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Georg Schariczer von Rény

In the beginning of the war, GM Scharicer was in command of the 27. infantry brigade, part of the 14. infantry division of General Hugo von Martiny in the V. Corps of General Paul von Puhallo. FML Georg Freiherr Schariczer von Rény assumed control of the 16. Infantry Division from GM Anton Goldbach in September 1914.  He held this command until July 1915, when he handed it over to GM Rudolf Krauss.  Krauss, however, held command for less than a month, and Schariczer resumed his command for another year, until he finally turned the division in to GM Adalbert von Kaltenborn in November 1916.  Then, Schariczer was appointed to command the VII. Corps in November, when the Archduke Josef took up a higher command.  Schariczer maintained his command until war's end. GWS, 11/01

Orders of Battle:  Polish Front, January 1915 Army Group Woyrsch, GdK von Woyrsch Öst. II. Armee, Gen. d. Kav. von Böhm-Ermolli     Öst. XII. Korps, Gen. d. Inf. Kövess von Kövesshaza          16. inf. div., Feldmlt. Schariczer As of Christmas Day, Schariczer was located in Russian Poland, southwest of Lodz.  His sector was almost 10 km long, running north to south, and was giving active support to Schmettau’s 35. German inf. div. to the north.  The Russian Grendiers division in the 4. Army attempted to break west toward Stara, command centre for IV. Corps.  GdK Kövess ordered Schariczer to turn the 16. Inf. Div. northwest and relieve the Germans, and so his troops marched toward the frozen marshes of the Carna brook, which formed  Schmettau’s main defense line.  This helped end the Grenadier’s gambit without decision.  A few days after the battle of Tomaszów, fought further north, the entire 2. Army was transferred to the Carpathians. [rev. 5/04] Orders of Battle:  Eastern Front, May 1915 Immediately preceding the Dunajec offensive Armee Woyrsch, preuß. Generaloberst v. Woyrsch Army Group Kövess (XII. Korps), Gen. d. Inf. v. Kövess 16. inf. div., Feldmlt. v. Schariczer                 inf. reg. 2, inf. reg. 31                 16. field art. brig., Feldmlt. v. Dobler Orders of Battle:  Eastern Front, early June 1916 Immediately preceding the Brussilow offensive Armee Woyrsch, preuß. Generaloberst v. Woyrsch    Öst. XII. Korps, Gen. d. Inf. Ritt. v. Henriquez        16. inf. div., Feldmlt. v. Schariczer 31. inf. brig., Genmj. v. Szende 32. inf. brig., Genmj. v. Koschatzky 16. field art. brig., Feldmlt. v. Dobler Orders of Battle:  Isonzo Front, August 1916 V. Armee, Generaloberst Boroevic von Bojna VII. Korps, Gen. d. Kav. Erzherzog Josef Reinforcement, XXVIII. inf div., XVI. inf. div., Feldmlt. von Schariczer General Georg Schariczer was given command of the VII. Corps on 22 November 1916, succeeding Archduke Josef. He retained command of this force until November 1918. Orders of Battle:  Isonzo Front, November 1917 I. Isonzo Armee, Generaloberst von Wurm VII. Korps, Feldmlt. von Schariczer   XLIV. Schützen div., Genmj. Schönauer   XVII. inf. div., Genmj. von Ströher   XLVIII. inf. div., Feldmlt. von Gabriel Orders of Battle:  Italian Front, June 1918 Isonzo Army, Generaloberst von Wurm VII. Korps, Gen. d. Inf. von Schariczer   XIV. inf. div., Feldmlt. von Szende   XXIV. inf. div., Feldmlt. Urbarz   IX. kav. div., Feldmlt. von le Gay   XLIV. Schützen div., Feldmlt. Schönauer Orders of Battle:  Italian Front, October 1918 Isonzo Army, Generaloberst von Wurm VII. Korps, Gen. d. Inf. Schariczer von Reny   XXXIII. inf. div., Feldmlt. Iwanski von Iwanina   XII. inf. div., Gen. d. Inf. Waitzendorfer   XXIV. inf. div., Feldmlt. Urbarz