kuk bodyguard rider squadron

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The kuk Leibgardereitereskadron was one of a total of five guard units at the court of the Emperor of Austria and King of Hungary until 1918 . With a strength of 150 officers and men, as well as 80 horses, the task at hand roughly corresponded to the body gendarmerie of the German emperor .

Guard rider's tunic
Uniforms of the life guards of the Emperor of Austria in the HGM (from left to right: ku Leibgarde , Arcièren-Leibgarde , kuk Trabantenleibgarde and kuk Leibgardereitereskadron).

Lineup and tasks

The guard of the dual monarchy Austria-Hungary consisted of:

The Kuk Leibgardereitereskadron was set up with a cabinet letter of September 24, 1849 as a guard gendarmerie with a strength of 77 men and on September 18, 1868 renamed the Leibgardereitereskadron. Your captain was the 1st adjutant general . The main task of the unit made up of sergeants was the orderly service for the emperor and the military chancellery. The squadron was also used for courier trips. The quarters were the Lechenfeld barracks .

In contrast to the Arcièren Life Guard and the ku Life Guard, the Kuk Life Guard Rider Squadron was not a pure officer guard , but consisted of non-commissioned officer ranks of the Common Army in the lower ranks .

composition

  • A cavalry general as captain of the guard
  • A cavalry staff officer as squadron commander
  • Officers of the cavalry as guard rider, lieutenant guard, lieutenant guard
  • Cavalry sergeant as guard sergeant and guard rider

Adjustments

Parade adjustment

The Para Dead adjustment for teams consisted of spiked helmet with Roßhaarbusch, Rock (Felber fur coat), epaulets , cartridge , white hirschlederner breeches , high riding boots , Anschnallsporen , Stulphandschuhen, cavalry saber with dome and Portepee , cloak. This uniform was mainly worn for court services, court ceremonies and orderly services in troop parades .

Officers carried as para Dead adjustment, the spiked helmet with Roßhaarbusch, Rock (Felber fur coat), axillary line, epaulette, cartridge white hirschlederner breeches, high riding boots, Anschnallsporen, Stulphandschuhe, Kavalleriesäbel with dome and Portepee, sash and cloak. This uniform was mandatory for court service, court audiences and court events.

Adjustment of duties for teams (first variant)

Spiked cap with horsehair bush, skirt (faux fur skirt), epaulettes, cartridge, boot pants, high riding boots, buckle spurs, gloves, cavalry saber with dome and portepee. This variant was prescribed for service as a watch commander in the Vienna Hofburg (in winter with a fur coat), and for the post in front of the Sr. Majesty's chamber (in winter with a bicycle coat). In addition, this variant was worn by the ordinaries of the First Supreme Court Master in Budapest and the adjutants general in Vienna and Budapest.

Adjustment of duties for teams (second variant)

The whole thing!

Spiked bonnet without horsehair bush, skirt (faux fur coat), epaulettes, cartouche, gray deer leather boot pants, high riding boots, buckle spurs, gauntlet gloves, cavalry saber with dome and portepee. This variant was to be used in the orderly service, during troop inspections, maneuvers and alarms.

Adjustment of duties for staff officers and senior officers (first variant)

Spiked bonnet without horsehair bush, skirt (fur coat only on command), epaulettes, cartouche, gray buckskin boot pants, high riding boots, buckle spurs, gauntlet gloves, cavalry saber with dome and portepee, field armband and cycling coat. To be worn when deploying to accompany the emperor and king during field maneuvers, troop inspections and alarms during marches and in the field.

Adjustment of duties for staff and senior officers (second variant)

Pickelhaube with horsehair bush, skirt (faux fur skirt), pantaloons, ankle boots with spurs, gloves, cavalry saber with dome and portepee, field bandage and cycling coat. This adjustment had to be worn on all business occasions for which the other variants were not prescribed. In rainy weather the cycling coat was to be worn, in winter the frock coat over the tunic.

A description of the individual pieces of clothing (uniform pieces) can be found under kuk Leibgardeinfanteriekompanie .

Museum reception

The very glamorous and correspondingly complex adjustments of the guards are exhibited in the Army History Museum in Vienna. On display are outfits of the kuk Leibgardereitereskadron, kk First Arcièren-Leibgarde , ku Leibgarde and the kuk Trabantenleibgarde .

literature

  • Oskar Brüch : The kuk Heer 1895. A series of images (= writings of the Heeresgeschichtliches Museum in Vienna. Vol. 10). Stocker, Graz et al. 1997, ISBN 3-7020-0783-0 .
  • Complete inventory of the Vienna House, Court and State Archives. Based on the history of the archive and its holdings. Volume 2: History and inventories of the archives of the House of Habsburg-Lothringen, the court staff and the cabinet archive (= inventories of the Viennese house, court and state archives 5. = inventories of Austrian state archives 5, 5). Holzhausen, Vienna 1937, p. 347 ff.
  • Austro-Hungarian War Ministry : Dislocation and division of the Austro-Hungarian Army, the Austro-Hungarian Navy, the Imperial and Royal Landwehr and the Imperial and Royal Landwehr. In: Seidel's small army scheme. Seidel & Sohn, Vienna 1914, ( 1908 edition; HTML, 81 kB. ).
  • Allmayer-Beck , Lessing : The K. (below) K. Army. 1848-1914 . Bertelsmann, Munich et al. 1974, ISBN 3-570-07287-8 .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Johann Christoph Allmayer-Beck : The Army History Museum Vienna. Guide to the museum. Volume 1: The museum, the representation rooms. Kiesel, Salzburg 1981, ISBN 3-7023-0113-5 , p. 29.

Web links

Commons : Austro-Hungarian military uniforms  - collection of images, videos and audio files
Commons : Austro-Hungarian military uniforms in details  - collection of images, videos and audio files