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Karl Ludwig Friedrich
Bernhard Freiherr von Holleben genannt von
Normann
(30.07.1824 - 06.10.1897)
place of birth: Unterköditz (Königsee)
Königreich
Sachsen: Generalstabschef, General der Infanterie
Bernhard Freiherr von Holleben served as Saxon War Minister
during the 1870s. Launching his military career in 1849, Holleben fought against
Prussia in the Austro-Prussian War of 1866, serving as a Hauptmann on
the general staff of Saxony's 2nd Infantry Division. Holleben was transferred to
the Royal Saxon Army's General Staff and was in that posting as Saxony fought
alongside the Prussians during
the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-71.
After the hostilities
in France, Holleben was in Berlin for three years as Saxon's chief
liaison Kaiser Wilhelm I's military entourage. Upon his return to Dresden,
Holleben was once again active at General Staff headquarters, eventually rising
to serve as Chief of Saxony's General Staff through 1883. He later commanded an
infantry brigade and Saxony's 2nd Infantry Division, retiring from active duty
in 1892.
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