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Ernst
Karl Friedrich von Unger
(05.06.1831 - 10.10.1921)
place of birth: Groß-Stöckheim
Königreich
Preußen: Div-Kdr,
General der Kavallerie ch.
Ernst von Unger was a Royal Prussian cavalry officer who saw
action in three wars. He was the youngest of six children born on the
estate of his father Friedrich von Unger and mother Henriette Schrader.
Ernst later married Agnes von Lauingen, and on of their sons, Kurt,
also served in the Prussian Army as a General der Kavallerie.
Upon entering military service in 1849 with
the Guard Hussar Regiment in Potsdam, von Unger went into the Danish War of
1864 (Deutsch-Dänischer Krieg) as a Rittmeister serving on the 6.
Infanterie-Division staff. Von
Unger then was engaged in the Austro-Prussian War of 1866 (Deutscher
Krieg) as a staff
officer at Prince Friedrich Karl Nikolas von Preußen's First Army
Headquarters. On the day prior to the Battle of Königgrätz, Major
von Unger made a daring ride to deliver crucial war plans and orders,
and was subsequently recognized with the Pour le Mérite honor.
The
Franco-Prussian War of 1870-71 (Deutsch-Französischer Krieg) saw Oberst von Unger functioning as General
von Zastrow's VII. Armeekorps Chief of Staff. He became so ill in
November 1870, however, that he was reluctantly sent back home for
convalescence. Once again healthy, von Unger's military career had him
ultimately commanding 22. Infanterie-Division headquartered in Kassel in 1881. Poor
health forced him to retire from active duty in 1887, upon which he was
awarded the brevet rank of General der Kavallerie. In 1916, Kaiser
Wilhelm II recognized General von Unger's service with the Golden Crown
added to his Blue Max medal. Von Unger lived with
his daughter near Fürstenwalde until he passed away in
1921 at the age of 90.
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