What historical geographic region in Central-Eastern Europe was the birthplace of a soldier of the Austro-Hungarian Army?
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Bruno Olbrycht Bruno Olbrycht (nom de guerre: Olza; 6 October 1895 – 23 March 1951) was a soldier of the Austro-Hungarian Army and officer (later general) of the Polish Army both in the Second Polish Republic and postwar Poland. Born on 6 October 1895 in Sanok, Austrian Galicia, Olbrycht fought in Polish Legions in World War I, Polish–Ukrainian War, Polish–Soviet War and the Invasion of Poland. He died on 23 March 1951 in Kraków.
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Galicia (Eastern Europe) Galicia (Ukrainian and Rusyn: Галичина, "Halychyna"; Polish: "Galicja" ; Czech and Slovak: "Halič" ; German: "Galizien" ; Hungarian: "Galícia/Kaliz/Gácsország/Halics" ; Romanian: "Galiția/Halici" ; Russian: Галиция , "Galitsiya"; Yiddish: גאַליציע‎ , "Galitsye") is a historical and geographic region in Central-Eastern Europe, once a small Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria that straddled the modern-day border between Poland and Ukraine. The area, which is named after the medieval city of Halych, was first mentioned in Hungarian historical chronicles in the year 1206 as "Galiciæ".
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Padáň The village was first recorded in 1254 as "Padan", an old Pecheneg settlement. On the territory of the village, there used to be "Petény" village as well, which was mentioned in 1298 as the appurtenance of Pressburg Castle. Until the end of World War I, it was part of Hungary and fell within the Dunaszerdahely district of Pozsony County. After the Austro-Hungarian army disintegrated in November 1918, Czechoslovakian troops occupied the area. After the Treaty of Trianon of 1920, the village became officially part of Czechoslovakia. In November 1938, the First Vienna Award granted the area to Hungary and it was held by Hungary until 1945. After Soviet occupation in 1945, Czechoslovakian administration returned and the village became officially part of Czechoslovakia in 1947.
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László Skultéty László Skultéty (Slovak: "Ladislav Škultéty-Gábriš" , June 27, 1738 – August 19, 1831) was the longest serving Hungarian Hussar in Hungarian history. He served 81 years as a cavalryman before his retirement. He fought in 256 battles during 22 military campaigns and the rule of four emperors.
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List of Galician (Eastern Europe) Jews List of Galicia (Eastern Europe) Jews – Jews born in Galicia or identifying themselves as "Galitzianer" ("Galician" in Yiddish and German). Those born after the Congress of Vienna would be considered subjects of the Austrian empire and those after the foundation of the dual monarchy in 1867 and before the end of World War I in 1918, would have been Austro-Hungarian citizens.
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Ottokar Czernin Ottokar Theobald Otto Maria "Graf" Czernin von und zu Chudenitz (Czech: "Otakar Theobald Otto Maria hrabě Černín z Chudenic" ; 26 September 1872 – 4 April 1932) was an Austro-Hungarian diplomat and politician during the time of World War I, notably serving as Foreign Minister from 1916 to 1918.
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Friedrich, Prince of Schwarzenberg (soldier) Friedrich, Prince of Schwarzenberg (Czech: "kníže Bedřich Schwarzenberg" ) (1800–1870) had an adventurous career as a soldier, and described his wanderings and campaigns in several interesting works, of which the best known is his "Wanderungen eines Lanzknechtes" (1844–1845). He took part as an Austrian officer in the campaigns of Galicia 1846, Italy 1848 and Hungary 1848, and as an amateur in the French conquest of Algeria, the Carlist Wars in Spain and the Swiss civil war of the Sonderbund. He became a major-general in the Austrian army in 1849, and died after many years of well-filled leisure in 1870.
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Ludwig von Benedek Ludwig August Ritter von Benedek (14 July 1804 – 27 April 1881), also known as Lajos Benedek, was an Austrian general (Feldzeugmeister) of Hungarian descent, best known for commanding the imperial army in 1866 in the Battle of Königgrätz against the Prussian Army.
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Army Group Böhm-Ermolli The Army Group Böhm-Ermolli (German: "Heeresgruppe Böhm-Ermolli") was an Army Group of the Austro-Hungarian Army, which operated on the Eastern Front against Russia, from 19 September 1915 to 25 July 1916 and again from 4 October 1916 to 24 January 1918 during World War I. It was commanded by Eduard von Böhm-Ermolli.
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First Cadre Company The First Cadre Company (Polish: "Pierwsza Kompania Kadrowa" ) was a Polish military formation created in the Austro-Hungarian Army at the outbreak of World War I. The company was founded by Józef Piłsudski on August 3, 1914 in Cracow. It was the predecessor of the Polish Legions, and formed the core of the Polish Legions' First Brigade during World War I.
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Anton Csorich Anton Csorich (Croatian: "Antun Čorić" ; 1795–1864) was the "baron od Monte Creto" and became a general in the Austrian Army and then was promoted to the position of lieutenant field marshal when he became second chief of the 15th Infantry Regiment. In that position he took part in the suppression of the October 1848 uprising in Vienna. He then went on to participate in the Austrian war against the Hungarian Republic in 1849.
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Vladimir Logothetti Vladimir Emanuel Alexander Count Logothetti (Filiale Tamassy (now Tomašovce, Slovakia), 4 August 1822 - Radautz, Bukovina (now Rădăuţi, Romania), 7 December 1892) was an Austrian-Hungarian Officer, politician and founder of the first voluntary fire brigade in Moravia.
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Josef Šnejdárek Josef Šnejdárek (2 April 1875 – 13 May 1945) was a Czech soldier. He served in the French Foreign Legion for 28 years, before joining the Czechoslovak Army. He saw service in World War I, the Poland–Czechoslovakia war over Cieszyn Silesia and in the war with the Hungarian Soviet Republic over territories in what is now Slovakia. He claimed in his memoirs never to have lost a battle nor a duel.
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Prince Leopold of Bavaria Leopold Maximilian Joseph Maria Arnulf, Prinz von Bayern (9 February 1846 – 28 September 1930) was born in Munich, the son of Prince Regent Luitpold of Bavaria (1821–1912) and his wife Archduchess Augusta of Austria (1825–1864). He was a Field Marshal ("Generalfeldmarschall") who commanded German and Austro-Hungarian forces on the Eastern Front in World War I.
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Eastern Hungarians "Eastern Hungarians" or "Eastern Magyars" is a broad term for groups of Hungarians who remained in Eastern Europe during the Migration Period and did not participate in the Hungarian conquest.
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Battle of Galicia The Battle of Galicia, also known as the Battle of Lemberg, was a major battle between Russia and Austria-Hungary during the early stages of World War I in 1914. In the course of the battle, the Austro-Hungarian armies were severely defeated and forced out of Galicia, while the Russians captured Lemberg and, for approximately nine months, ruled Eastern Galicia.
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Leopold Freiherr von Hauer Leopold Freiherr von Hauer (born 26 January 1854 in Budapest, Hungary, died on 3 May 1933, in Budapest) was a Colonel General in the Austro-Hungarian Army. He participated in the First World War on the Russian front.
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Archduke Wilhelm of Austria Archduke Wilhelm Franz of Austria, later Wilhelm Franz von Habsburg-Lothringen (Ukrainian: pseudonym Василь Вишиваний, Vasyl Vyshyvanyi translation "Basil the Embroidered" ; 10 February 1895 – 18 August 1948) was an Austrian archduke, colonel of the Ukrainian Sich Riflemen, and poet.
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Tadeusz Kościuszko Andrzej Tadeusz Bonawentura Kościuszko ("Andrew Thaddeus Bonaventure Kosciuszko"; February 4 or 12, 1746 – October 15, 1817) was a Polish-Lithuanian military engineer and a military leader who became a national hero in Poland, Lithuania, Belarus, and the United States. He fought in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth's struggles against Russia and Prussia, and on the American side in the American Revolutionary War. As Supreme Commander of the Polish National Armed Forces, he led the 1794 Kościuszko Uprising.
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Viktor Dankl von Krasnik Count Viktor Dankl von Krasnik (German: "Viktor Graf Dankl von Krasnik" , born as Viktor Dankl on September 18, 1854, in Udine, died January 8, 1941 in Innsbruck) was a highly decorated career Austro-Hungarian officer who reached the pinnacle of his service during World War I with promotion to the rare rank of Colonel General ("Generaloberst"). His successful career met an abrupt end in 1916 due to both his performance on the Italian front and health issues. After the war he would be a vocal apologist for both his country's war record and the dethroned Habsburg monarchy.
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Paul Vay de Vaya Paul Freiherr Vay de Vaya (also spelled Dévay) was born 4 August 1735 in Gyöngyös Hungary and died 24 December 1800. He served in the Habsburg military, as a Major General, from 11 June 1794 – 19 April 1794, and was promoted to Feldmarschall-leutnant in February 1799. He retired in 1799, and died a year later. He fought in the Rhine Campaign of 1796, and participated at the Battle of Schliengen and the Siege of Hüningen.
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Michael von Melas Michael Friedrich Benedikt Baron von Melas (12 May 1729 – 31 May 1806) was a Transylvanian-born field marshal of Saxon descent for the Austrian Empire during the Napoleonic Wars.