Blasius von Schemua
Blasius von Schemua | |
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 Blasius von Schemua in 1914. | |
| Native name | Slovene: Blaž Žemva |
| Born | January 2, 1856 Klagenfurt, Austrian Empire (now Austria) |
| Died | November 21, 1920 (aged 64) Klagenfurt, First Austrian Republic |
| Allegiance |  Austria-Hungary |
| Service/ | Austro-Hungarian Armed Forces |
| Years of service | 1874–1915 |
| Rank |  General of the Infantry |
| Unit | Austro-Hungarian Army |
| Commands held | Austro-Hungarian General Staff 16th Corps 2nd Corps |
| Battles/wars | World War I |
| Alma mater | Theresian Military Academy |
Blasius von Schemua (Slovene: Blaž Žemva; Klagenfurt, 2 January 1856 – Klagenfurt, 21 November 1920) was an Austro-Hungarian general of Slovene descent.
Blasius von Schemua[1] was the son of , an army officer. He graduated from the Theresian Military Academy in Wiener Neustadt in 1874 and the Military High School in Vienna in 1884, where he was also a lecturer from 1893 to 1897.[2]
From 1879, Schemua was a member of the Austro-Hungarian military mission in Persia for three years, during which period he gained a deep appreciation of Islam. In the eyes of his colleagues, his Persian experience permanently marked his character. He was a Darwinist and a member of the occultist of Lanz von Liebenfels. His Templar name was Fra Gotthard.[3]
In 1910, Schemua was responsible for nationwide mobilization in the Ministry of War. From 1911 to 1912 he was Chief of the Austro-Hungarian General Staff, the highest position in the hierarchy of the Austro-Hungarian Army.[2] At the beginning of the Balkan Wars of 1912–13 he was appointed commander of the 16th Corps in Dubrovnik and promoted to Feldmarschalleutnant (lieutenant field marshal). In 1913 he was promoted to general of the infantry. At the beginning of World War I in 1914, during the Battle of Galicia, he commanded the 2nd Corps, but failed to distinguish himself at the Battle of Komarów. He was replaced by . He was then appointed commander of the defense of Danube from Krems to Pressburg. In 1915 he retired at his own request.[1]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b (in Slovene) Enciklopedija Slovenije. Mladinska knjiga, Ljubljana 1987–2002
- ^ Jump up to: a b (in Slovene) Biografski leksikon Gorenjci. Spletni biografski leksikon. Osrednja knjižnica Kranj.
- ^ Lawrence Sondhaus, Franz Conrad Von Hötzendorf: Architect of the Apocalypse (Humanities Press, 2000), p. 117.
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