Oswald Eccher from Eccho
Oswald Eccher from Eccho Edler von Marienberg (born September 28, 1866 in Mezzocorona ; † December 11, 1935 in Innsbruck ), Austro-Hungarian colonel , 1918 regional commander of Tyrol , 1920 major general .
Life
After studying law in Innsbruck from 1885 to 1890, he attended the Theresian Military Academy in Wiener Neustadt and was retired as a lieutenant in 1892 for Infantry Regiment No. 97 in Pola ( Istria ).
In 1893 he received his doctorate in law and after a stay in Trieste he attended the war school in Vienna to become first lieutenant . The year 1899 saw him as a general staff officer in Lemberg ; In 1900 he was transferred as a captain to Infantry Regiment No. 33 in Arad . In 1906 he returned to Innsbruck to teach at the cadet school . As early as 1910 he became major and chief of staff in Cattaro and in 1913 Lieutenant Colonel i.G.St. and commander of the kuk hunter battalion "Kopal" No. 10 in Vigo di Fassa ( Trentino-South Tyrol ).
He was awarded the Silver Military Merit Cross in 1913 , the Order of the Iron Crown II. Class in 1914 and the Iron Cross II. Class in 1915 . After his promotion to colonel received the Leopold Order . He was given command of the 84th Infantry Regiment.
After the outbreak of war he served as Chief of Staff of the 19th Corps under General Trollmann in 1916 . In 1917 he finally became commander of the Kaiserjäger brigade and in 1918 military commander in chief of Tyrol. He was given the rank of major general in 1920 and retired in 1921.
General-Eccher-Strasse in Innsbruck, where the Tyrolean military command is located, is named after him .
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| SURNAME | Eccher from Eccho, Oswald |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Eccher from Eccho Edler von Marienberg, Oswald |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | State Commander of Tyrol |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 28, 1866 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Mezzocorona |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 11, 1935 |
| Place of death | innsbruck |