(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Char.Generalfeldmarschall Eduard (Ritter von) Böhm-Ermolli
Born: 12 Feb 1856 in Ancona
Died: 09 Dec 1941 in Troppau
Promotions:
Leutnant (01 Sep 1875); Oberleutnant (01 May 1880); Rittmeister (01 May 1884); Major (01 May 1891); Oberstleutnant (01 May 1895); Oberst (24 Apr 1896); Generalmajor (01 May 1903); Feldmarschall-Leutnant (01 Nov 1907); General der Kavallerie (01 May 1912); Generaloberst (01 May 1916); Feldmarschall (31 Jan 1918); deutschen Charakter als Generalfeldmarschall (31 Oct 1940)
Career:
Entered Austrian Army Service (01 Sep 1875)
Out of the Austro-Hungarian Cadet-Corps and Theresian Military-Academy in Wiener Neustadt transferred into the 4th Dragoon-Regiment (01 Sep 1875-01 Nov 1880)
Detached to Brigade-School in Enns (1875-1876)
Detached to War School in Vienna (01 Nov 1878-01 Nov 1880)
Assigned to the General-Staff and Transferred into the 21st Infantry-Brigade in Lemberg (01 Nov 1880-26 Apr 1882)
Assigned to the 15th Infantry-Brigade in Debrecan (26 Apr 1882-18 Jan 1884)
Transferred into the State-Descriptions-Bureau in Vienna (18 Jan 1884-01 Apr 1884)
Transferred into the Military-Department of the 10th Corps-Command in Brünn (01 Apr 1884-01 May 1884)
While retaining his previous command, was Transferred into the General-Staff-Corps (01 May 1884-01 May 1888)
Transferred into the IV. Mapping-Department, Klagenfurt (01 May 1888-01 May 1889)
Squadron-Commander in the 13th Ulanen-Regiment (01 May 1889-20 Apr 1891)
Transferred to the General-Cavalry-Inspector, Vienna (20 Apr 1891-15 Oct 1895)
Commander of 1st Division and of 13th Ulanen-Regiment (15 Oct 1895-02 Dec 1896)
Commander of the 3rd Ulanen-Regiment, Grodek (02 Dec 1896-20 Apr 1901)
Commander of the 16th Cavalry-Brigade, Preßburg (20 Apr 1901-14 Nov 1905)
Commander of the Cavalry-Troop-Division in Krakau (14/11/1905-28/04/1909); Commander of the 12th Infantry-Troop-Division, Krakau (28 Apr 1909-07 Nov 1911)
Commander of I. Corps and Commanding General in Krakau (07 Nov 1911-01 Jul 1914)
Commander-in-Chief of 2nd Army (01 Jul 1914-00 May 1918)
At the same time, Commander-in-Chief of Army-Group Böhm-Ermolli (00 Nov 1914-20 Jun 1916)
At the same time, Commander-in-Chief of Army-Group Böhm-Ermolli (04 Oct 1916-00 May 1918)
Released as Commander-in-Chief of the 2nd Army while retaining his position as Commander-in-Chief of Army-Group Böhm-Ermolli (00 May 1918-00 Nov 1918)
Retired (00 Nov 1918)
Chef des Infanterie-Regiments 28 (09 Dec 1941)

Decorations & Awards:
Pour le Mérite (07 Oct 1916)
Eichenlaub zum Plm (27 Jul 1917)
Kommander d. Militär-Maria-Theresia-Ordens (28 Jul 1917)
erbl. Adelsstand (14 Sep 1885)
erbl. Freiherrnstand (17 Aug 1917)
k.u.k. Geheimer Rat (25 Dec 1911)
Mitglied des österr. Herrenhauses des Reichsrates auf Lebenszeit (1917)


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