Viktor von Scheuchenstuel

Viktor von Scheuchenstuel

Viktor Graf von Scheuchenstuel (* 10. May 1857 in Vítkovice , Moravia ; † 17th April 1938 in Vienna ) was an Austrian Privy Councilor , Officer ( Colonel General ) and commander of the 11th Army in the First World War .

Origin and family

It came from the older line of the Scheuchenstuel family that had come to Moravia and was donated by Hans Jakob Ritter von Scheuchenstuel (1667–1739) . He was the eldest son of the smelter in Wittkowitz, Viktor (born February 28, 1824), and his wife Mathilde Blatt. After Viktor, the couple had the sons Edwin (* May 18, 1859), Austro-Hungarian officer, Artur (* November 4, 1861 in Mährisch-Ostrau ), engineer and daughters Ludmilla (* May 1, 1863) and Angela (* 17 January 1875), teacher.

The count remained unmarried. His brother Artur continued the sex.

Viktor von Scheuchenstuel as major general around 1910

The emperor and his military leaders

Life

Scheuchenstuel attended the pioneer cadet school in Hainburg an der Donau from 1874 . On September 1, 1878, he was retired from the 3rd Pioneer Regiment as a lieutenant. 1884–1886 he graduated from the war school in Vienna as a first lieutenant and was then assigned to the general staff, where he served for 10 years, rising to major on November 1, 1905 . He then served for four years (May 1, 1897, Lieutenant Colonel ) in the 33rd Infantry Regiment. On May 1, 1901, he became a colonel and commander of the 50th Infantry Regiment (March 13, 1903).

With the rank of major general on November 1, 1907 , as commander of the 69th Infantry Brigade, he took over the 8th Mountain Brigade in 1909, then the 10th Infantry Troop Division in 1910, and the 9th Infantry Troop Division in 1912. In the meantime he had achieved the rank of Lieutenant Field Marshal with the rank of November 1, 1911.

When the war broke out, on September 13, 1914, he took over command of the VIII Corps in Prague , which fought in Serbia - in doing so he made a special contribution to the brief capture of Belgrade . He was later used in Albania and in 1916 on the Alpine Front against Italy in the Battle of Asiago . He was then appointed to the Real Secret Council.

Because of the Brusilov offensive , the advance of the army in South Tyrol came to a standstill, and the VIII Corps was relocated to the Eastern Front. Scheuchenstuel got into a conflict with the army high command. The VIII. Corps was dissolved and Scheuchenstuel was to be forced into retirement. Thereupon, Emperor Franz Joseph I intervened in his favor and on September 8, 1916 gave him command of the 1st Corps in the 7th Army of Hermann Kövess von Kövesshazas on the newly opened Romanian front .

In the spring of 1917 he returned to the Italian front. On September 13, 1917, by the highest resolution of Emperor Karl I, he was raised to the rank of count (diploma in Vienna on January 3, 1918) and appointed commander of the 11th Army . After the Battle of Karfreit , Count Scheuchenstuel was promoted to Colonel General on November 16, 1917.

Honorary grave in the Vienna Central Cemetery

The Battle of the Piave was unsuccessful because the general could not advance with his weakened troops. After the last battle of Vittorio Veneto , they withdrew from Trentino .

The count retired on January 1, 1919 and moved to Vienna, where he lived until his death. Scheuchenstuel had received numerous awards, including the Order of the Iron Crown, 1st class with KD. and swords and the Military Merit Cross 1st Class with KD. and swords . In recognition of the victorious leadership of his corps before the enemy, he received the Grand Cross of the Austrian Leopold Order tax-free . After his death Scheuchenstuel was buried in an honorary grave in the Vienna Central Cemetery (Group 15 A, Row 1, No. 10).

Picture gallery

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  Situation during the Brusilov offensive

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  Advance of the Austrians after the Battle of Good Freit

literature

• Peter Broucek :  Scheuchenstuel Viktor Gf .. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 10, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1994, ISBN 3-7001-2186-5 , p. 99.
• Genealogical paperback of aristocratic houses in Austria, Volume 1, O. Maas' Sons, Vienna 1905
• Antonio Schmidt-Brentano: The kk or kuk generals 1816–1918, Austrian State Archives, 1907
• Peter Broucek: "A General in Twilight - The Memories of Edmund Glaise von Horstenau", Verlag Böhlau, Vienna 1980
• Theodor Ritter von Zeynek: “An officer in the General Staff Corps remembers”, Verlag Böhlau, Vienna 2009, ISBN 978-3-205-78149-3 .

Web links

Commons : Viktor von Scheuchenstuel  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Genealogical pocket book of the noble houses of Austria, 1st year, Verlag Otto Maass' Söhne, Vienna 1905, p. 542 f.
2. ↑ Archived copy ( Memento of the original from March 4, 2016 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. 
3. ↑ Felix Kemenovič of Belovar: "1811-1911: History of pioneer cadets and their schools," In self-publishing, in Commission LW Seidel, Vienna 1911, p 423
4. ↑ CV
5. ↑ Gaetano V. Cavallaro: "Disaster Ending in Final Victory", copyright Gaetano V. Cavallaro, USA 2010, p. 60 ff
6. ^ Theodor Ritter von Zeynek: “An officer in the General Staff Corps remembers”, Böhlauverlag, Vienna 2009, p. 253
7. ↑ Genealogical paperback of the noble houses of Austria, Volume 1, O. Maas' Sons, Vienna 1905, p. 534 ff
8. ^ Antonio Schmidt-Brentano: The kk or kuk Generalität 1816–1918, Austrian State Archives, 1907, p. 161
9. ↑ Peter Broucek: “A General in Twilight - The Memories of Edmund Glaise von Horstenau”, Verlag Böhlau, Vienna 1980, p. 410
10. ↑ P. Broucek:  Scheuchenstuel Viktor Gf .. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815-1950 (ÖBL). Volume 10, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1994, ISBN 3-7001-2186-5 , p. 99.
11. ↑ http://www.austro-hungarian-army.co.uk/go.htm
12. ↑ Sport and Salon No. 2, January 8, 1907, p. 1
13. ↑ Grave of Count Viktor Scheuchenstuel