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Ferdinand Goglia Ritter von Zlóta Lipa |
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FML Ferdinand Ritter von Goglia began the war ranked Generalmajor and in command of the 43. field artillery brigade, part of FML Albert Schmidt von Georgenegg's 43. Schützen division in the III. Corps of General Emil Colerus. This was part of the II. Army of General Böhm-Ermolli on the Polish front. Goglia held the rank of FML when he attained divisional command shortly after the Battle of Limanowa in December 1914, replacing FML Karl Edler von Rebracha. He held this position until May 1915, when Goglia succeeded FZM Paul Puhallo von Brlog as commander of the V. Corps, a responsibility he held for a considerable period of time. His divisional command was taken over by FML Theodor Hordt. Goglia managed to hold his appointment all the way to March 1918, when he was succeeded by GdI Karl Freiherr von Lukas. FZM Goglia was appointed to command the XXIV. Corps in July 1918, thus replacing FML Ludwig Goiginger. This lasted only a month, and Goglia was replaced by GdI Emmerich Hadfy von Livno. In September 1918, Goglia was assigned the command of the new Belluno Army, which suffered a significant defeat at Vittorio Veneto on 24 October 1918. GWS, 3/02 |
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Orders of Battle: Polish Front, January 1915 Immediately preceding the Battles for the Carpathians III. Armee, General der Infanterie Boroevic von Bojna Puhallo Group, V. Korps, Feldzeugmeister Puhallo von Brlog XXXIII. inf. div., Feldmarschalleutnant Goglia |
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Orders of Battle: Polish Front, 1 May 1915 Immediately preceding the Dunajec offensive II. Armee, Gen. d. Kav. Eduard von Böhm-Ermolli V. Korps., Feldzeugsmeister v. Puhallo 33. inf. div., Feldmlt. Goglia 65. inf. brig., Genmj. Frh. v. Dürfeld 66. inf. brig., Genmj. Lieb 33. field art. brig., Oberst Kaufmann |
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Orders of Battle: Volhynian Front, September 1915 Immediately following the summer offensive against Russia II. Armee, General der Kavallerie von Böhm-Ermolli V. Korps, Feldmlt. Goglia XXXIII. inf. div., Feldmlt. Hordt XXXIV. inf div., Generalmajor von Birkenhain XIV. inf. div., Feldmlt. von Csicserics XLIII. Schützen div., Genmj. von Jordan-Rozwadowski |
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Orders of Battle: Volhynian Front, June 1916 Immediately preceding the Brussilov Offensive Böhm-Ermolli Group, Generaloberst von Böhm-Ermolli V. Korps, Feldmlt. Goglia XXXI. inf. div., Genmj. Lieb Goglia's Corps sat across from the Russian VII. Corps in the Russian XI. Army. This force was part of the general movement across the whole Eastern Front. His Corps was not on the receiving end of the main thrust of Brussilov's Offensive, but the pressure on Kosak's Corps on his left caused Goglia to give some ground and some men as the front began to tear. Following reorganisation in July 1916, Goglia's Corps swapped positions with the IV. Corps of Schmidt von Georgenegg. The arrival of reinforcements from the Tirol allowed Goglia's Corps to have enough strength for a counter-offensive by Böhm-Ermolli's II. Army. GWS, 10/01 |
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Orders of Battle: Volhynian Front, November 1916 Immediately following the defeat of Roumania by the Quadruple Alliance II. Armee, Generaloberst von Böhm-Ermolli V. Korps, Feldmlt. von Goglia XXXI. inf. div., Genmj. Lieb XXVII. inf. div., Genmj. Kosak IV. kav. div., Genmj. Berndt Orders of Battle: Volhynian Front, July 1917 Immediately preceding Brussilov's second offensive (Kerensky offensive) II. Armee, Generaloberst von Böhm-Ermolli V. K.u.K. Korps, Feldz. von Goglia XII. Deutsch Landswehr div., Genmj. Drabich-Wächter XVII. inf. div., Feldmlt. Kosak IV. kav. div., Genmj. Berndt |
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On the Piave and beyond... Following the Paive Offensive initiated by the Archduke Josef in June 1918, there was little forward movement owing to the wide dispersal of troops. General Conrad's forces attacked a week later from the Tirol, but with little movement. The sector between these two groups was reorganised in July 1918, and was established as the Belluno Army. General Goglia was assigned to command this sector, which he did until the Battle of Vittorio Veneto broke through the juncture between his army and that of Army Group Boroevic. Shortly thereafter, Kaiser Karl asked for an armistice. GWS, 2/01 |
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Oskar Bruch's lithograph of General Goglia, 1915 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||