3rd Moravian Infantry Regiment ( German: Mährisches Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 1 ) - Czech (Moravian) infantry regiment of the Unified Army of Austria-Hungary .
| 3rd Moravian Infantry Regiment (Austria-Hungary) | |
|---|---|
 3rd Infantry Regiment Officer | |
| Years of existence | 1715 - 1918 |
| A country |  Austrian Empire  Austria-Hungary |
| Subordination | 48th Infantry Division (1st Battalion) 12th Infantry Division (2nd and 3rd battalions) 4th Infantry Division (4th battalion) |
| Included in | 12th Mountain Brigade (1st Battalion) 23rd Infantry Brigade (2nd and 3rd battalions) 8th Infantry Brigade (4th Battalion) |
| Type of | infantry |
| Number | 4 battalions |
| Dislocation | Cesky Tesin (headquarters) [1] Kromeriz , Brno , Olomouc , Doboy (battalion headquarters) |
| Nickname | Moravian |
| Patron | Archduke Karl Teshensky |
| Colors | blue sky |
| Participation in | Austro-Turkish Wars Seven year war Napoleonic Wars [2] The revolution of 1848-1849 in Hungary Austro-Prussian-Italian War [3] World War I |
Content
History
It was formed in 1715 as the 3rd Infantry Regiment. Previously, he was named after Karl of Lorraine, and since 1780 he was named after his chief, Archduke of Austria Karl Teshensky . Headquarters - Cesky Tesin , place of recruitment of soldiers - Kromeriz . He participated in the Seven Years War, in the Napoleonic Wars and the Austro-Italo-Prussian War. From 1805 to 1869, the 3rd Moravian Infantry Regiment of the Austrian Empire . Consisted of 4 battalions. In 1909, the 1st battalion was based in Olomouc, the 2nd and 3rd in Tesin, the 4th in Kromeriz [4] (in 1914, the 1st battalion was transferred to Doboy). The national composition of the regiment as of 1914: 83% - Czechs, 10% - Hungarians, 7% - other nationalities [5] .
In 1914, the regiment went to the Italian front of the First World War, where he participated in several battles at Isonzo [6] . His battalions were divided into several units:
- 1st Battalion - 12th Mountain Brigade, 48th Infantry Division, 15th Corps ;
- 2nd and 3rd battalions - 23rd Infantry Brigade, 12th Infantry Division , 6th Army ;
- 4th Battalion - 8th Infantry Brigade, 4th Infantry Division 2nd Corps 4th Army .
During the so-called reforms of Konrad since June 1918 the number of battalions was reduced to three [7] , and the 4th battalion was disbanded [8] .
Commanders
- 1857-1859: Colonel Franz von Jon
- 1859-1865: Colonel Edward Spielberger von Spielvall [9] [10]
- 1879-1895: Colonel Hugo von Enriquez [11]
- 1900-1904: Colonel Karl Rudzinsky von Rudno
- 1905-1908: Colonel Johann Aisler, Ritter von Eisenhort [12]
- 1909-1912: Colonel Joseph Schön
- 1913-1914: Colonel Baron Heinrich von Testa [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 (link not available)
- ↑ 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
- Österreich-Ungarns bewaffnete Macht 1900-1914
- Austro-Hungarian Land Forces 1848-1918 By Glenn Jewison & Jörg C. Steiner
- Schematismus für das Kaiserliche und Königliche Heer und für das Kaiserliche und Königliche Kriege-Marine für 1900. Wiedeń: KK Hof- und Staatsdruckerei, 1889.
- Schematismus für das Kaiserliche und Königliche Heer und für das Kaiserliche und Königliche Kriege-Marine für 1895. Wiedeń: KK Hof- und Staatsdruckerei, 1884.