The 31st Hungarian Infantry Regiment ( German: Ungarisches Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 31 ) is the Hungarian (Romanian) Infantry Regiment of the Unified Army of Austria-Hungary .
| 31st Hungarian Infantry Regiment (Austria-Hungary) | |
|---|---|
 Colonel of the 31st Infantry Regiment | |
| Years of existence | 1741 - 1918 |
| A country |  Austrian Empire  Austria-Hungary |
| Subordination | 16th Infantry Division , 12th Corps [one] |
| Type of | infantry |
| Number | 4 battalions |
| Dislocation | Nagyseby (headquarters) [2] |
| Nickname | Galician |
| Patron | Grand Duke Friedrich Wilhelm von Mecklenburg-Strelitz |
| Colors | gold |
| Participation in | Austro-Turkish Wars Seven year war Napoleonic Wars [3] The revolution of 1848-1849 in Hungary Austro-Prussian-Italian War [4] World War I |
| Commanders | |
| Famous commanders | Heinrich von Salmon |
Content
- 1 History
- 2 Commanders
- 3 notes
- 4 Literature
History
It was founded in 1741. Until 1915, it was called the 31st Hungarian Infantry Regiment Pucherna ( German: Ungarisches Infanterie Regiment Pucherna Nr. 31 ). He participated in the Austro-Turkish and Napoleonic wars , the Seven Years and the Austro-Italo-Prussian War , as well as in the suppression of the Hungarian uprising . At different times, the patrons of the regiment were:
- 1829-1849: Earl August Liningen-Westerburg
- 1849-1863: Baron Karl von Kulots
- 1863-1904: Grand Duke Friedrich Wilhelm von Mecklenburg-Strelitz
- 1904-1918: Pucherna
The regiment consisted of 4 battalions: the 1st was based in Abrudbanya , the 2nd in Nagysebei , the 3rd and 4th in Dyulafekhervar [5] . The national composition of the regiment as of 1914: 69% - Romanians, 25% - Germans, 6% - other nationalities [6] . Before the war, the 1st, 2nd and 4th battalions with headquarters were transferred to Nagysebey, the 3rd remained in Split .
In 1914 and 1915, the regiment fought on the Eastern Front of World War I against the Russian army in Galicia. The soldiers of the regiment were buried in military cemetery No. 280 (Porombka-Ushevsk) and in the cemetery in Kotovice .
During the so-called reforms of Konrad since June 1918, the number of battalions was reduced to three [7] : only the 1st, 2nd, and 4th battalions remained [8] .
Commanders
- 1859-1865: Colonel Joseph von Dormus [9]
- 1865-1873: Colonel Anton Dormus [10]
- 1873-1879: Colonel Wilhelm Popp, edler von Poppenheim
- 1879-1903: Colonel Tomasz Getz [11]
- 1903-1905: Colonel Rudolf Klein
- 1905-1906: Colonel William Merbeller
- 1907-1909: Colonel Baron Rudolph von Durfeld [12]
- 1911: Colonel Anton Holbach
- 1912-1914: Colonel Henry, edler von Zalmon [2]
Notes
- ↑ Austro-Hungarian Common Army Infantry Deployment - August 1914
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- 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.
- Polegli na ziemiach polskich z KuK Infanterie Regiment Nr 31 (Polish)