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Albert Von Barnekow
Christof Gottlieb Albert Freiherr von Barnekow (August 2, 1809 – May 24, 1895) was a Prussian General of the Infantry who commanded the 16th Division during the Franco-Prussian War and was a recipient of the Order of the Black Eagle. Family Barnekow was the son of the Prussian ''Rittmeister'' Gottlieb von Barnekow (1781–1814) and his wife Laurette, widowed by Brandt, née Gaesbeck (1787–1863). Military career Barnekow joined the 1st Infantry Regiment of the Prussian Army in Königsberg on July 11, 1826, as a musketeer. He continued his uninterrupted military service for the next 40 years of peace, rising to the rank of General of the Infantry. In 1829, Barnekow was second lieutenant and from 1831, he was in the and from 1833 to 1836, he was the adjutant of the II Battalion. In 1841, Barnekow was promoted to first lieutenant and in 1846 he was promoted to captain and finally in 1852, promoted to Major. As such, Barnekow was commander of the 1st Battalion of the 39th Lowe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Braniewo
Braniewo () (german: Braunsberg in Ostpreußen, la, Brunsberga, Old Prussian: ''Brus'', lt, Prūsa), is a town in northern Poland, in Warmia, in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, with a population of 16,907 as of June 2021. It is the capital of Braniewo County. Braniewo is the second biggest city of Warmia after Olsztyn and one of the historical centers of the region. Location Braniewo lies on the Pasłęka River about 5 km from the Vistula Lagoon, about 35 km northeast of Elbląg and southwest of Kaliningrad ( pl, Królewiec). The Polish border with Russia's Kaliningrad Oblast lies 6 km north, and may be reached from Braniewo via National road 54. History Middle Ages According to the German geographer Johann Friedrich Goldbeck (1748-1812), the town originally was named Brunsberg after Bruno von Schauenburg (1205–1281), bishop of Olomouc in Moravia, who accompanied King Ottokar II of Bohemia in 1254 and 1267 when the latter participated in the crusade of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
