Wilhelm Anton Michael of Attems-Petzenstein

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Wilhelm Anton Michael Graf von Attems-Petzenstein (born January 5, 1848 in Gorizia , † May 17, 1916 in Baden ) was an Austrian Lieutenant Field Marshal in the First World War .

Life

Wilhelm Anton Michael Graf von Attems -Petzenstein was born as the son of Karl Bernhard Michael Graf von Attems-Heiligenkreuz (1809–1849) and Orsolina Gogoli (1812–1863). He married Melanie Freiin Jordis von Lohausen (1858–1939) in Tüchern on September 3, 1877. On May 1, 1908 (retroactively from May 18, 1908) Wilhelm Graf Attems was promoted to major general . The officer, who retired on October 1, 1909, became titular Lieutenant Field Marshal on June 10, 1912 , reactivated for the First World War and was appointed commander of Infantry Division N.56. On December 21, 1914, he was appointed real field marshal lieutenant.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Genealogical Handbook of the Count's Houses, A4, 1962, Volume 28 of the complete series, p. 72.
  2. ↑ Austro-hungarian-army.co.uk - Divisional Commander 1914-1918
  3. ↑ Antonio Schmidt-Brentano: The kk or kuk Generalität 1816–1918, Austrian State Archives ( Memento of the original from October 4, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.oesta.gv.at
personal data
SURNAME Attems-Petzenstein, Wilhelm Anton Michael von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Attems, Wilhelm Graf von; Attems, Wilhelm Anton Michael Graf Freiherr von Petzenstein (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian Lieutenant Field Marshal
DATE OF BIRTH January 5, 1848
PLACE OF BIRTH Gorizia
DATE OF DEATH May 17, 1916
Place of death to bathe