cannot be documented)

Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 with Swords (FEK)

Wehrmacht Long Service Awards (Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung), 4th to 1st Class

War Merit Cross (1939), 2nd Class with Swords in 1940

 

Percy was the son of lord of the manor (Gut Wolgund) Stephan Edgar Wilhelm von Ascheberg (1851–1917), district curator (Bezirkskurator) of the Courland Credit Association (Kurländischer Kreditverein), and his wife (∞ 1 October 1876) Helene Berens von Rautenfeld (b. 1 April 1857 at Estate Buschhof).[2] Percy had an older, Isalie Julie Aline (b. 30 May 1879), and a younger sister, professional nurse Meta Sophie Anna Virginie (b. 24 October 1882 in Sorgenfrei near Riga; d. 21 November 1919 in Charlottenburg). On 9 March 1890, Percy, who was to be sent to the Cadet Corps in the German Empire, was released from Russian subject status and admitted into the Prussian state as a subject on 18 August 1890.

 

On 11 February 1919, Captain Baron von Ascheberg married his fiancée Lucie Helene Franziska Berens von Rautenfeld (b. 2 November 1895 in Baldohn). Their son Stephan Alexander Rötger was born on 2 January 1920 in Berlin-Schöneberg. Only two weeks later, on 16 January 1920, Lucie Baronin von Ascheberg died as a result of the difficult birth. Son Stephan (also written Stefan) served as an officer of the Wehrmacht, was wounded severely as an Oberleutnant (1st Lieutenant) on the Eastern Front and died on 26 July 1942 at the main dressing station (Hauptverbandsplatz) in Samochina (Sanko 1/44). Major General Baron von Ascheberg was a broken man and retired only five days later.

 

 

Edited November 21 by Deutschritter