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Bernhard
Joseph Adolph von Lippe
(14.03.1846 - 20.12.1896)
place of birth: Düben, Sachsen
Königreich
Preußen: General
à la suite SM, Generalmajor
Bernhard von Lippe was a Prussian staff officer who served as General à
la suite in Kaiser Wilhelm II.'s retinue prior to the Great War. Bernhard
enlisted in 1864 as a Fahnenjunker in Königin Elisabeth Garde-Grenadier-Regiment
Nr. 3, and it was with this regiment that he participated in the Danish War
of 1864 (Deutsch-Dänischer Krieg). On 11 October 1865, he was commissioned
as a Sekonde-Lieutenant with the regiment.
As a young officer, von
Lippe took part in
the Austro-Prussian War of 1866 (Deutscher Krieg), seeing action at
Soor and Königgrätz. As an adjutant in II. Battalion, he again
went into combat in the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-71 (Deutsch-Französischer Krieg).
He took part in battles at St. Privat, Beaumont, Sedan, and the
Siege of Paris. He was wounded during the engagement at Le Bourget,
and ended the war having been decorated with both the Second and First Class of
the Iron Cross. Von Lippe later served as an adjutant in the 13.
Infanterie-Division and 28. Infanterie-Division, and in February 1878 was
detached to Great General Staff headquarters in Berlin.
Von
Lippe was chosen in January 1888 as a Flügeladjutant (aide-de-camp) to Kaiser Wilhelm I. Upon Kaiser Wilhelm II.'s accession
to the throne, Major von Lippe received command of Schloß-Garde-Kompanie on 19
June 1888 and was promoted to Oberst-Lieutenant in December. As a Flügeladjutant, he was brought into the
Militär-Kabinett (Military Cabinet) on
24 March 1890. His promotion to Oberst on 14 February 1891 was followed by
promotion to Generalmajor on 27 January 1895 and elevation to General à la
suite S.M. Bernhard von Lippe was designated on 12 September 1896 as
diensttuender General à la suite S.M. but passed away soon thereafter at 50
years of age.
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