The 8th Moravian Infantry Regiment ( German Mährisches Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 8 ) is a Czech Infantry Regiment of the Unified Army of Austria-Hungary .
| 8th Moravian Infantry Regiment (Austria-Hungary) | |
|---|---|
 Oberleutnant of the 8th Infantry Regiment | |
| Years of existence | 1642 - 1918 |
| A country |  Austrian Empire  Austria-Hungary |
| Subordination | 4th Infantry Division , 2nd Corps |
| Type of | infantry |
| Number of | 4 battalions |
| Dislocation | Brunn (headquarters) [1] |
| Nickname | Moravian |
| Patron | Karl Stefan, Archduke of Austria |
| Colors | grass green |
| 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 | Robert Trimmel |
Content
History
Established in 1642. From 1805 to 1865 - the 8th Infantry Regiment of the Austrian Empire . Headquarters - Brunn . He participated in the Austro-Turkish wars, in the Seven Years War, in the Napoleonic Wars and the Austro-Italian-Prussian War, as well as in the Hungarian uprising. At various times, the patrons of the regiment were [4] :
- Archduke Ludwig Joseph (1801-1865)
- Baron Josef von Gershtner (1865–1877)
- Baron Friedrich Jacobs von Kanstein (1870–1877)
- Baron von Abele (1877–1890)
- Archduke Karl Stefan (1890-1918)
The regiment consisted of 4 battalions: the 1st, 2nd and 4th were based in Vienna before the beginning of the WWI, the 2nd - in Trebinje . The national composition of the regiment as of 1914: 31% - Germans, 67% - Czechs, 2% - other nationalities [5] . In 1914, the regiment went to the Italian front of the First World War [6] .
In the course of the so-called reforms Conrad since June 1918 the number of battalions has been reduced to three [7] , and the 3rd battalion was disbanded [8] .
Commanders
- 1859–1865: Colonel Ferdinand von Linder [9] [10]
- 1873: Colonel Hannibal Raynaud
- 1879: Colonel Adolph Gizle von Gizlingen [11]
- 1903: Colonel Maximilian Bastl
- 1904-1907: Colonel Karl Kogutovich
- 1908–1910: Colonel Arthur Van-Zel von Arlon [12]
- 1911–1912: Colonel Karl Herabeck
- 1913-1914: Colonel Robert Trimmel [1]
Famous servicemen
- Karel Klapalek (1893–1984), Hero of Czechoslovakia
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)
- ↑ 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
- Kais. Königl. Militär-Schematismus für 1873. Wiedeń: KK Hof- und Staatsdruckerei, 1873.
- 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.