Josef Lutschounig from Felsenhof

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Josef Freiherr Lutschounig von Felsenhof, 1917
180th doctorate of the Military Maria Theresa Order on August 17, 1917 in the Villa Wartholz , where Lutschounig also received his order cross
Baron coat of arms Lutschounig von Felsenhof, 1917

Josef Freiherr Lutschounig von Felsenhof (born March 11, 1863 in Untertöllern , Maria Rain , Carinthia ; † September 12, 1923 in Maria Rain) was an Austro-Hungarian officer and bearer of the Knight's Cross of the Military Maria Theresa Order .

Life

Josef Lutschounig was the brother of the Reichsrat member and mayor of Maria Rain, Jakob Lutschounig . He attended the Pioneer Cadet School and was transferred to Infantry Regiment No. 17 when he was 20 years old. He was promoted to lieutenant in 1887, first lieutenant in 1890, captain in 1897, and now with infantry regiment 16. In 1910 he became a major, in 1913 lieutenant colonel in infantry regiment No. 74. In 1915, during the First World War, he became a colonel.

Lutschounig distinguished himself at the beginning of the war in Serbia, while he was in command of the 74th Infantry Regiment due to illness of the regimental commander. On September 6, 1914, the regiment had orders to march east via Ruma when Lutschounig received news that the Serbs had crossed the Sava at Šašinci . He let the regiment advance against the Serbs bridgehead and also ordered two artillery batteries to participate. After six hours of fighting at Šašinci, the regiment was assisted by the remainder of the 29th Infantry Troop Division. The war bridge of the Serbs was destroyed and the troops of the Serbian Timok Division on this side of the Sava were captured. In connection with the fighting against the Timok Division on September 6, 1914 near Šašinci, Lutschounig and Wilhelm Cavallar von Grabensprung were awarded the Military Maria Theresa Order three years later.

After the fighting against the Serbian army, Lutschounig was then used with his regiment against Russia. On September 1, 1915, he became commander of the 24th Infantry Regiment, with whom he was deployed on the Isonzo Front. For his work on this front he received the Order of the Iron Crown III. Class and the Knight's Cross of the Leopold Order . On August 17, 1917, he was awarded the Military Maria Theresa Order by Emperor Karl in Villa Wartholz for breaking up the Timok division in 1914 . According to the statutes of the order, he was raised to the status of hereditary baron and received the title "von Felsenhof".

After the First World War, Lutschounig lived with his family in Maria Rain, where he died on September 12, 1923.

The Lutschounig barracks in Villach is named after Lutschounig .

Individual evidence

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  1. ↑ Schnabl, Bojan-Ilija, Stergar, Janez: Lutschounig, Jakob. In: Sturm-Schnabl, Katja (ed.), Schnabl, Bojan-Ilija (ed.). Encyclopedia of Slovenian cultural history in Carinthia / Koroška: from the beginnings to 1942. Vienna: Böhlau Verlag, 2016, vol. 2, J-Pl, pp. 851–852, [COBISS.SI-ID 22141448]
  2. ↑ a b c d Anton Kreuzer: Carinthian Biographical Sketches . Kärntner Druck und Verlagsgesellschaft, Klagenfurt 1995, ISBN 3-85391-128-5 , pp. 61-64.
  3. ↑ Carnic-Julische Kriegszeitung No. 59, from Saturday, October 27, 1917, p. 2
personal data
SURNAME Lutschounig von Felsenhof, Josef
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Lutschounig von Felsenhof, Josef Freiherr von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Officer in the Austro-Hungarian Army
DATE OF BIRTH March 11, 1863
PLACE OF BIRTH Untertöllern , Carinthia
DATE OF DEATH September 12, 1923
Place of death Maria Rain , Carinthia