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Alfred Edler von Schenk | ||||||||||||||||
Alfred Schenk was born on 5 July 1863 in Laibach, Carniola. The following timeline summarizes his career: July 1880 21. Infantry Regiment May 1884 91. Infantry Regiment, Leutnant Nov. 1888 Promoted to Oberleutnant Nov. 1889 9. Infantry Brigade, Staff May 1892 Promoted to Hautpmann Nov. 1892 2. Gebirgebrigade, Staff April 1895 XII. Armee Korps, Staff May 1895 Russian Language Course, Kazan May 1896 Intelligence Bureau position, General Staff Nov. 1898 Promoted to Major Nov. 1898 Chief of Staff of 16. Infantry May 1902 Promoted to Oberstleutnant May 1902 1. Bosnian Infantry Regiment, Staff Nov. 1905 Promoted to Oberst April 1907 1. Bosnian Infantry Regiment, Commander Feb. 1911 Assumed title “Edler von” May 1911 Promoted to Generalmajor Feb. 1914 Commands 97. Infantry Brigade August 1914 Commands 15. Infantry Division Nov. 1914 Promoted to Feldmarschalleutnant May 1915 Commands 9. Infantry Division June 1916 Sector IIIb Commander, Isonzo Front August 1916 Gruppe Schenk formed Nov. 1916 Renamed XXIII. Armee Korps June 1917 Commands XIII. Armee Korps Feb. 1918 Promoted to General der Infanterie Feb. 1918 Commands IX. Armee Korps Nov. 1918 Military Governor of Agram Jan. 1919 Retired Alfred Edler von Schenk died on the 12th of October 1952 in Vienna. GWS, 11/04 |
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Orders of Battle: Northern Front in January 1915 Immediately preceding the Battles for the Carpathians Armee Woyrsch, GO Remus v. Woyrsch 4. Armee, GdI Erzherzog Josef Ferdinand XI. Korps, FZM Stefan v. Ljubicic 15. inf. div., FML Alfred v. Schenk Orders of Battle: Eastern Front, September 1915 At the end of the Summer Offensive against Russia 1. Armee, FZM v. Puhallo I. Korps, GdK Karl v. Kirchbach 9. inf. div., FML v. Schenk Orders of Battle: Italian Front, August 1916 Immediately preceding the capture of Görz by the Italians Army Group Erzherzog Eugen, GO Erzherzog Eugen 5. Armee, GO Boroevic von Bojna VIII. Korps, GdK Erzherzog Josef 9. inf. div., FML v. Schenk Orders of Battle: Eastern Front, mid-July 1917 At the opening of the Kerensky Offensive Prinz Leopold von Bayern Front, Generalfeldmarschal Prinz Leopold Böhm-Ermolli Group, GdI v. Böhm-Ermolli 3. Armee, GO v. Tersztyánszky XIII. Korps, FML v. Schenk 42. honved inf. div., GM Mihaljevic 36. inf. div., GM Nöhring |
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