RARE Antique Ink Stamp K.u.K. 53rd Infantry Croatia Regiment Austria Hungary

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Antique military Austria Hungary Ink Stamp Seal of The 53rd Infantry Regiment Zagreb Croatia
"K. u. K. 53 INFANTERIE - TRUPPENDIVISIONSKOMMANDO"
Size: 9.3cm x 4cm
The 53rd Infantry Regiment Zagreb (K.u.K. Infanterieregiment Nr. 53 Agram) was the regiment of the Austro-Hungarian Army. Between 1835 and 1898 she bore the name of Archduke Leopold. From then until 1904 it was named "Edler von Latour". From 1905 to 1913 it was called "Ritter Plentzner v. Scharneck" to be named "Count Viktor Dankl von Krasnik" from 1913.
Establishment
At the Austrian Heritage War, in 1741, Baron Franjo Trenk, with the permission of Maria Theresa, founded the "Baron Franjo Trenk Corps". During April and May 1741, he gathered more than a thousand volunteers, most of them from Slavonia. 1745 Maria Theresa approves of Trenk's proposal and turns the corps like a regular unit into a cop regiment. After the Peace of Aachen, the Trenk Regiment on December 22, 1748, became a Slavonian battalion. At the beginning of the Seven Years' War on September 8, 1756, the Slavonian Battalion was transformed into a regular regiment, which was confirmed by an imperial decree on October 20, 1756. The Infantry Regiment was assigned No. 53.
The Austrian-Prussian War
Following the alliance of Prussia and Italy against Austria on April 8, the Habsburg Monarchy spends on April 21 mobilizing its army in Italy, called the Southern Army. "Archduke Leopold" Infantry Regiment no. The 53rd, as part of the Southern Army, was sent to the Italian battlefield, where it was fought under the command of Colonel Hermann Dahlen von Orlaburg. The unit played an important role during the battle of Custozza on June 24, 1866. Nine-and-a-half Company of Archduke Leopold's Regiment no. 53 was at the decisive moment of the battle of Custozza at the decisive point and contributed significantly to the conquest of that village. For the feats in the battle, three officers and 11 NCOs and soldiers were honored, and six more officers and 39 NCOs and soldiers were honored. Shortly thereafter, the decisive defeat of the Austrian Northern Army in the clashes with the Prussians near Sadow (Königsgratz) and the danger that threatened Vienna led to the regiment being moved north along with much of the Southern Army. After a ceasefire in the area, the 53rd Regiment returned to Italy, where fighting also ceased shortly. From the beginning of the conflict on the Italian battlefield to the end of the war, IV also participated. the battalion of the 53rd Regiment, which stood out in defense of the fierce Italian attacks on the Borgoforte bridgehead.
Occupation of BiH 1878.
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The 82,000-strong Austrian troops were opposed by a poorly organized, predominantly Muslim militia of 40,000 troops (with a number of associated Orthodox harambas) led by Sarajevo agitator Hajji Lojo. The main Austrian forces, the so-called "occupation forces" of 9,400 soldiers under Baron Josip Filipovic's command quickly penetrated northern Bosnia, conquering Banja Luka, Maglaj and Jajce, while troops under command commanded Stjepan Jovanovic to advance from Dalmatia. [4] Following the Battle of Knights in central Bosnia on August 16, in which they crucially defeated an army of Bosnian Muslims, Filipovic's troops occupied Sarajevo on August 19th, which fiercely resisted the indigenous Muslim population, and progressed through Herzegovina and the Novazar Sandzak to occupy all of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The conquest lasted less than three months, during which the total losses of the Austrian troops amounted to 946 killed and 3,980 wounded soldiers.
World War I
In 1913, the regiment was renamed the 53rd Infantry Regiment "Count Victor Dankl" (Ungarisch-Kroatisches Infanterie Regiment "Dankl" No. 53). In 1914, three Zagreb Battalions of the 53rd Regiment were part of the 72nd Infantry Brigade, 36th Division, under the command of XIII. of the Zagreb Corps, while the fourth was part of the 6th Mountain Brigade on the 18th Infantry. Divisions of the XVIth Bosnian-Herzegovinian Assembly. Most of the regiment, along with the Zagreb Corps in 1914, was sent to the eastern (Balkan) battlefield. At the beginning of 1915 XIII. the choir was transferred to the Russian battlefield as part of the 7th Army in Bukovina. The regiment, which has in the meantime been restored to its old name, has particularly distinguished itself in this battlefield when occupying eastern Galicia and Bukovina. Together with the corps, the regiment was transferred in February 1918 to the southwestern (Italian) battlefield, where since the opening of the battlefield in mid 1915 the 4th Battalion of the 53rd Zagreb Infantry Regiment had been fighting. The unit was particularly prominent here during the 12th Sochi offensive.
On the eve of Christmas in 1915, Miroslav Krleza speaks about the human losses of all Croatian units of the Austro-Hungarian army in the novel Zastava (quoting the newspaper reports of that time). He also mentions the 53rd Regiment with 18,000 dead. [8] Accurate data are difficult to come by, since they are jammed and scattered throughout the archives in Vienna, Budapest and Belgrade.
Bavarian Heritage War (1778/79)
The Austrian-Russian-Turkish War
The Napoleonic Wars
Naples Revolt (1821-1826)
War 1848/49.
The Austrian-Sardinian War
Folklore
Armed Forces Wind Symphony Orchestra of the Republic of Croatia: Marshal, Marshal Jelacic's Army
It is believed that the famous stepping stone "Marshal, Marshal, Jelacic Army" originated among soldiers of the 53rd Regiment. In addition to her, other songs, such as Watch, Emperor, on Croats, which originated during the occupation of BiH, have been created in this long-standing unit. The official pattern colors on the officer and NCO parade uniforms were burgundy with silver streaks. The unit was often referred to as the "Leopolds" because it had long been called the 53rd Regiment of Archduke Leopold.
The unit day was celebrated on June 24, in memory of the Battle of Custozza in 1866. A solemn mass was then served at St. Paul's Church. Marks, awards and commendations were given, military music and troops of the unit paraded through the streets of Zagreb, after which a formal lunch for the highest guests was usually organized.
Composition
In 1914, the regiment consisted of 97% of Croats and Serbs and 3% of the rest.
Structure and headquarters
In 1873 the headquarters were located in Graz, while all regiments of regiments were in Zagreb. Between 1904 and 1907, the command along with the 3rd and 4th Battalions were stationed in Bjelovar and the 1st and 2nd Battalions in Zagreb. From 1908 until the end of the war, the regiment's headquarters and three battalions were stationed in Zagreb's Rudolf Barracks, while the fourth battalion was stationed in Foca.
commanders
1873 - Regiment. knight Ludwig von Pielsticker
1,903th to 1,904th - Regiment. Josef Rowenski
1905th to 1908th - Regiment. Friedrich Novak
1909th to 1911th - Regiment. Friedrich Gostischa
1912th to 1914th - Regiment. Franz Mahr von Oraviczabánya
1914 - Regiment. Friedrich Schirmer
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