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Ferdinand Emil
Karl Friedrich Wilhelm von Schwartzkoppen
(15.01.1810 - 05.01.1878)
place of birth: Obereimer bei
Arnsberg, Westfalen (Westphalia)
Königreich
Preußen: KG,
General der Infanterie
General von Schwartzkoppen served as a Prussian Army Corps
commander. He was born into the family of August von Schwartzkoppen and
Therese Marschall von Bieberstein. From his marriage to Luise von
Ditfurth in 1840 came their son Maximilian (1850-1917) who also served
the Prussian military at the rank a General der Infanterie. As a
military attaché assigned to Paris, Maximlian is primarily known for
his role in the Dreyfus Affair. Emil von Schwartzkoppen's later
marriage to Christiane von Brederlow produced their son Erich von
Schwartzkoppen (1870-1919) who served as Hofmarschall
to Kaiser Wilhelm II.
Emil von Schwartzkoppen joined the military in
1826 with the 30th Infantry Regiment in Trier. Upon transferring to the
2nd Grenadier Regiment, he saw his first action against Denmark during
the Schleswig-Holstein War of 1848-51. In 1860, he
received command of the newly-formed 55th Infantry Regiment and led
them into battle during the Danish War of 1864. He
then led 27th Infantry Brigade at the Battle of Königgrätz
during the Austro-Prussian War of 1866, where he
received the Pour le Merite order.
Commanding an infantry division subordinate to
the Second Army, von Schwartzkoppen led troops during the Franco-Prussian
War of 1870-71. His 19th Infantry Division suffered heavy
losses during the Battle of Mars-la-Tour. Following
the Peace of Frankfurt, General von Schwartzkoppen
was appointed Military Governor of Berlin and was also selected to
command the Königlich Preußische Landgendarmerie. He was then promoted
to General der Infanterie and transferred to Stuttgart in 1873 to
command the XIII. Army Corps until his death in 1878.
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