Who were these officers???
Who were these officers???
I mean their bios, or any information about them: career, awards, etc.
Are they all prussians?
Are they all prussians?
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Fangio,
see here for Feldzeugmeister Benedek:
http://www.austro-hungarian-army.co.uk/biog/benedek.htm
Regards
Glenn
see here for Feldzeugmeister Benedek:
http://www.austro-hungarian-army.co.uk/biog/benedek.htm
Regards
Glenn
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Wrangel was in fact a Prussian fieldmarshal. He commanded the "Federal troops" that drove the Danes out of Schleswig-Holstein in 1848. The same year he was in charge of the forces that dispersed the Prussian National Assembly in Berlin. In 1864 - aged 80! - he was named supreme commander of the Prussian and Austrian forces in the war against Denmark. Due to his methusalem-like age, he became a living legend.
L. Gerlach was also Prussian. Since 1848 he was the Generaladjutant of Friedrich Wilhelm IV., a quite influentual position. Gerlach, a reactionary hardliner, was for some time a close ally of Bismarck, but their ways parted later on. I guess he died c. 1860.
L. Gerlach was also Prussian. Since 1848 he was the Generaladjutant of Friedrich Wilhelm IV., a quite influentual position. Gerlach, a reactionary hardliner, was for some time a close ally of Bismarck, but their ways parted later on. I guess he died c. 1860.
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Hi Fangio,
Please look here to see a detailed bio of General der Kavallerie Ludwig Freiherr von Gablenz. General Gablenz and Feldzeugmeister Benedek are not Prussian but Austrian officers. Both are instrumental in the 1866 Battle of Königgrätz, where the Austrian Army was defeated by the Prussians and Austria was forced to concede the leadership of German affairs to Prussia. Feldzeugmeister Benedek was the unfortunate commander of the Austrian North Army during the Battle, where General Gablenz was the unfortunate one chosen to negotiate a truce with the Prussians after the defeat.
Best Regards!
Please look here to see a detailed bio of General der Kavallerie Ludwig Freiherr von Gablenz. General Gablenz and Feldzeugmeister Benedek are not Prussian but Austrian officers. Both are instrumental in the 1866 Battle of Königgrätz, where the Austrian Army was defeated by the Prussians and Austria was forced to concede the leadership of German affairs to Prussia. Feldzeugmeister Benedek was the unfortunate commander of the Austrian North Army during the Battle, where General Gablenz was the unfortunate one chosen to negotiate a truce with the Prussians after the defeat.
Best Regards!
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Hi FANGIO,
I don't know if you are still interested in Feldzeugmeister Benedek after learning that he is not a Prussian. In case you are still interested, here is an old Austrian postcard, depicting the then Feldmarschall-Leutnant Benedek leading Infanterieregiment Dom Miguel Nr. 39 charging the enemy line in the Battle of Solferino, June 24, 1859, by this feat he single-handedly saved the whole Austrian army from being anhilated in Italy and earned himself the Commander's Cross of the Military Order of Maria Theresia, the highest Austrian decoration for an officer.
Best Regards!
I don't know if you are still interested in Feldzeugmeister Benedek after learning that he is not a Prussian. In case you are still interested, here is an old Austrian postcard, depicting the then Feldmarschall-Leutnant Benedek leading Infanterieregiment Dom Miguel Nr. 39 charging the enemy line in the Battle of Solferino, June 24, 1859, by this feat he single-handedly saved the whole Austrian army from being anhilated in Italy and earned himself the Commander's Cross of the Military Order of Maria Theresia, the highest Austrian decoration for an officer.
Best Regards!
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