Ludwig von Pulz
Ludwig Freiherr von Pulz (born August 18, 1822 in Ungarisch-Brod in Moravia , † September 1, 1881 in Mödling near Vienna ) was Lieutenant Field Marshal , Commanding General of Kaschau , Timisoara and Agram , Knight of the Military Maria Theresa Order , des Order of the Iron Crown and the Order of Leopold .
Live and act
Pulz was on 13 September 1838 as the regimental cadet to Infantry Regiment. 60 aces advantage . He then completed a three-year course in the kk cadet company in Graz . "On September 16, 1841, he was transferred as a regimental cadet to the 7th Chevauxlegers Regiment (then Uhlan Regiment No. 11). On July 16, 1844, he was promoted to lieutenant . on April 4, 1848 he was promoted to lieutenant . the revolution of 1848/1849 in the Empire of Austria had also seized Vienna and Pulz made the siege and capture of Vienna from 12 to 31 October and the meeting at Schwechat with. at the Hungarian campaign 1848–1849 Pulz took part in almost all skirmishes as a regimental adjutant and stood out especially in the battle of Kápolna on February 26 and 27 and in the skirmishes near Hatvan on April 2 to 5. On April 26, 1849 he rescued the seriously wounded Colonel Kißlinger of the 5th Cuirassier Regiment in action at Puszta-Harkaly before safe captivity.In recognition of his achievements in this campaign, Pulz, who on May 20, 1849 was promoted out of tour to Rittmeister 2nd class, distinguished by being awarded the Order of the Iron Crown 3rd class. On January 15, 1851, he was transferred to Hussar Regiment No. 2 while being promoted to Rittmeister 1st class.
In 1852, Pulz took part in General Brudermann's mission in Arabia to buy Arab thoroughbred horses of the best quality for the Austrian state studs. Pulz brought such a transport from Damascus to Austria. On May 1, 1856, Pulz was transferred to the Adjutant Corps and promoted to Major on February 28, 1857 . At the same time he received his appointment as Corps - adjutant of the 3rd Army Corps and made as such the campaign in 1859 in Italy with, during which he on 22 May 1859 to lieutenant colonel became. In this campaign, too, he took part in a number of skirmishes, including the Battle of Magenta on June 4th and Solferino on June 24th, and was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Leopold Order for his brave behavior in the latter battle .
After the voluntary Uhlan Regiment No. 13 had been established from the fourth divisions of Uhlan Regiments No. 1, 2, 8 and 10 by resolution of January 17, 1860, Pulz was appointed commander of the regiment on January 22, 1860. August of the same year his extra-tour promotion to colonel took place. In the war with Italy in 1866 he was the commander of a cavalry brigade . In the battle of Custozza he commanded the reserve cavalry of the Southern Army, which was formed from two cavalry brigades. Due to its excellent performance in this campaign Colonel Pulz was appointed on June 26, 1866 Major General in the General Staff appointed and the Knight's Cross of the August 29 Military Maria Theresa Order awarded, after which in 1867 his elevation to the baron took place .
After the campaign, Pulz was given command of an infantry brigade in Prague and remained there until June 22, 1871. He was then appointed commander of the 17th Infantry Troop Division in Großwardein . On April 28, 1872, he was promoted to Lieutenant Field Marshal , and on March 6, 1878, he was appointed military commander in Košice . On November 8th of the same year Pulz became military commander in Timisoara . Here, too, he distinguished himself during the great floods of 1879 and 1881, where Lieutenant Field Marshal Freiherr von Pulz personally led the troops and earned great merit by saving several people from drowning. His Majesty awarded him the Commander's Cross of the Leopold Order for this. From November 8, 1872 to August 2, 1881 he was the commanding general in the Banat.
On August 20, 1879, he received the dignity of a Real Secret Council , and on August 2, 1881, he was appointed commanding general in Agram . Here he contracted an illness during the rescue work in the infused Tisza and Körös area . In 1881, when he saved the lives of his fellow human beings during the floods, he contracted the beginning of an illness that he succumbed to on September 1, 1881 in Mödling near Vienna. Archduke Albrecht said of him: "Rider guides like Pulz are priceless."
Freiherr von Pulz is buried in the Vienna Central Cemetery (Group 13A, Row 1, No. 3).
coat of arms
The coat of arms of Ludwig Freiherrn von Pulz was: "Divided; Above in red a worn armored arm, a shiny sword swinging by the handle; below in gold a galloping horse." This coat of arms, provided with a baron's crown, depicting war trophies and the insignia of his highest Austrian awards, was also attached as a metal relief to the gravestone of Ludwig Baron von Pulz.
Awards
- Foreign awards:
- Order of St. Vladimir 4th class
- Russian Order of Saint Anne 2nd class
- Commander's Cross of the Royal Sicilian Order Francis I.
- Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of St. Michael
literature
- Hirtenfeld: Biographical Lexicon. The military order of Maria Theresa and its members , 1857
- Constantin von Wurzbach : Pulz, Ludwig Freiherr . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 24th part. Kaiserlich-Königliche Hof- und Staatsdruckerei, Vienna 1872, pp. 78–80 ( digitized version ).
- Luckhardt: German Army Newspaper 1881
- The Vedette 1881
- Austria's battles in 1866, processed by the kuk general staff
- Field files and other authentic aids from the Austro-Hungarian War Archives
- H. v. M .: Pulz, Ludwig Freiherr von . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 53, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1907, pp. 142-146 ( digitized version ).
- R. Egger: Ludwig von Pulz. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 8, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1983, ISBN 3-7001-0187-2 , p. 333 f. (Direct links on p. 333 , p. 334 ).
- Anton Peter Petri : Biographical Lexicon of the Banat Germans. Th. Breit Verlag, Marquartstein 1992, ISBN 3-922046-76-2
Web links
- forgottenbooks.org , reprint. London: Forgotten Books, 2013
- austro-hungarian-army , military Maria-Theresien-Orden 1859–1914
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c forgottenbooks.org ( Memento of the original from April 13, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Reprint. London: Forgotten Books, 2013
- ↑ a b c d H. v. M .: Pulz, Ludwig Freiherr von . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 53, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1907, pp. 142-146 ( digitized version ).
- ↑ avalanchepress.com , Mike Bennighof: Second Custoza: Charge to Glory
- ↑ coresno.com , Military Maria Theresa Order
- ^ Anton Peter Petri: Biographical Lexicon of the Banater Deutschtums. Th. Breit Verlag, Marquartstein 1992, ISBN 3-922046-76-2
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Pulz, Ludwig von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Pulz, Ludwig Freiherr von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian Lieutenant Field Marshal |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 18, 1822 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hungarian Brod , Moravia |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 1, 1881 |
| Place of death | Mödling near Vienna |