Arthur Winkler from Hermaden
Arthur Winkler von Hermaden (born July 17, 1858 in Vienna as Arthur Wilhelm Joseph Winkler ; † May 5, 1934 at Kapfenstein Castle ) was an army officer in the Austro-Hungarian Army , most recently in the rank of field marshal lieutenant .
Life
Arthur Wilhelm Joseph Winkler was born as the son of Joseph Winkler, kk official of the mining and court accounting and Wilhemine Winkler, née. Noble von Prybila, born. In 1873 he entered the k. and k. Army . After graduating from the cadet school in Vienna in 1877, he was promoted to lieutenant in Feldjäger battalion No. 5 and, after graduating from war school, promoted to captain in the General Staff Corps. In 1888 Winkler was transferred to the kk Landwehr and subsequently worked in the troop service as a company and battalion commander, as a teacher of the Landwehr staff officer course. In 1900 he became " Chief of Staff " of the Imperial and Royal Landwehr High Command. In 1902 he was promoted to colonel , in 1908 to major general and in this capacity he was commander of the 41st Landwehr Infantry Brigade. In 1912 Winkler became Lieutenant Field Marshal and commandant of the 22nd Landwehr Infantry Division. He retired in 1913, but at the beginning of World War I he volunteered to take part in the campaigns against Serbia, Italy and Russia as a rayon commander or commander of the 61st Infantry Division.
In 1917 the nobility was conferred by Emperor Karl I of Austria with the title "Hermaden" as a lasting reminder of the battle position held during the Isonzo battles on the Doberdo plateau on the Hermada height between Monfalcone and Duino .
Arthur Winkler von Hermaden was married to Emma Hofmann von Wellenhof . The marriage resulted in two sons: Arthur Winkler-Hermaden (1890–1963), geologist, and Viktor Winkler-Hermaden (1895–1942), popular educator. Arthur Winkler von Hermaden died on May 5, 1934 at Kapfenstein Castle .
Awards
- Military Merit Cross 2nd class with war decoration
- Knight's Cross of the Leopold Order
- Order of the Iron Crown 3rd class
- silver military merit medal on a red ribbon
- bronze military merit medal on the red ribbon
- 2nd class military service mark for officers
- Bronze Jubilee Commemorative Medal for the Armed Power
- Military Jubilee Cross for the Armed Force
- Officer's badge of honor from the Red Cross with the war decoration
- Honorary citizen of Schönpass (Šempass, east of Gorizia) and of Sankt Polaj (Šempolaj, east of Duino)
Individual evidence
- ^ Baptismal register Vienna Maria Rotunda, vol. V, fol. 15. In: Matricula. Retrieved May 8, 2020 .
- ^ Schmidt-Brentano, Antonio: The kk or kuk Generalität 1816-1918 , Austrian State Archives, Vienna, 2007, p. 203.
- ↑ Daily news. In: Salzburger Volksblatt. August 25, 1917, accessed May 8, 2020 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hermaden, Arthur Winkler from |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Army officer in the Austro-Hungarian Army, most recently in the rank of field marshal lieutenant |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 17, 1858 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 5, 1934 |
| Place of death | at Kapfenstein Castle |