The official AHF Austria-Hungary quiz thread

[Frech]

Thanks, a lucky find. You experts make it hard to find someone worth posting, so I’ll just post one and see what comes of it. Clue: not austrian or hungarian according to himself.
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Waleed

But croatian....

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Christian

[Waleed Y. Majeed]

Yes! Now you just need to posthis name.

Waleed

[Frech]

Yes! Now you just need to posthis name.

Waleed

I want to give others a chance....

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Christian

[Frech]

If no other´s then:

Feldmarschall Svetozar Boroevic von Bojna.

Here an interesting link to his grave: http://www.viennatouristguide.at/Friedh ... roevic.htm

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Christian

[Waleed Y. Majeed]

Correct, thought of using that picture but probably too obvious as his name is visible My picture source was wiki.
All yours Christian.

[Frech]

I have a new one: Feldzeugmeister ad honores.

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Christian

[Waleed Y. Majeed]

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilhelm ... _Wolfsberg

Waleed

[Frech]

Seems it was too easy - sorry.

Your turn

Christian

[Waleed Y. Majeed]

Easy enough for me So it’s me again. Well, I‘ll have a try with this historic person.

Waleed

[Frech]

First bid: Wilhelm John, Chief of HGM Wien.

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Christian

[Waleed Y. Majeed]

Yes. Too easy again?

Waleed

[Frech]

Yes. Too easy again?

Waleed

Yes. I will try my best now….

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Christian

[Frech]

A new one what we would call a "talking coat of arms" (source on the pic).

Born in 1839, promoted to Generalmajor in 1897, nobility in 1898.

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Christian

[Frech]

Here a supplement for John:

John Wilhelm Dr.phil. (Olmütz, 01.05.1877 - 19.03.1934, Wien)

01.01.1898 Kadettoffiziersstellvertreter i.d.Res. (DAR 3)
01.01.1902 Leutnant i.d.Res. (DAR 3)
01.11.1903 Artillerieingenieur (Konservator Heeresmuseum)
01.11.1907 Artillerie-Oberingenieur 3. Kl. (Dir. Heeresmuseum)
01.05.1912 Artillerie-Oberingenieur 2. Kl. (Heeresmuseum)
01.03.1915 Artillerie-Oberingenieur 1. Kl. [1] (Dir. Heeresmuseum)
05.11.1929 Hofrat (Titel) (Dir. Heeresmuseum)

Österreichische Auszeichnungen:
02.12.1898 Jubiläumserinnerungsmedaille für die bewaffnete Macht
02.12.1908 Militär-Jubiläumskreuz 1848 - 1908
o.D. Ritterkreuz des Franz Joseph-Ordens
05.12.1915 Offizierskreuz des Franz Joseph-Ordens am Bande des Militärverdienstkreuzes
24.04.1931 Großes Silbernes Ehrenzeichen

Ausländische Auszeichnungen:
o.D. Ottomanischer eiserner Halbmond

Sources:
Schematismus 1901, S. 798
Schematismus 1903, S. 796
Schematismus 1906, S. 1166
Schematismus 1910, S. 1269
Schematismus 1914, S. 1186
PVBl. 26/1915 v. 17.02.1915, A.h.E. v. 13.02.1915 – Präs. 2.778 v. 14.02.1915
VBl. 16/1929
PVBl. 205/1915 v. 13.12.1915, A.h.E. v. 05.12.1915 – Präs. 26.489 v. 06.12.1915
VBl. 5/1931
PVBl. 183/1917 v. 29.09.1917, A.h.E. v. 21.09.1917 – Präs. 26.697 v. 23.09.1917

Regards

Christian

[Frech]

A new one what we would call a "talking coat of arms" (source on the pic).

Born in 1839, promoted to Generalmajor in 1897, nobility in 1898.

Regards

Christian

Time for clue: he was Pionieroffizier. Died in 1913. 1889 - 1891 Geniedirektor in Triest.

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Christian