3047. Viktor Heinrich Franz von Adler, born 11/05/1829 in Berlin

 Viktor Heinrich Franz von Adler

Born 11/05/1829 in Berlin

Father: Karl, Senior Administrative Officer

Died 07/28/1857 in Berlin

Mother: Emille nee Bergmann

Died: 06/26/1850 in Berlin

Attended Friedrich-Wilhelm-Gymnasium Berlin -  11/01/1847 one year service in the Guards Pioneer Battalion - 09/27/1848 until 09/17/1849 assigned to the Artillery and Engineering School - 02/03/1849 Officer Cadet in the Guards Pioneer Battalion with commission on 12/09/1848. - 08/29/1850 extraordinary second lieutenant in the First Engineering Inspection with Commission on 09/10/1849 - 12/07/1850 in the Guards Pioneer Battalion - 10/01/1853 adjutant in the first Pioneer Battalion - 9/13/1856 fortification Koenigsberg in Prussia - 11/01/1856 First Lieutenant - 02/20/1857 fortification of Spandau 03/30/1858 Adjutant of the 7th Fortress Inspectorate - 04/01/1860 to 03/31/1862 Posted to Paris to learn the French language - 08/25/1861 Captain - 03/06/1862 Company Commander in the Pioneer Battalion No. 3 - 06/11/1864 in the Guards Pioneer Battalion - 1864 - Campaign: Battle by Rackebuell, storming of the Dybbøl Trenches, crossing to Alsen - 05/14/1864 Order of the Red Eagle, 4th Class, with Swords - 08/14/1864 advanced to the nobility for his proven bravery - 1866 Campaign: battless at Soor and Königinhof, Battle of Königsgraetz - 09/20/1866 praised for his brave conduct - 11/13/1866 Member of the Examination Board for Captains and First Lieutenants of the Engineer Corps - 03/16/1867 Major in the General Staff - 04/23/1867 assigned to the General Staff of the 13th Division - 03/30 to 05/13/1868  assigned to the Fusilier Regiment No. 73 - 10/21/1869 assigned to the Staff of the Engineer Corps - 12/04/1869 Member of the Commission for Administering the Final Professional Examination of Engineer Officers – 07/18/1870 for the duration of the mobilization period, to the General Staff of the General Government, within the area of ​​the I, II, IX, and X Army Corps. - 04/08/1871 back to the Engineer Corps - 06/24/1871 Commander of Pioneer Battalion No. 4 - 10/18/1871 Relieved of his duties as a member of the Examination Commission for Captains and First Lieutenants of the Engineer Corps. - 01/18/1872 Lieutenant Colonel - 07/25 to 10/27/1873 posted to Russia - 09/19/1874 Colonel - 04/13/1875 Detailed to discharge the duties of Inspector of the 3rd Fortress Inspectorate - 05/15/1875 Inspecter - 12/14/1878 Inspector of the 4th Pioneer Inspection - 07/10/1880 Major General - 10/14/1880  Inspector of the 1st Engineering Review -  11/16/1880 Chairman of the Examination Board of the Engineer Corps - 10/01/1881 to 10/01/1884 Representative of absent members at the Court for Conflicts Jurisdiction - 11/28/1882 also Inspector of the United Artillery and Engineer School - 01/14/1883 Order of the Red Eagle, 2nd Class, with Oak Leaves and Swords - 09/16/1885 Lieutenant General - 02/13/1886 detailed to act as deputy for the ailing Inspector General of the Engineering and Pioneer Corps, and Fortresses. Lieutenant General von Brandenstein - 01/23/1887 Star of the Order of the Red Eagle, 2nd Class with Oak Leaves and Swords on the ring- 06/28/1887 also charged with representing the Inspector of the 1st Pioneer Inspectorate - 04/17/1888 placed on non-active status with pension, and awarded the Order of the Crown, 1st Class. - Died 09/01/1898 in Berlin - 09/04/1898 laid to rest in the Old Luisen Cemetery.

Married: 07/29/1875 in Berlin to Anna Luise Franziska Hoffmann, widow of Steinwehr (her first husband fell as a captain on August 30, 1870) - born 11/08/1845 in Magdeburg - died 01/20/1906 in Berlin.

Further information on his military career available.