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Felix Prinz zu Schwarzenberg | ||||||||||||||
Felix Prinz zu Schwarzenberg, scion of the great Bohemian noble house, was born on 8 June 1867. In addition to being the namesake of the famous saviour of the Habsburg Empire in 1848, he was the last commander of the famed Kaiserjäger Division, and arguably won the greatest laurels for the Habsburg armies in World War I through his triumph at the Battle of Caporetto in Octobert 1917. Felix Prinz zu Schwarzenberg died on 18 November 1946. GWS, 11/05 Orders of Battle: Italian Front, 25 May 1915 Immediately following the Italian declaration of war 5. Army, GdI Svetozar v. Boroevic Chief of Staff, GM Aurel v. le Beau XVI. Korps, FZM Wenzel v. Wurm 48. inf. div., FML Gabriel 11. mtn. brig., GM Lawrowski 12. mtn. brig., Obst Prinz Schwarzenberg Orders of Battle: Roumanian Front, November 1916 Immediately preceding the conquest of Roumania Southern Front, Prinz Leopold v. Bayern Linsingen Army Gruppe, GdI v. Linsingen Litzmann Army Gruppe, GdI v. Litzmann Dieffenbach Gruppe, GLt Dieffenbach 46. Schützen div., GM von Urbanski 48. inf. div., GM Prinz Schwarzenberg 22. Deutsch inf. div., GLt Dieffenbach Orders of Battle: Italian Front, 24 October 1917 Immediately preceding the Battle of Caporetto Erzherzog Eugen Armee Front, FM Erzherzog Eugen 14. Deutsche Armee, GdI Otto v. Below 1. closed troop: 4. k.u.k. inf. div., FML Pfeffer 13 k.u.k. inf. div., FML Julius v. Kaiser 23. k.u.k. inf. div., GM v. Iwanski Krauss Gruppe, I. Korps, GdI Alfred Krauss k.u.k. Edelweiss inf. div., GM v. Wieden 22. k.u.k. Schützen div., GM Müller 55. k.u.k. inf. div., GM Felix Prinz zu Schwarzenberg Deutsch Jäger div., Obst v. Wodke Orders of Battle: Italian Front, November 1917 Immediately following the end of the Caporetto offensive Erzherzog Eugen Armee Front, FM Erzherzog Eugen 14. Deutsche Armee, GdI Otto v. Below Gruppe Krauss, k.u.k.. I. Korps, GdI Alfred Krauss Edelweiss inf. div., GM v. Wieden 22. Schützen div., GM Müller 55. inf. div., GM Prinz zu Schwarzenberg Orders of Battle: Italian Front, Mid-June 1918 Immediately preceding the Piave Offensive Army Group Conrad, FM Franz Conrad v. Hötzendorf 10. Armee, FM Alexander v. Krobatin XIV. Edelweiss Korps, GdI Verdross v. Drossberg Kaiser Jäger div., GM Prinz zu Schwarzenburg Orders of Battle: Italian Front, Mid-October 1918 Immediately preceding the Battle of Vittorio Veneto Army Group Erzherzog Josef, GO Erzherzog Josef 10. Armee, FM Alexander v. Krobatin XIV. Edelweiss Korps, GdI Verdross v. Drossberg Kaiser Jäger div., GM Prinz zu Schwarzenberg 19. inf. div., FML Elmar Res., Edelweiss inf. div., FML v. Alpenbach |
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