Artur Przyborski

Artur Friedrich Ritter von Przyborski (born October 10, 1860 in Vienna , † January 27, 1948 in Millstatt am See ) was an Austro-Hungarian lieutenant field marshal of Polish origin and commander of the 21st kk Landwehr infantry division in the First World War .

Life

As a youth, Przyborski joined the army as a cavalry cadet. He studied at the War Academy and worked for the General Staff for seven years. His career was supported by his father-in-law, General Franz Xaver von Schönaich . From his marriage to his wife Othilie, his daughter, the writer Oda Schneider, was born in 1892 . On May 1, 1908, he was promoted to major general and on November 10, 1911 to field marshal lieutenant.

First World War

At the beginning of the First World War, General Przyborski led the 21st Imperial and Royal Landwehr infantry division in the Serbian campaign . The mobilization took place on July 26th. Between August 2 and August 9, his troops were transferred from Prague to Brčko in northwestern Bosnia as part of the VIII Corps .

During the Battle of Cer , when the Serbian army surprisingly attacked the Austro-Hungarian troops near Parlog , Przyborski fought with his troops in the trenches on the night of August 15-16, 1914 and was injured in the process. On the 21st, the troops of the 21st Imperial and Royal Landwehr Infantry Division withdrew. On September 8th he was sent to defend the beachhead at Parašnica .

His 21st kk Landwehr infantry division succeeded in crossing the river and conquering Lazarevac on November 18, 1914 during the Battle of the Kolubara . He was retired in early 1915.

Przyborski received the knighthood on November 24, 1917 and the diploma on July 8, 1918.

After the war

Memorial plaque for Artur Ritter von Przyborski on the Przyborski promenade above the lido in Millstatt.

The Przyborski promenade in Millstatt am See

Przyborski became mayor and honorary citizen of Millstatt am See and died there in 1948. The town's promenade was named after him.

Web links

Commons : Artur Przyborski - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

^ ^A ^b ^c ^d John R. Schindler : Fall of the Double Eagle. The Battle for Galicia and the Demise of Austria-Hungary . U of Nebraska Press, 2015, ISBN 978-1-61234-806-3 ( google.de [accessed August 16, 2017]).
↑ ^a ^b Michaela Sohn-Kronthaler: Feminization or (re) masculinization of religion in the 19th and 20th centuries? Research contributions from Christianity, Judaism and Islam . Böhlau Vienna, 2016, ISBN 978-3-205-79642-8 ( google.de [accessed on August 16, 2017]).
^ ^A ^b Glenn Jewison: Austro-Hungarian Generals assigned to the Austrian Landwehr 1914. Retrieved on August 16, 2017 .
↑ Nina Kogler: Gender history of the Catholic action in Austrofascism . LIT Verlag Münster, 2014, ISBN 978-3-643-50545-3 ( google.de [accessed on August 16, 2017]).
↑ James Lyon: Serbia and the Balkan Front, 1914. The Outbreak of the Great War . Bloomsbury Publishing, 2015, ISBN 978-1-4725-8005-4 ( google.de [accessed August 16, 2017]).
^ Carl Savich: The March on the Drina (1964). World War I in film August 24, 2013.
↑ GWS: General of the cavalry Artur Giesl Freiherr von Gieslingen. Retrieved August 16, 2017 .
↑ Austria-Hungary's last war Volume I . S. 681 f .
↑ Peter Broucek (Ed.): Theodor Ritter von Zeynek: An officer in the General Staff Corps remembers (= publications of the Commission for Modern History of Austria . Volume 101). Böhlau, Vienna 2009, ISBN 978-3-205-78149-3 , p. 100.
^ Wiener genealogical paperback . H. v. Stratowa, 1928 ( google.de [accessed August 16, 2017]).
^ Eva Berger: Historical Gardens of Austria: Upper Austria, Salzburg, Vorarlberg, Carinthia, Styria, Tyrol . Böhlau, 2003, ISBN 978-3-205-99352-0 ( google.de [accessed on August 16, 2017]).

personal data
SURNAME	Przyborski, Artur
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Przyborski, Artur Friedrich Ritter von (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Austro-Hungarian field marshal lieutenant in the First World War
DATE OF BIRTH	October 10, 1860
PLACE OF BIRTH	Vienna
DATE OF DEATH	January 27, 1948
Place of death	Millstatt am See

[:1-1] A ^b ^c ^d John R. Schindler : Fall of the Double Eagle. The Battle for Galicia and the Demise of Austria-Hungary . U of Nebraska Press, 2015, ISBN 978-1-61234-806-3 ( google.de [accessed August 16, 2017]).

[:2-2] Michaela Sohn-Kronthaler: Feminization or (re) masculinization of religion in the 19th and 20th centuries? Research contributions from Christianity, Judaism and Islam . Böhlau Vienna, 2016, ISBN 978-3-205-79642-8 ( google.de [accessed on August 16, 2017]).

[:3-3] A ^b Glenn Jewison: Austro-Hungarian Generals assigned to the Austrian Landwehr 1914. Retrieved on August 16, 2017 .

[:0-4] Nina Kogler: Gender history of the Catholic action in Austrofascism . LIT Verlag Münster, 2014, ISBN 978-3-643-50545-3 ( google.de [accessed on August 16, 2017]).

[5] James Lyon: Serbia and the Balkan Front, 1914. The Outbreak of the Great War . Bloomsbury Publishing, 2015, ISBN 978-1-4725-8005-4 ( google.de [accessed August 16, 2017]).

[6] Carl Savich: The March on the Drina (1964). World War I in film August 24, 2013.

[7] GWS: General of the cavalry Artur Giesl Freiherr von Gieslingen. Retrieved August 16, 2017 .

[8] Austria-Hungary's last war Volume I . S. 681 f .

[9] Peter Broucek (Ed.): Theodor Ritter von Zeynek: An officer in the General Staff Corps remembers (= publications of the Commission for Modern History of Austria . Volume 101). Böhlau, Vienna 2009, ISBN 978-3-205-78149-3 , p. 100.

[:4-10] Wiener genealogical paperback . H. v. Stratowa, 1928 ( google.de [accessed August 16, 2017]).

[11] Eva Berger: Historical Gardens of Austria: Upper Austria, Salzburg, Vorarlberg, Carinthia, Styria, Tyrol . Böhlau, 2003, ISBN 978-3-205-99352-0 ( google.de [accessed on August 16, 2017]).