| Adolf von Boog | |
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| Birth name | Adolf von Boog |
| Born | (1866-04-27)27 April 1866 Belluno, Kingdom of Italy |
| Died | 15 February 1929(1929-02-15) (aged 62) Vienna, First Austrian Republic |
| Allegiance |  Austria-Hungary1886–1918  German-Austria1918–1919 |
| Service | Austro-Hungarian Army |
| Years of service | 1886–1919 |
| Rank |  Feldmarschall-Leutnant (Lieutenant field marshal) |
| Commands | 93rd Infantry Division 25th Infantry Division 4th Infantry Division Austrian People's Defense |
| Battles / wars | World War I |
Adolf von Boog (27 April 1866, Belluno — 15 February 1929, Vienna) was an Austro-Hungarian Army officer who served in World War I, holding senior positions in the General Staff and commanding field units, and later was briefly the commander-in-chief of the Volkswehr ("People's Defense") of the new postwar rump state of Austria.
Biography
Adolf von Boog was born in the city of Belluno in 1866, formerly a possession of the Austrian Empire before it became part of the unified Kingdom of Italy. He spoke fluent German and Italian, along with some Bohemian, Hungarian, and Bosnian. Boog was commissioned as a lieutenant in a heavy artillery battery of the Austro-Hungarian Army in 1886. In 1892, Boog was appointed to the General Staff, where he remained until 1900. He then served in the 31st Infantry Regiment to 1901 before becoming part of the General Staff again, then serving in the 88th Infantry Regiment from 1907 to 1909. Boog became the chief of staff of XV Corps in 1910. In the period from then until 1911, he commanded an infantry regiment before returning to a senior staff position and then going to the War Ministry.
By the time World War I broke out in August 1914, Adolf von Boog was a colonel in command of the 8th Infantry Brigade. He served on the Eastern Front until being appointed as the chief of staff of 3rd Army in September 1914, a post he held until May 1915. Boog then commanded the 93rd Infantry Division on the Italian Front before returning to the east to lead the 25th Infantry Division in September. He would command that unit until May 1918, at which point he briefly served as the commander of the 4th Infantry Division towards the end of the war.
On 7 November 1918, Lieutenant field marshal Adolf von Boog was named supreme commander of the Austrian Volkswehr (People's Defense), the military of the Austrian state after the collapse of the Dual Monarchy. He retired from that position in 1919 and died in Vienna on 15 February 1929.
Sources
Notes
- ^ Adolf von Boog (in German). Weltkrieg.at. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
- Boog, Adolf von (in Czech). Valka.cz. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
- Dixon (1985), p. 41
Books
- Dixon, Joe (1985). Defeat and Disarmament: Allied Diplomacy and the Politics of Military Affairs in Austria, 1918-22. University of Delaware Press. ISBN 978-0874132212.
| Military offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded byPosition created | Commander, 8th Infantry Brigade 1914 |
Succeeded byAugust Meitzl von Stende |
| Preceded byRudolf Pfeffer | Chief of Staff, 3rd Army 1914—1915 |
Succeeded byAdalbert Dani von Gyarmata |
| Preceded byPosition created | Commander, 93rd Infantry Division 1915 |
Succeeded byPosition abolished |
| Preceded byJosef Poleschensky von Marienbrand | Commander, 25th Infantry Division 1915–1918 |
Succeeded byEmanuel Werz von Ostenkampf |
| Preceded byRudolf Pfeffer | Commander, 4th Infantry Division 1918 |
Succeeded byKarl Haas |
| Preceded byHermann Kövess von Kövessháza (Austro-Hungarian Army) |
Supreme Commander, Volkswehr 1918–1919 |
Succeeded byRudolf Vidossich (from 1922) |