Georg von Kees

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Georg Ritter von Kees (born November 24, 1822 in Buda (Ofen), today Budapest ; † July 9, 1906 in Pezinok (Bösing), then Austria-Hungary ) was an Austrian general, head of the Theresian military academy and temporary head of the records office , of the military intelligence service of the Danube Monarchy.

Life

After being retired from the Theresian Military Academy, the son of a high imperial official was assigned to an infantry regiment and then to the General Staff in 1843 . Under Field Marshal Radetzky he took part in the Battle of Custozza in 1848 , in 1849 in the Battle of Novara and in the conquest of Milan . Kees participated in the war between Austria and the Kingdom of Sardinia-Piedmont in 1859 on the staff of Commander-in-Chief Ferencz József Gyulay .

In 1861 he was transferred to the registry office, the Austrian military secret service, which he took over from Anton von Kalik in 1864 . This was connected with the promotion to colonel. He participated in the Austro-Prussian War in 1866 at the headquarters of the Northern Army, which was defeated in the Battle of Königgrätz . After the end of the war, a court martial was initiated against the commander of the Northern Army, Ludwig von Benedek, and some of his generals . Kees was replaced as head of the registry office and transferred to the infantry .

In 1868 Kees was appointed commander of the Theresian Military Academy in Wiener Neustadt . After two years he was relieved of this position "at his own request" and took over various commands in Hungary. Meanwhile a field marshal lieutenant , he took part in the occupation of Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1878 as commandant of a division . In 1881 he became the military commander of Košice , in 1882 he received his own regiment (kuk Infantry Regiment No. 85). In 1887 he retired with the rank of Feldzeugmeister .

Military awards

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Johann Svoboda: The Theresian Military Academy and its Zöglinge , Second Volume, Vienna 1894. [1] , accessed on March 23, 2009

literature

personal data
SURNAME Kees, Georg von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Kees, Georg Ritter von (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian general
DATE OF BIRTH November 24, 1822
PLACE OF BIRTH Buda (oven)
DATE OF DEATH July 9, 1906
Place of death Pezinok (Bösing), Austria-Hungary