Ludwig Schwitzer of Bayersheim

Ludwig Schwitzer von Bayersheim as major general in 1887

Ludwig Freiherr Schwitzer Bayer Home (* 2. November 1839 , † 28. February 1919 in Graz ) was an Austro-Hungarian Real Privy Councilor , Officer, last Feldzeugmeister , commander of the 7th Corps and owner of the Artillery Regiment 82nd.

biography

Ludwig graduated from the Theresian Military Academy in Wiener Neustadt and in 1858 was assigned to the Line Infantry Regiment No. 25 as Second Lieutenant, then First Class. After successfully completing the Austro-Hungarian War School , he was promoted to first lieutenant in Infantry Regiment No. 70 in the Fortress Government of Verona and in 1865 he was also a captain in the general staff at the army command. In 1866 he was awarded the Iron Crown III. Class has been awarded.

As a lieutenant colonel in the General Staff Corps (rank of May 1, 1878) in Infantry Regiment No. 60, he took part in the battles on the Nova Brčka and Majevica Planina in 1879 in the association of the 4th Corps and received the Military Merit Cross (KD.) For his bravery. During the occupation of Bosnia in 1881 he was Chief of Staff under the Commanding General in Sarajevo and Governor of Bosnia and Herzegovina Lieutenant Field Marshal Hermann Freiherr Dahlen von Orlaburg . On January 1, 1883, he was appointed chief of staff in the 15th Corps. He held this position until 1887. Because of his military qualifications, he was honored with the Commander's Cross 1st Class of the Order of Albrecht on July 7, 1884 .

With rank of November 5, 1887, he advanced to major general. On November 1, 1891, he was appointed field marshal lieutenant and commander of the 18th Infantry Division at Mostar , then transferred to the 11th Infantry Division in Lemberg by the highest resolution of September 13, 1894 in the same capacity.

With the appointment of November 1, 1899 (rank of November 26, 1899) he rose to Feldzeugmeister and owner of the artillery regiment No. 82, received the title of a real secret council, was from February 1898 commander of the 7th Corps and commanding general as well Fortress commander (1898–1908) in Timișoara .

The officer was given leave of absence on October 1, 1908 at his own request, and was then appointed to the rank of General of the Infantry (instead of the Feldzeugmeister) on November 15, 1908 , after the rank of infantry was established .

Ludwig Ritter Schwitzer von Bayersheim was elevated to the status of Austrian baron by the highest resolution of Emperor Franz Josef I on September 6, 1911.

Awards (selection)

• Order of the Iron Crown II class
• Order of the Iron Crown III. Class (1866)
• Knight's Cross of the Austrian Leopold Order with war decoration
• Military Merit Cross with War Decoration (1879)
• Military Merit Medal in Bronze ("Signum Laudis")
• Commander's Cross 1st Class of the Order of Albrecht (1884)

literature

• Military Schematism of the Austrian Empire. KK Hof- und Staatsdruckerei, Vienna 1878 and 1893
• Antonio Schmidt-Brentano: The kk or kuk generals 1816-1918. Austrian State Archives, 1907
• V. Streffleur: Austrian military magazine. III. Vol. 4, Druck- und Kommissionsverlag Carl Gerold's Sohn, Vienna 1862

Individual evidence

1. ^ ^{A b} Johann Svoboda: The Theresian Military Academy in Wiener Neustadt and its pupils: 1838–1893. Volume 2, KK Hof- und Staatsdruckerei, Vienna 1897, p. 24.
2. ↑ Military schematism of the Austrian Empire. KK Hof- und Staatsdruckerei, Vienna 1859, p. 131.
3. ^ V. Streffleur: Austrian military magazine. III. Vol. 4, Druck- und Kommissionsverlag Carl Gerold's Sohn, Vienna 1862, p. 155.
4. ↑ Military schematism of the Austrian Empire. Volume 1, KK Hof- und Staatsdruckerei, Vienna 1895, p. 130.
5. ↑ http://www.coresno.com/ordensritter/158-mischa-orden/2787-eko3-sv.html
6. ^ Alphons Freiherr von Wrede, Anton Semek: History of the K. and K. Wehrmacht. Volume 1, Verlag LW Seidel, Vienna 1898, p. 542.
7. ^ Andreas Graf von Thürheim: Commemorative sheets from the war history of the KK Austrian Army. Volume 1, bookstore for military literature, Vienna 1880, p. 428.
8. ^ Order of Battle 1st November 1881. In: Austro-Hungarian Army. Retrieved April 24, 2016 . 
9. ^ Laibacher Zeitung of December 15, 1882
10. ^ ^{A b c} Corps Commanders and Chiefs of Staff 1883-1918. In: Austro-Hungarian Army. Retrieved April 24, 2016 . 
11. ^ ^{A b} Military Schematism of the Austrian Empire. KK Hof- und Staatsdruckerei, Vienna 1895, p. 107.
12. ^ Antonio Schmidt-Brentano: The kk or kuk generality 1816-1918. Austrian State Archives, 1907, p. 170
13. ↑ http://www.coresno.com/heraldik/181-rekem/4606-rekem.html