Claudius Czibulka

Claudius Czibulka (born September 22, 1862 in Neu Titschein , † April 18, 1931 in Meran ; since 1918 Knight of Buchland ) was an Austro-Hungarian general of the infantry , most recently army general of the Czechoslovak Republic .

Life

origin

He was the son of District Administrator Rudolf Czibulka (born January 18, 1817 Boskovice), who married the officer's daughter Johanna Leopoldine Fröhlich von Elmbach (born February 22, 1841 Brno) on November 20, 1861. His stepbrother Hubert von Czibulka (1842–1914) was also a high kuk officer.

Military career

Between 1880 and 1885, Czibulka worked as a teacher at the War Academy and at the same time held the post of tutor of Archduke Otto von Habsburg. In 1892 he became a major . In September 1904 he was promoted to lieutenant colonel and replaced Norbert von Catty as chief of staff of the VI. Corps. From February 1909 he commanded the 91st Infantry Regiment in Budweis , where his family had large estates. On November 10, 1910, he was promoted to major general , combined with the position of commander of the 62nd Infantry Brigade. On November 9, 1913, he was appointed Lieutenant Field Marshal . At the beginning of the First World War he took over the 36th Infantry Troop Division, which was part of the XIII. Army Corps under General Rhemen Infantry was at war against Serbia . After the battle of Jadar from August 16 to 19, 1914, the withdrawal of the VIII. Corps became necessary. Nine batteries of the 36th Division covered the receding north wing of the XIII. Corps. In November 1914, Czibulka received the Order of the Iron Crown, 2nd class. During the Battle of the Kolubara , which ended unfavorably for the monarchy , his troops, together with the 42nd Honvéd Division, were thrown back by the Serbs over the Lig section and had to make a loss-making retreat.

In January 1915, the 36th Division came to the Eastern Front , under the command of the Army Group Planter-Baltin , it took up position in the eastern Bukovina between the Tartar Pass and Delatyn . In February 1915 the Czibulka Corps was re-formed, it comprised the 36th Division (Schreitter), the 15th Division ( Benigni ) and Brigade Lilienhoff . On February 17, 1915, during a counterattack from Planter-Baltins Czernowitz , Czibulka's troops reached Ottynia on February 18 . The German-Austrian offensive over the Dunajec on May 2nd broke between Gorlice and Tarnow with massive artillery preparation through the Russian front. This enabled the north wing of the Army Group to catch up with the Sereth again.

In August 1915, the Corps Czibulka (now XVIII. AK) took part in the offensive of the Austro-Hungarian 2nd Army in Volhynia . The 1st Cavalry Division (General de Ruiz), the 31st Infantry Division (FML Lütgendorf ) and the 32nd Infantry Division (Major General Willerding ) were now subordinate to the large formation . In May 1916 Czibulka was awarded the Leopold Order 1st class in recognition of his services . Since June 1916 he stood with the XVIII. Corps of the 1st Army under General Puhallo was concentrated in the Dubno area and was heavily attacked at the beginning of the Brusilov offensive . On June 4, 1916, the Czibulka Corps consisted of the 7th Cavalry and 46th Rifle Divisions, the 25th Division formed the Corps Reserve at Ziechow. The Russian breakthroughs at Mlynow and Sapanow led to the conquest of the Dubno transport hub by June 10th. On June 10, 1916, Czibulka's troops had to retreat across the Ikwa. The advancing Russian 11th Army under General Sakharov captured the Galician city of Brody in battle with the southern Cossack Corps Group . In September 1916, Czibulka's front on the right bank of the River Styr was able to stabilize again. In July 1917 the Czibulka Corps consisted of the German 15th Landwehr Division and the Austro-Hungarian 25th Division in the area of ​​the 2nd Army. They covered the upper course of the Styr, the railway line between Lemberg and Tarnopol . On August 11, 1917, he was promoted to General of the Infantry. On September 19, 1917 he was awarded the Military Merit Cross 2nd Class including war decoration. Emperor Karl I carried out an inspection of the troops of the Corps Czibulka on December 9 and 10, 1917. In March 1918, Czibulka handed over the XVIII. Corps to General Kosak. Emperor Karl promoted the general to the nobility on April 10, 1918, and on June 28 he received the associated title “von Buchland”.

On January 1, 1919, Czibulka retired as a general of the infantry. Born in the Czech Republic , on October 1, 1919, he was confirmed as a three-star general. With his younger wife Philippine Knaipp he lived as a pensioner in Karlsbad in the twenties . On December 16, 1927, he was made an honorary general of the Czech Army. Czibulka died on April 18, 1931 in the South Tyrolean spa town of Merano. His body was transported to Vienna and buried on March 2, 1932 in the central cemetery.

literature

• Biografický slovník Slezska a severní Moravy. Sešit 1st (13th) Ostrava 2000.

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