Guido Novak from Arienti

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Guido Novak , since 1910 Novak von Arienti , baron since 1917 (born January 21, 1859 in Milan , † August 15, 1928 in Vienna ) was an army officer in the Austro-Hungarian Army and most recently in the rank of field marshal lieutenant .

Life

Youth, training and military career

Guido Novak was born in 1859 in the Lombard capital as the son of the Austrian naval officer Arthur Novak and the Milanese architect's daughter Giuseppa Arienti. After graduating from the infantry cadet school in Karthaus (near Brno), he was transferred to the 45th Infantry Regiment in the rank of cadet sergeant. On September 1, 1878, he was transferred as a cadet to the 80th Infantry Regiment stationed in Galicia , and in November of the same year he was promoted to lieutenant . In February 1880 the entire regiment was transferred to Bosnia for a few years . It played a major role in the suppression of the uprisings in southern Dalmatia and was moved back to Lviv shortly afterwards . On January 1, 1883, he was promoted to first lieutenant . Exactly three years later he married the daughter of a major from his regiment, Olga Langner von Grantal, in Zolochiv . On May 6, 1887, their son, who also had the name Guido, was born, who was to become a captain of the Tyrolean Kaiserjäger by 1918 . In 1890 he was promoted to captain 2nd class, and the following year he was transferred to the 74th Infantry Regiment in Josefstadt . During this time, his wife's health deteriorated enormously, which is why she was unable to accompany her husband. This led to complications and, thanks to a friend, the captain managed to be posted back to Lviv a month after the transfer. In 1893, at the age of 31, the wife of Captain Guido Novak died. In the same year he was promoted to captain, 1st class. In 1897 he married the daughter of Major General Maximilian Hirsch von Duinofels in Brody . In August of the same year their first son, Maximilian came into the world, who will retire at the end of World War I as a lieutenant in the army and in 1901 saw their second and last son, Philip, the light of day, of it to the ensign of the reserve provide should. Like her older half-brother Guido, both served with the Tyrolean Kaiserjäger . Due to his long service in the military, he was awarded the Military Merit Medal by the Kaiser on October 22, 1900 . After more than 20 years of service in Lemberg and 10 years of service as a captain, he was promoted to major on November 1, 1901 and transferred to the Tyrolean Kaiserjäger . On April 27, 1903, he took command of the 8 military police battalion in Tarvisio . In autumn 1903 civil authorities called the army in Carinthia , Styria and Salzburg for help due to floods and floods. In January 1904, many soldiers were awarded the Military Cross of Merit for their work, including Major Novak. On May 1, 1907, he was promoted to lieutenant colonel , but remained in his position as battalion commander. On March 19, 1908, he was awarded the Order of the Iron Crown for his five years as a battalion commander . In May 1910 he was promoted to colonel and shortly thereafter received command of the 1st regiment of the Tyrolean Kaiserjäger . In July 1910, due to his long military service and that of his father, he was raised to the nobility and received the name predicate of Arienti . After an international maneuver, in which his regiment was particularly exemplary, he was awarded the Prussian Order of the Red Eagle and the Order of the Swedish Sword .

First World War

180th doctorate of the Military Maria Theresa Order on August 17, 1917 in the Villa Wartholz , where Novak von Arienti received the Knight's Cross of this order
Knight's Cross of the Military Maria Theresa Order

On August 1, 1914, he was promoted to major general, commanded a brigade in the XVI. Corps under Feldzeugmeister Wenzel Wurm (6th Army - Feldzeugmeister Oskar Potiorek ) and was significantly involved in the operations in western Serbia, where his head was seriously wounded in early September. After his recovery he took command of his brigade again in January 1915, which in May 1915, along with the rest of the XVI. Corps transferred to the Isonzo Front. His brigade was subordinate to the 18th Infantry Division under Major General Eduard Böltz. In June 1915 the battle for the hill 383 broke out, which was lost for a short time but was recaptured by Major General Novak. For this achievement, he was awarded the Maria Theresa Order , but not until 1917, and elevated to the status of a baron. He was wounded a second time in 1915 and took command of the 50th Infantry Division, temporarily over the 62nd Infantry Division and his corps. With the promotion to field marshal lieutenant on August 22, 1917, he became commander of the Theresian Military Academy in Wiener Neustadt . After the war he retired and died on August 15, 1928 in Vienna.

Summary of his military career

Promotions

Awards

Year badge "Novak von Arienti" of the Theresian Military Academy in Wiener Neustadt

Namesake

As a commemoration, the 2010 class of the Theresian Military Academy in Wiener Neustadt chose the name “Novak von Arienti”.

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ http://www.austro-hungarian-army.co.uk/biog/novak.htm Illustration based on austro-hungarian-army.co.uk
personal data
SURNAME Novak from Arienti, Guido
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Novak, Guido (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian general
DATE OF BIRTH January 21, 1859
PLACE OF BIRTH Milan
DATE OF DEATH August 15, 1928
Place of death Vienna