The 1st Silesian Infantry Regiment ( German Schlesisches Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 1 ) is a German Infantry Regiment of the Unified Army of Austria-Hungary .
| 1st Silesian Infantry Regiment (Austria-Hungary) | |
|---|---|
 Infantryman 1st Infantry Regiment | |
| Years of existence | 1715 - 1918 |
| A country |  Austrian Empire  Austria-Hungary |
| Subordination | 5th Infantry Division |
| Enters into | 10th Infantry Brigade |
| Type of | infantry |
| Number of | 4 battalions |
| Dislocation | Krakow (headquarters) [1] Opava (place of recruitment of soldiers) |
| Nickname | Silesian |
| Patron | Alexander I , Russian emperor; emperors of Austria |
| Colors | Dark red |
| Participation in | Austro-Turkish wars Seven years war Napoleonic Wars [2] The Revolution of 1848-1849 in Hungary Austro-Prussian-Italian War [3] World War I |
| Commanders | |
| Famous Commanders | Adalbert von Kaltenborn |
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History
Established in 1715. Since 1848, it has been called the Kaiser Regiment, because at various times the patrons of the regiment were the emperors of Austria - Franz I , Joseph II , Leopold II , Franz II , Ferdinand I and Franz Joseph I. The headquarters is Krakau , the place of recruitment of soldiers is Troppau . He participated in the Seven Years' War, the Napoleonic Wars and the Austro-Prussian War.
The regiment consisted of 4 battalions. In 1909, the 2nd, 3rd and 4th battalions were based in Troppau, the 1st - in Foca [4] . The national composition of the regiment as of 1914: 82% - Germans, 15% - Czechs, 3% - other nationalities [5] . In 1912, the command was completely transferred from Krakau to Troppau.
In 1914, the regiment went to the Italian front of the First World War, where he participated in several battles of the Isonzo [6] . In the same year, the 4th battalion and reserve battalion were transferred to Troppau, the 2nd and 3rd battalion to the garrison of Krakow, to the barracks of Crown Prince Rudolph on Varshavskaya Street, the 1st Battalion to Mostar . The regiment was subordinate to the 10th Infantry Brigade, 5th Infantry Division, 1st Corps . In August 1914, the 1st Battalion was included in the 1st Brigade with the 16th Corps [7] .
In the course of the so-called reforms Conrad from June 1918 the number of battalions was reduced to three [8] , and the 1st battalion was disbanded [9] .
Commanders
- 1859: not [10]
- 1865: Colonel Alfred du Rieu de Feyo [11]
- 1879–1885: Colonel Edward von Zambour [12]
- 1900-1903: Colonel Emmerich, Adler von Fischer
- 1904-1907: Colonel Hugo Cromer
- 1908–1910: Colonel Emmerich, Adler von Fischer [13]
- 1911–1914: Colonel Adalbert von Kaltenborn [1]
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 Weltkriege.at - Infanterieregimenter der ö.u. Armee im Mai 1914 vom kuk Heer
- ↑ Philip Haythornthwaite: Austrian Army of the Napoleonic Wars: Infantry (1986), str. 22-24.
- ↑ Darko Pavlović: The Austrian Army 1836-1866: Infantry (1999), str. 16-17.
- ↑ kuk Infanterieregimenter (German)
- ↑ Infanterie-Regimenter 1 - 102 as at July 1914.
- ↑ Isonzofront.com - Austro-Hungarian Regiments (not available link)
- ↑ Patrz Austro-Hungarian Common Army Infantry Deployment - August 1914 .
- ↑ Austro-hungarian-army.co.uk - Austro-Hungarian Infantry 1914-1918
- ↑ Peter Jung: The Austro-Hungarian Forces in World War I (2): 1916-18 (Osprey, 2003), str. 12.
- ↑ Austro-hungarian-army.co.uk - Regimental Commanders 1859
- ↑ Austro-hungarian-army.co.uk - Regimental Commanders 1865
- ↑ Austro-hungarian-army.co.uk - Regimental Commanders 1879
- ↑ Austro-hungarian-army.co.uk - Regimental Commanders 1908
Literature
- Tomasz Nowakowski: Armia Austro-Węgierska 1908-1918. Warszawa: Feniks, 1992. ISBN 83-900217-4-9 .
- Österreich-Ungarns bewaffnete Macht 1900 - 1914.
- Screamismus für das Kaiserliche und Königliche Heer und für das Kaiserliche und Königliche Kriege-Marine für 1900. Wiedeń: KK Hof- und Staatsdruckerei, 1889.
- Screamismus für das Kaiserliche und Königliche Heer und für das Kaiserliche und Königliche Kriege-Marine für 1895. Wiedeń: KK Hof- und Staatsdruckerei, 1884.