Gustav Friedrich Beyer (von Beyer since 1859; born 26 February 1812 in
Berlin; died 7 December 1889 in
Leipzig) was a Prussian general and war minister of the
Grand Duchy of Baden
The Grand Duchy of Baden (german: Großherzogtum Baden) was a state in the southwest German Empire on the east bank of the Rhine. It existed between 1806 and 1918.
It came into existence in the 12th century as the Margraviate of Baden and subs ...
.
Biography
Beyer was the son of a Prussian government official (Privy Councilor). He was also the older brother of the future mayor of Potsdam, . He joined the
Prussian Army
The Royal Prussian Army (1701–1919, german: Königlich Preußische Armee) served as the army of the Kingdom of Prussia. It became vital to the development of Brandenburg-Prussia as a European power.
The Prussian Army had its roots in the co ...
in April 1829. From 1835 to 1838 he attended the
General War School as a
second lieutenant
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Australia
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, and in 1846 was promoted to
first lieutenant; taking part in the suppression of the
Baden Revolution in 1849.
[Maximilian Gritzner : Chronological register of the Brandenburg-Prussian class elevations and acts of grace from 1600–1873. Berlin 1874, p. 127.]
Orders and decorations
* : Knight of the
Royal Guelphic Order
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, ''1858''
* : Commander of the Grand Ducal Hessian
Order of Ludwig, 2nd Class, ''22 October 1861''
*
Kingdom of Prussia:
** Knight of the
Order of the Red Eagle, 2nd Class with Star, Oak Leaves and Swords, ''1866''; Grand Cross with Swords on Ring, ''9 July 1875''
**
Iron Cross (1870), 1st Class
** Grand Commander's Cross of the Royal
House Order of Hohenzollern, with Star, ''11 December 1880''
** Service Award Cross
* :
** Grand Cross of the
Order of the Zähringer Lion, ''1868''; with Swords and Golden Collar, ''1879''
** Commander of the
Military Karl-Friedrich Merit Order, ''1870''
** Service Cross, 1st Class
* :
** Knight of the Imperial
Order of Saint Anna, 2nd Class
** Knight of the Imperial
Order of Saint Stanislaus
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, 2nd Class
Literature
* L. Löhlein: Gustav Friedrich v. Beyer. In: Friedrich von Weech (Ed.): Badische Biographien . First Part, Heidelberg 1875, pp. 82–83 (online in the Baden State Library) .
* Gustav Friedrich von Beyer. (To Part I, p. 82 ff.) In: Friedrich von Weech (Ed.): Badische Biographien. Fourth Part, Karlsruhe 1891, p. 524 (online in the Baden State Library) .
* Kurt von Priesdorff : Soldier leadership . Volume 7, Hanseatische Verlagsanstalt Hamburg, undated
amburg undated
939
Year 939 ( CMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place
Europe
* Hugh the Great, count of Paris, rebels against King Louis IV ("d'Outremer") and gains su ...
DNB 367632829, pp. 330–332, no. 2320.
* Wolfgang Schütz: Koblenz heads. People from the city's history - namesake for streets and squares. 2. revised and exp. Edition. Publishing house for advertising papers, Mülheim-Kärlich 2005.
References
Generals of Infantry (Prussia)
1812 births
1889 deaths
Prussian people of the Austro-Prussian War
Military personnel of the Grand Duchy of Baden
German military personnel of the Franco-Prussian War
Recipients of the Iron Cross (1870), 1st class
Military personnel from Berlin
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