Albert von Memerty

Who was Albert von Memerty?

Albert von Memerty was a general in the armies of the Kingdom of Prussia and Imperial Germany.

Memerty was born in Damsdorf near Bütow in Pomerania. He enlisted in the Prussian Army on March 8, 1832, joining Inf. Rgt. Nr. 4 as a soldier. Promotions to Officer took place on April 18, 1835; to Captain in 1852; and to Major in 1859 with the 13. Westphalian Reserve Regiment. The regiment became the 5th Westphalian Inf. Rgt. Nr. 53 following a reorganization of the Army.

Memerty first saw combat in Prussia's Second Schleswig War against Denmark. He took part in the Battle of Dybbøl and in the Battle of Als.

Just before the outbreak of the Austro-Prussian War in 1866, Memerty was named Colonel and Commander of the 4. East Prussian Grenadiers Regiment Nr. 5. He led that regiment on June 27 during the Battle of Trautenau.

At the beginning of the Franco-Prussian War, he was promoted to General Major and placed in command of Rgts. 4 and 44, which together comprised the 3. Infantry Brigade, which was in turn part of the First Army under General Karl Friedrich von Steinmetz.