Viktor Weber Edler von Webenau (* 13 November 1861 in Neuhaus; † 6 May 1932 in Innsbruck),

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in the

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during

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, military governor of

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between 1916 and 1917 and head of the Austro-Hungarian armistice commission (

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Biography

Career

*1879: as Kadett-Offizierstellvertreter from Infanteriekadettenschule Liebenau to Feldjägerbataillon 27 *1 November 1880: Lieutenant, General staff branch *1 May 1911: Major General and commander 4th Mountain Brigade *25 April 1914: Supreme Military Court *1 July 1914: Vice-President of SMC *1 August 1914: Feldmarschalleutnant *9 April 1915: Commander 47. Infanterie Division *26 February 1916: Military Governor of Montenegro *10 July 1917: Commander X. Corps *1 November 1917: General der Infanterie *7 February 1918: Commander of all mobile troops in the districts of Vienna, Kraków, Lemberg *15 May 1918: Commander XVIII. Corps *July 1918: Commander VI. Corps *27 October - 3 November 1918: Chief of the "Waffenstillstandskommission" with Italy

Family

Viktor Weber Edler von Webenau was married two times: * 1886 - 1900: Therese, née Baumgartner * 1901 - 1932: Anna, née Hebenstreit

Children

* Guido Weber-Webenau (Dr. phil.), (* 13 September 1887 in Tarvis; † ?) * Norbert Weber von Webenau, (* 7 July 1886 in Tarvis; † 26 August 1914 killed in action in Galicia)

Decorations (selection)

* Knight's Cross of the Military Maria Theresia Order * Grand Cross of the Franz Joseph Order with War Decoration * Military Merit Cross 2nd Class with War Decoration and Swords *

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2nd Class with War Decoration and Swords * Officer's Cross of the

Franz Joseph Order The Imperial Austrian Order of Franz Joseph (german: Kaiserlich-Österreichischer Franz-Joseph-Orden) was founded by Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria on 2 December 1849, on the first anniversary of his accession to the imperial throne. Classes ...

* Honour Insignia 1st Class of the Austrian Red Cross * Military Merit Cross 3rd Class * Bronze Military Merit Medal with War Decoration ( Signum Laudis) * Service Badge for Officers 2nd Class * Military Jubilee Medal 1898 * Military Jubilee Cross 1908 * Mobilization Cross of 1912/13 * Prussian

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1st and 2nd Class * Ottoman Iron Crescent He was additionally appointed a Geheimer Rat ( Privy Councillor) of

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Rank

*1 November 1880: Leutnant *1 May 1886: Oberleutnant *1 October 1893: Hauptmann 2. Klasse *1 November 1895: Hauptmann 1. Klasse *1 November 1898: Major *1 May 1902: Oberstleutnant *1 May 1905: Oberst *2 May 1911: Generalmajor *8 August 1914: Feldmarschalleutnant *17 November 1917: General der Infanterie

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External links

Austrian Commanders
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