Charles Hertzberg
| Charles S. L. Hertzberg | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Charles Sumner Lund Hertzberg |
| Born |
12 June 1886 Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Died | 10 January 1944 (aged 57) New Delhi, India |
| Buried at | Delhi War Cemetery, India |
| Allegiance |
 Canada
|
| Service/branch |
 Canadian Army
|
| Years of service | 1902–1944 |
| Rank | Major General |
| Commands held | Chief Engineer First Canadian Army Chief Engineer I Canadian Corps Chief Engineer 7 Corps |
| Battles/wars |
First World War Second World War |
| Awards |
Companion of the Order of the Bath Military Cross Volunteer Officers Decoration |
| Relations | Major General Halfdan Hertzberg (brother) |
Major General Charles Sumner Lund Hertzberg CB, MC, VD (12 June 1886 – 10 January 1944) was a prominent engineer and senior commander in the Canadian Army during the Second World War. Hertzberg commanded the Royal Canadian Engineering Corps as Chief Engineer, First Canadian Army. He was made a Companion of the Order of Bath, and died at age 57 after contracting smallpox on a special assignment in India.
Charles Hertzberg was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada on 12 June 1886, to Anton Lund Hertzberg and Helen Eliza Hertzberg. He had two brothers - Major General H.F.H. Hertzberg, CB, CMG, DSO, MC of the Canadian Engineers and Lieutenant O. P. Hertzberg, MC of the C.R.T. He was descended from a distinguished military family in Norway, and was the great-grandson of Niels Hertzberg. Hertzberg was educated at St. Andrew's College in Aurora, Ontario, between 1899 and 1901 before earning an engineering degree at University of Toronto in 1905. He joined 2nd Field Company Canadian Engineers (CE) in 1902, and was commissioned in 1904. Before heading overseas to fight in the First World War, Hertzberg worked as a consulting engineer a career he continued post-war.
His brother, H.F.H. Hertzberg, also reached the rank of Major General. The Hertzbergs were the only brother-duo to hold the rank of general at the same time in the Canadian army.
He married Jessie Alexander Hertzberg, of Toronto.
Hertzberg went overseas in 1916 and saw action in France as a Captain of the 7th Field Company of the Royal Canadian Engineers. He suffered a severe chest wounded at Vimy Ridge in 1917 and was awarded the Military Cross for "conspicuous bravery in action" in January of that year. Deemed permanently unfit for any service, he was sent home in June 1917. He then served as Adjutant of the Spadina Military Hospital in Toronto.
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