Eduard von Beschi

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Eduard Josef Freiherr von Beschi in 1899 as major general

Edward Joseph Freiherr von Beschi (* 13. March 1848 in Hungarian Ostra ; † 26. April 1916 in Vienna ) was an Austrian imperial officer ( Feldzeugmeister ) Italian-Hungarian descent, head of the fortress artillery in the Austro-Hungarian armed forces and holds the Field Artillery Regiment No. 2 as well as natural scientists .

biography

After successfully completing the Artillery Academy in Mährisch-Weißkirchen , he was assigned to the 4th Fortress Artillery Battalion as a lieutenant on September 1, 1869, but a short time later he was stationed in the Silesian Field Artillery Regiment No. 9 in Vienna, which he did with a visit to the kuk Technical Military Academy . After successfully completing his studies, he was promoted to first lieutenant in the 10th Fortress Artillery Battalion on October 29, 1873, during which he frequented the Technical University in Vienna, then promoted to captain 1st class on November 1, 1877. While Beschi was busy manufacturing new shooting equipment for the field artillery (later introduced as the Model 75) in Vienna, as a captain he was involved in the development, construction and delivery of siege artillery (model 1880) and the large artillery pieces of the coastal artillery, which led him to numerous trips, even to Sweden. On October 25, 1885 Major, the Freiherr was appointed artillery chief and chaired the 3rd division of the first section of the technical administration of the military committee.

On October 25, 1885 Major, the officer was appointed artillery chief and chaired the 3rd division of the first section of the technical administration of the military committee, as well as a lieutenant colonel (November 1, 1890), and a colonel (May 1, 1893). and commander of the fortress artillery regiment No. 6 in Komorn . After the sudden death of his wife, he applied and finally took command of the fortress artillery regiment No. 4 in Pola on March 11, 1897.

On October 10, 1898 he was appointed fortress artillery director in Pola , then on May 1, 1899 (rank of May 15, 1899) major general .

With the rank of May 4, 1904, the colonel owner of the field artillery regiment No. 2 was appointed field marshal lieutenant and inspector of the fortress artillery and thus chief of the entire fortress artillery in the Austro-Hungarian armed forces.

On the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the crown of Emperor Franz Josef I and for his 40 years of outstanding service, he was awarded the Commandant's Cross of the Order of Leopold on August 12, 1908. As a result, he applied for the (tax-free) title of baron for himself and his family. By the highest resolution of October 26th, 1909 and diploma of November 30th, 1909 in Vienna, the elevation to the gentry's class took place. In the meantime, Beschi had been honored on April 26, 1909 with the title and character of Feldzeugmeister.

Awards

family

On one of his business trips he met his future wife Walburga (Wally) Salbach (1856-1896), who married on January 11, 1883 in Berlin and had three children with her: Margareta Maria, Edith and Hans Eduard, who died during the First World War as a young lieutenant in Russian captivity ( Tobolsk ). While he was in command of the fortress artillery regiment in Comoros, his wife fell ill and only died at the age of 40, within a short time, leaving behind the widower with three underage children.

After his retirement (November 1, 1909) he lived in the house inherited from his father in the 1st district of Vienna (Heinrichgasse 4). He was buried in the Dobling cemetery .

literature

  • Gothaisches Genealogisches Taschenbuch des Adels (A – E), FB, 1913 and 1929.
  • Friedrich Gatti: "History of the K. and K. Technical Military Academy: Th. History of the KK Bombardier Corps, the KK Artillery Secondary School, and the KK Artillery Academy 1786-1869", Volume 2, Verlag Wilhelm Braumüller, Vienna 1905, p. 744.
  • Antonio Schmidt-Brentano: The kk or kuk generals 1816–1918, Austrian State Archives, 1907.
  • Schematism for the imperial and royal armies and for the imperial and royal navies, KK Hof- und Staatsdruckerei, 1907.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Quays. Royal Military schematic, KK Hof- und Staatsdruckerei., 1883, p. 50
  2. ^ Friedrich Gatti: "History of the K. And K. Technical Military Academy: Th. History of the KK Bombardier Corps, the KK Artillery Secondary School, and the KK Artillery Academy 1786-1869", Volume 2, Verlag Wilhelm Braumüller, Vienna 1905, p. 744
  3. ^ Alphons Wrede (Freiherr von.), Anton Semek; "History of the K. and K. Wehrmacht: the regiments, corps, branches and institutions from 1618 to the end of the XIXth century", in Volume 1 and Volume 4, p. 436
  4. ↑ Quays. Royal Military Schematism, KK Hof- und Staatsdruckerei, Vienna 1903, p. 144
  5. ↑ Schematism for the imperial and royal army and for the imperial and royal navy, KK Hof- und Staatsdruckerei., 1907, pp. 114, 162
  6. ↑ http://www.jaskolowski.art.pl/fsar2/biografie.html
  7. ^ Gothaisches Genealogisches Taschenbuch des Adels (AE), FB, 1913 and 1929
  8. ^ Antonio Schmidt-Brentano: The kk or kuk Generalität 1816–1918, Austrian State Archives, 1907, p. 15
  9. ^ Wiener Zeitung of April 28, 1916, p. 6
personal data
SURNAME Beschi, Eduard von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Beschi, Eduard Josef von (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian officer and scientist
DATE OF BIRTH March 13, 1848
PLACE OF BIRTH Hungarian Ostra
DATE OF DEATH April 26, 1916
Place of death Vienna