Ignaz Verdroß von Droßberg
Ignaz Verdroß since 1911 Verdroß Edler von Droßberg (born December 16, 1851 in Mals ; † June 16, 1931 in Innsbruck ) was General of the Infantry during World War I , commander of the Austro-Hungarian 8th Infantry Troop Division (from 1917 Kaiserjägerdivision) and the XIV Army Corps ( so-called edelweiss corps ) of the Austro-Hungarian Army .
Life
Verdroß attended the upper secondary school in Innsbruck and joined the Tyrolean Kaiserjäger regiment on October 1, 1871 at the age of 20. On November 1, 1875, he was retired from the cadet school in Innsbruck as a chief hunter. On May 1, 1876 he was promoted to lieutenant , on November 1, 1880 first lieutenant and on May 1, 1878 to captain . On May 1, 1897, he became major and served in the 2nd Tyrolean Kaiserjäger Regiment. In 1902 he became supplementary district commander in Brixen , from November 1, 1903 he was lieutenant colonel and in 1904 became battalion commander. Promoted to colonel on May 12, 1906 , he was appointed commander of the 3rd Tyrolean Kaiserjäger regiment on April 29, 1908 . On April 29, 1911 he took command of the 14th Mountain Brigade in Cattaro . On November 10, 1911, he was appointed major general and was raised to the nobility as "Edler von Droßberg" by Emperor Franz Joseph I. On February 1, 1913, he retired.
On October 1, 1914, after the outbreak of the First World War, he was reactivated for military service as commandant of the North Tyrol Group and promoted to Lieutenant Field Marshal on November 1, 1914 .
On May 24, 1915, he took command of the 180th Infantry Brigade on the new front in South Tyrol. On August 13, 1916 he was commander of the 8th Infantry Division troops and on February 3, 1918, he took over from General Hugo Martiny the supreme command over the XIV. Corps (Edelweiss Corps). On May 15, 1918, he was appointed general of the infantry . In November 1918 he was taken prisoner of war , after returning home he retired in early November 1919. A street is named after him in the parish of Mals he was born in.
On January 21, 1921, Emperor Karl I granted him the right to use the Austrian baron, although he had renounced his share of government affairs in 1918.
literature
- Josef Seelos: General Verdroß 1851-1931. In: Schlern writings. Volume 163. Innsbruck 1957.
Footnotes
- ↑ Arno Kerschbaumer, Nobilitations under the reign of Emperor Karl I / IV. Károly király (1916-1921) . Graz 2016, ISBN 978-3-9504153-1-5 , p. 137.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Displeasure from Droßberg, Ignaz |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Annoyance Edler von Drossberg, Ignaz |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian field marshal lieutenant |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 16, 1851 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Times |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 16, 1931 |
| Place of death | innsbruck |