Wilhelm von Reinländer

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Wilhelm Freiherr von Reinländer
Wilhelm Freiherr von Reinländer

Wilhelm Freiherr von Reinländer (born June 20 or 28, 1829 in Pausram ; † January 28, 1910 in Portorose ) was an Austrian general, professor of tactics at the Austro-Hungarian War School , owner of the 24th Infantry Regiment, Feldzeugmeister , privy councilor and general troop inspector .

Life

After visiting the 5th Galician boys' education center, he was assigned to the 40th Infantry Regiment in 1845 as an ex propriis commoner. In 1848 he was promoted to the rank of lieutenant . In 1848/49 he took part in the campaign in Hungary as a troop officer and in 1859 as a general staff officer in the campaign in Northern Italy . In the period from 1861 to 1870 he taught tactics at the kuk war school . He was promoted to major general in 1864 . The apprenticeship was interrupted in 1866 by the campaign against Prussia . In 1870 he became Chief of Staff at the General Command in Ofen.

From 1874–76 he was an instructor for the military training of Crown Prince Rudolf . From 1877 he commanded the 28th Infantry Brigade. In 1878 he took part in the occupation of Bosnia at the head of the 14th Infantry Troop Division . In September 1878, the Ottoman fortress of Bihać , which had previously been considered impregnable, was taken by Austro-Hungarian troops under General Reinländer against fierce resistance.

From 1880 he was a field marshal lieutenant and division general . In 1882 Wilhelm von Reinländer was raised to the baron status. In 1884 he was in command of the 28th Infantry Troop Division. From 1885 he was the owner of the 24th Infantry Regiment. In 1886 he was appointed privy councilor . From 1886 he was commander, then commanding general of the 10th Corps in Brno , with whom he moved to Przemyśl in the autumn of 1889 . In 1889 he received the rank of Feldzeugmeister . In 1891 he was given command of the 3rd Corps in Styria.

As part of a complete reorganization of the high management and the chain of command in the imperial army after the death of Army Inspector Archduke Albrecht clean countries in 1897 was one of the three General troops inspectors , which is essentially the image of clout dominated the army, to the Archduke-heir to the throne Franz Ferdinand a new power factor in high leadership grew stronger. He retired in 1905.

Publications

  • Tactical assessment of major battles , Vienna 1870
  • Lectures on tactics , 2 volumes, Vienna 1871–1872
  • XV panels on tactical assessments of major battles , Vienna 1872

literature

personal data
SURNAME Reinländer, Wilhelm von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Reinländer, Wilhelm Freiherr von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian general
DATE OF BIRTH June 28, 1829
PLACE OF BIRTH Pausram
DATE OF DEATH January 28, 1910
Place of death Portorose