GdK Louis von Hesberg (1824-1909)

[Deutschritter]

Gentlemen, this is what I have for Louis Otto Ernst Georg Friedrich von Hesberg, any additions would be great. If anyone has a picture, I would love to see it.

 

8 May 1842 Fahnenjunker (Officer Candidate)

??.??.???? Portepee-Fähnrich

23 August 1843 Seconde-Lieutenant (2nd Lieutenant)

??. August 1851 Premier-Lieutenent (1st Lieutenant)

31 December 1855 Rittmeister

17 January 1867 Major

18 January 1872 Oberstleutnant (Lieutenant Colonel)

19 September 1874 Oberst (Colonel)

13 May 1880 General-Major (Major General)

1 June 1885 General-Lieutenant (Lieutenant General)

19 September 1891 Charakter als General der Kavallerie (Honorary General of the Cavalry)

 

Commemorative Cross for the Campaign of 1866 (Erinnerungs-Kreuz für den Feldzug von 1866)

Red Eagle Order (Roter Adlerorden), 4th Class (PRAO4/PrA4) on 18 January 1869

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

Iron Cross (1870), 2nd and 1st Class

Mecklenburg-Schwerin Military Merit Cross (Großherzoglich Mecklenburgisches Militärverdienstkreuz), 2nd Class (MMV2)

Russian Order of Saint Anna (St.-Annen-Orden), II. Class with Swords (RA2⚔)

Imperial Russian Sankt-Stanislaus-Orden, II. Class (RSt2)

War Commemorative Medal of 1870–1871 (Kaiserliche Kriegsdenkmünze 1870/71; KD70/71) in Bronze

Red Eagle Order, 3rd Class with the Bow (mit der Schleife) on 20 September 1876

Prussian Order of the Crown (Preußischer Kronenorden), 2nd Class on 18 January 1880

Red Eagle Order, 2nd Class with Oak Leaves on 7 September 1881

Order of Henry the Lion (Herzoglich Braunschweigischer Orden Heinrichs des Löwen), Commander's Cross 1st Class with Swords (BrHL2a⚔/BrH2a⚔)

Red Eagle Order, 1st Class with Oak Leaves and the Crown on 15 October 1888

Anniversary Oak Leaves (Jubiläums-Eichenlaub „25“ 1870/1895) to his Iron Cross (1870), 2nd Class

Prussian Centenary Medal 1897 (Zentenarmedaille)

Red Cross Medal (Prussia), III. Class on 27 January 1902

 

Edited January 7 by Deutschritter

[David M]

So many well known families and people on one page ! Great this particular officer gets some attention

[Deutschritter]

Two adds and a question:

 

Star to his Red Eagle Order 2nd Class with Oak Leaves

Prussian Order of the Crown, 1st Class

 

One source (http://www.vhghessen.de/inhalt/zhg/ZHG_97/Grebe_Hessberg.pdf) states, Louis von Hesberg received the rank of full General der Kavallerie z. D. of 27 June 1903 "anläßlich des 60jährigen Dienstjubiläums". Can anyone confirm this? Thanks! 

[David M]

Did you already look him up here

[Deutschritter]

1 hour ago, David M said:

Did you already look him up here

 

Thanks. No, but I did just now ... sadly nothing on "Hesberg". 

I take that back ... just found this! 

 

What I seem to understand now:

 

He did not enter on 8 May 1842 as Fahnenjunker, as one source states, but on 27 June 1843 as Portepee-Fähnrich alongside Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Hugo von Helmschwerdt and others. This is a great improvement. Thank you! 

Edited January 11 by Deutschritter

[David M]

Ok. Not what I meant. Try again. There should be data on him in the card system

 

Here

[Deutschritter]

12 hours ago, David M said:

Ok. Not what I meant. Try again. There should be data on him in the card system

 

Here

 

Thank you, I almost gave up ... but on page 82 I found him, although the search function initially showed nothing. 

 

27 June 1843 Portepee-Fähnrich (Officer Cadet)

14 or 22 August 1843 Seconde-Lieutenant (2nd Lieutenant)

20 or 28 August 1851 Premier-Lieutenent (1st Lieutenant)

31 December 1855 Rittmeister

 

Edited January 12 by Deutschritter