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Beginnings of the regiment as a Russian-German Legion [ Edit ]
That of Napoleon sold Count (later Grand Duke ) Peter of Oldenburg fled to the Russian exile when his Duchy of Napoleon was illegally occupied. Inspired by him, and the Tsar built, finally emerged from the German exiles and prisoners of war overflowed the Russian-German Legion , a military unit, which should support the freedom struggle against the French occupation in Europe. The Legion was in the Russian service, but was allied by England paid and equipped. As Hauptpropagandist to join the Legion had Ernst Moritz Arndt , the private secretary of standing in the Russian service Freiherr vom Stein . He held in 1812 in Petersburg , and called for a patriotic struggle for freedom against the French occupation in Germany.
Commander of the Legion was Lieutenant General Ludwig von Wallmoden-Gimborn , as brigadiers were Colonel von Arent Shield and Major General William of Dörnberg as well as Chief of the Quartermaster General Staff Lieutenant Colonel Carl von Clausewitz .
The 1st and 2nd battalion of the Legion were 1812 in Reval built, with the 1st Battalion consisted almost exclusively of Prussia and some Dutch. The 2nd Battalion was formed from Prussia, Bavaria and the Dutch. The 7th Battalion of the Legion was only in July and October 1813 from deserters and formed but also took up some of Coburg, Saxony and Westphalia.
Chief of the 1st Battalion of the Russian-German Legion was Major Ferdinand von Natzmer, son of General von Arent sign, led the Legion as colonel. As a 33-year-old took over Natzmer this post in August 1812 in Tallinn as captain after he had been standing 21 in Prussia, Brunswick and Hessian services. In September the battalion was complete. It consisted almost entirely of Prussia "was the composite of all the most evenly joined in the feast Estonians". In August 1813, he took over as commander of the 1st Infantry Brigade of the Legion, which was formed by the battalions of our regiment later. One could therefore also be described as the first regimental commander.
After the name change to German Legion on June 2, 1814, the Legion was finally adopted in the Prussian service on 26 February 1815.
1815-1870 [ Edit ]
With the acquisition in the Prussian army, the association led from 25 March 1815, the name of the 30th Infantry Regiment. It was formed from the I. and II. Battalion and the associated Fusilier Battalion of the 7th Battalion of the German-Russian Legion.
After the conversion was on 31 March 1815, the Major William of Ditfurth first regimental commander. The regiment was still on the march from his previous lodging on the right bank of the Rhine between King Winter and Dusseldorf way to Diekirch . As Ditfurth should meet on May 9 in Diekirch with his regiment, he wrote to his wife: "Everything congratulated me to the regiment, it is very beautiful; dressed entirely in English Mounts and 2200 men strong, also have an excellent music "On May 16, he confirmed the generally good condition of the regiment, and added:". It is certainly one of the finest regiments of the army, but very disordered, so I have my hands full. The staff officers were nearly all new with me to the regiment, there are the majors by Sprenger, of Beaufort and Schaper. These three are very similar people [...] and the other officers are sometimes quite like people. "From the former Legion only 400 men were in the regiment, including seven company commanders , eleven Premier lieutenants and 32 Sekondeleutnants . The other soldiers came from replacement battalions, especially Pomerania, Märker, Magdeburg and Halberstadt. On May 21, he writes fully satisfied: "I have several squadrons that I could make on the spot, as they are, come to the Guard."
After Napoleon's return from Elba , the regiment marched with three battalions of the Prussian troops under Field Marshal Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher in the 9th Infantry Brigade (III. Corps) against France. In the Battle of Ligny it could against several cavalry attacks and simultaneous infantry attacks in Karrée claim. The regiment lost while seven fallen, eleven wounded and three captured officers and 489 NCOs and men. Ditfurth was awarded the Order Pour le Mérite .
After the invasion in Paris we went over Orléans by Angers . The regiment was at the time of the most deeply penetrated in France military unit. On 21 September, came the order to retreat, and on October 3 was held in Paris parade before the king. Thereafter, the regiment moved to the garrison Berlin to Gdansk.
Among the different locations until 1870, see the section garrisons.
1850, the officers and men of the dissolved Hohenzollerischen light infantry battalion arrived (Battalion of the principalities of Hohenzollern, until then 11th Battalion of the Reserve Division of the Army of the German Confederation ) to the regiment.
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