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Benignus Ritter von Safferling
(30.11.1824 - 04.09.1899)
place of birth: Freising, Bayern (Bavaria)
Königreich
Bayern: Kriegsminister,
General der Infanterie
General von Safferling served in the Royal
Bavarian Army as an infantry officer from 1841 through 1893. Safferling saw
action during the Austro-Prussian War of 1866. He additionally served
at the rank of Major during the
Franco-Prussian War of 1870-71, functioning as a staff officer with
Bavaria's 1st Infantry Division. In 1890, General von Safferling was
appointed to replace Adolph von Heinleth as Bavaria's Minister of War, a
position he held for three years.
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