Imperial and Royal Infantry Regiment "Edler von Hortstein" No. 92

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Captain of the regiment in parade adjustment

The Austro-Hungarian infantry regiment "Edler von Hortstein" No. 92 was an association of the Joint Army of Austria-Hungary and has been stationed in Theresienstadt and Josephstadt in Bohemia since its formation .

Departure of the 92nd Infantry Regiment from Chomutov in 1914

history

Formation of the regiment

On the highest order of November 30, 1882, construction began on January 1, 1883. To this end, the infantry regiments Archduke Wilhelm No. 12 and Nobili No. 74 each had to surrender one battalion . By the autumn of 1886 the two missing battalions had been set up and the regiment had reached its peace-keeping strength . General Infantry Inspector Feldzeugmeister Gustav Freiherr von König was appointed the first regiment owner. The regiment always had its supplementary district in Bohemia , with the supplementary district command seat in Komotau .

Name of the regiment

  • 1882–1893: Kuk Infantry Regiment No. 92
  • 1893–1909: Kuk infantry regiment “Freiherr von König” No. 92
  • 1910–1912: Kuk infantry regiment "Freiherr von Versbach" No. 92
  • 1912–1915: Kuk infantry regiment "Edler von Hortstein" No. 92
  • 1915–1918: Kuk Infantry Regiment No. 92

From 1893 the regiment bore the addition of "Freiherr von König" after its first owner, Feldzeugmeister Gustav Freiherr von König. From 1910 it had the addition of "Freiherr von Versbach". In 1912 it was named "Edler von Hortstein" after General of the Infantry Lothar Edler von Hortstein. In 1915 the additional designations were abolished, from then on it was officially only called "Infantry Regiment No. 92". In practice, however, this decree could not be enforced, especially since the thrifty kuk military administration had ordered that all existing stamps and forms should be used up first.

organization

Garrisons

  • 1903–1909: Stab, II., IV, Baon Theresienstadt - I. Baon Komotau, III. Baon Kaaden
  • 1910: Staff, III., IV, Baon Theresienstadt - I. Baon Komotau, II. Baon Sarajevo
  • 1911–1914: Staff, III., IV, Baon Theresienstadt - I. Baon Komotau, II. Baon Kalinovik

Regimental commanders

  • 1887–1891: Colonel Count von Beroldingen
  • 1891: Colonel Alfons Makowiczka
  • ?
  • 1903–1905: Colonel Leo Lederle
  • 1905–1908: Colonel Calixtus Ritter Winnicki von Radziwiecz
  • 1908–1911: Colonel Karl Woijtechowsky
  • 1912: Colonel Karl Woijtechowsky Edler von Broddenritt
  • 1913–1914: Colonel Wilhelm von Reinöhl
  • 1916–1918: Colonel Karl Broudre Edler von Goruszów

Status and association membership 1914

  • IX. Army Corps - 29th Infantry Division
  • Nationalities: 80% German - 20% other
  • German uniform - leveling color: white - buttons: silver
  • Regimental language: German

Skirmishes and combat operations

First World War

  • 1914 - After the mobilization, the regiment belonged to the IX. Army corps to the "minimal group Balkans" and was used in the offensives against Serbia .
  • 1917 In the First Battle of the Piave on November 16 and 17, two battalions of the regiment, under the command of Captain Hans Ullman, were the only unit of the Austro-Hungarian Army to force the crossing over the Piave . They were able to form a bridgehead near the village of Fagarè (today Fagarè della Battaglia ). For reasons that have not yet been clarified, the bridgehead was abandoned; after four days without any supplies, most of the 92s that remained there were taken prisoners of war.
  • 1918 Parts of the regiment fought in the failed June offensive against Italy. In October and November 1918, the 92s defended a 1.5 kilometer wide section of the front at Borgo Malanotte.

On November 3, 1918, the troops received orders to stop fighting. The army command ordered the "armed retreat".

Dissolution of the regiment

The remnants of the regiment returned to Komotau via Linz , Passau , Regensburg and Eger , where they arrived on November 17, 1918. The regiment was then demobilized and disbanded.

Regimental march and motto

  • The regimental march was: “In all honor Austria is full” by Johann Novotny (also known as “Komotauer” or “92 regimental march”, audio sample of the 92 regimental march on YouTube ). It was the only march - besides the Kaiserjägerjägermarsch - in which parts of the national anthem were allowed to be used.
  • The motto of the regiment was: "Nothing must be impossible for the regiment and never for us, only for the emperor's glory alone"

Known members of the regiment

literature

  • Austrian Federal Ministry for the Army and War Archives. Under the direction of Edmund Glaise-Horstenau (Ed.): Austria-Hungary's Last War 1914–1918 Volume I - VII. Publishing House of Military Scientific Communications, Vienna 1930–1939
  • Hans Magenschab : The grandfathers' war 1914–1918. Publishing house of the Austrian State Printing House, Vienna 1988
  • Heinz von Lichem : The lonely war. Athesia Verlag Bozen 1981

Remarks

  1. ↑ probably to all now unpopular honorary regiment owners such as Get rid of the King of Montenegro, the King of Italy or the Tsar of Russia in this elegant way
  2. ↑ according to “Announcement of the Quartermaster's Department” of Army Group Command FM. Archduke Eugen / Q.Op. No. 665/15. Issued by the field post office 512