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Aloys Fürst von Schönburg-Hartenstein | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
It's Good to Be the Prince! Prince Aloys von Schönburg-Hartenstein was born on 21 November 1858 in Karlsruhe, Baden. At the start of the war, he was ranked as a Generalmajor, in command of the XI. Machinegun Brigade in the XXX. Infantry Division of Feldmarschlleutnant Julis Kaiser. This was part of the IX. Corps of General Desiderius Koloszvary in the III. Army of General Brudermann. FML von Schönburg-Hartenstein was given command of the 6. Infantry Division in January 1915, replacing FML Karl Gelb Edler von Siegesstern. He led this force until July 1916, when he was replaced by GM Rudolf Müller. Then GdK Schönburg-Hartenstein replaced Archduke Karl as commander of the XX. Corps in that month and he maintained this role until January 1917. Then Schönburg was given the task of organising a new XIV. Corps in January, building it out of remnants of the XX. Corps. The new XIV. Corps was popularly called the Edelweiss Corps. He led this force until August, when he was replaced by GdI Hugo Martiny von Malastow. He had done so well with the XIV. Corps, that Schönburg was then appointed to reorganise the Corps formerly commanded by GdI Theodor von Hordt. By the time of the Caporetto Offensive, Schönburg-Hartenstein was ranked GdK in charge of the IV. Corps (formerly Hordt's) and Schönburg led it until January 1918, when it was taken over by FML Josef Hrozny Edler von Bojemil. This was a temporary sucsession; for in March, Schönburg returned to command his IV. Corps, taking over from FML Theodor Bekic von Bovic (who had meantime replaced Hrozny) and he remained in this capacity until July. He was succeeded by FZM Arpád Tamásy von Fogaras. The Prince assumed command of the VI. Army on 15 July 1918, taking over for the Archduke Josef. Schönburg-Hartenstein was elevated to the rank of Generaloberst on 1 November 1918, as the Italian Front was collapsing as fast as the Empire. He died on 21 September 1944 in Hartenstein, Germany. GWS, 2/01 |
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Orders of Battle: Eastern Front, May 1915 Immediately preceding the Dunajec offensive VII. Armee, Gen. d. Kav. Frh. v. Pflanzer-Baltin XIII. Korps, Gen. d. Inf. Frh. v. Rhemen 6. inf. div., Feldmlt. Fürst Schönburg 11. inf. brig., Genmj. v. Stöhr 12. inf. brig., Oberst Rudolf Müller 6. field art. brig., Genmj. Kratky |
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Orders of Battle: Isonzo Front, March 1916 Immediately preceding the Tirol Offensive V. Armee, General der Infanterie Boroevic von Bojna Support: III. Korps, Feldmarschalleutnant von Krautwald VI. inf. div., Feldmlt. von Schönburg-Hartenstein |
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Orders of Battle: Tirol Front, 15 May 1916 Immediately preceding the offensive against Italy Army Group Archduke Eugen, GO Archduke Eugen Chief of Staff, Feldmlt. Alfred Krauss III. Korps, Feldmlt. Ritter v. Krautwald 6. Inf. Div., Feldmlt. Fst. V. Schönburg-Hartenstein 22. Schützen Div., Genmj. Edler v. Kochanowski 28. Inf. Div., Feldmlt. Schneider v. Manns-Au |
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Orders of Battle: Tirol Front, August 1916 Immediately preceding Roumania's declaration of war against Austria-Hungary Army Group Erzherzog Eugen, Generaloberst Erzherzog Eugen XI. Army, Generaloberst Rohr Rayon III: Feldmlt. von Koennen-Korak XX. Korps, Feldmlt. Schönburg-Hartenstein III. inf. div., Feldmlt. von Horzetzky VIII. inf. div., Feldmlt. von Fabini |
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Orders of Battle: Isonzo Front, November 1917 Immediately preceding the Caporetto Offensive Boroevic Armee Group, Generaloberst Boroevic von Bojna II. Isonzo Armee, Gen. d. Inf. von Henriquez IV. Korps, Gen. d. Kav., Fürst Schönburg-Hartenstein XLIII. Schützen div., Feldmlt. Fernengel XX. Honved inf. div., Genmj. von Lukacic |
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Orders of Battle: Italian Front, June 1918 Immediately preceding the Piave Offensive Boroevic Army Group, Feldmarchal Boroevic von Bojna Isonzo Army, Generaloberst von Wurm IV. Korps, Gen. d. Kav. Fürst Schönburg-Hartenstein LXIV. Honved inf. div., Feldmlt. von Seide LXX. Honved inf. div., Feldmlt. von Berzeviczy XXIX. inf. div., Feldmlt. von Steiger |
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Orders of Battle: Italian Front, October 1918 Immediately preceding the Battle of Vittorio Veneto Boroevic Army Group, Feldmarchal Boroevic von Bojna VI. Armee, Gen. d. Kav. Schönburg-Hartenstein II. Korps, Gen. d. Inf. Krauss XXXI. inf. div., Feldmlt. Lieb XXV. inf. div., Genmj. Werz von Ostenkampf XI. Honved kav. div., Genmj. Jony de Jamnik XII. Schützen kav. div., Genmj. Karapancza von Kraina XXIV. Korps, Gen. d. Inf. Hadfy von Livno XLI. Honved inf. div., Feldmlt. Schamschula von Simontornya LI. Honved inf. div., Genmj. Daubner Army res., X. inf. div., Feldmlt. Watterich von Watterichsburg XLIII. Schützen div., Feldmlt. von Stöhr XXXIV. inf. div., Feldmlt. von Luxardo |
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