Adolf von Brudermann
Ritter Adolf von Brudermann | |
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Nickname(s) | "The Other Brudermann" |
Born | Vienna, Austrian Empire | 2 June 1854
Died | 26 October 1945 Vienna, Republic of Austria | (aged 91)
Allegiance | Austro-Hungarian Army |
Years of service | 1874–1917 |
Rank | General of the cavalry |
Commands held |
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Battles/wars | World War I |
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Relations | Rudolf von Brudermann (brother) |
Adolf von Brudermann (2 June 1854 Vienna – 26 October 1945 Vienna) was a General der Kavallerie (general of the cavalry) of the Austro-Hungarian Army. He saw service during World War I.
Personal life
Brudermann was the youngest of the four children of Generalmajor (
Military career
Brudermann began his military training at the Kadettenanstalt (
After he was promoted to
In April 1910, Brudermann took command of the 3rd Cavalry Brigade in Marburg an der Drau, and he was promoted to Generalmajor (major general) on 28 October 1910. He was appointed commander of the 3rd Cavalry Division in Vienna in June 1913, and on 3 November 1913 he was promoted to Feldmarschalleutnant (lieutenant field marshal). Achieving this rank and the command of a division was extremely unusual for an officer who had not attended the war college. Under normal circumstances, this achievement would have been the peak of his career and he would have retired after 40 years of service, but the outbreak of World War I extended his military career.
First World War
After World War I began with Austria-Hungary's declaration of war on Serbia on 28 July 1914, Brudermann remained the commander of the 3rd Cavalry Division. In June 1916, while retaining command of the division, he also became the commanding officer of Cavalry Corps Brudermann, which was established that month. It suffered terrible losses in combat and was disbanded in August 1916. In October 1916, again while remaining in command of the 3rd Cavalry Division, he raised a new Cavalry Corps Brudermann, but it was disbanded in November 1916, again due to heavy losses. His deteriorating health forced him to give up his command of the 3rd Cavalry Division at the end of 1916 and to apply for retirement, which was approved in March 1917. He retired with the rank of General der Kavallerie mit Titel und Charakter ("general of the cavalry with title and character").
Later life
After retiring, Brudermann withdrew from public life. He lived in seclusion in Vienna near his brother Rudolf — also a retired General der Kavallerie and a popular figure at veterans events — and became known as “the other Brudermann." He died on 26 October 1945, shortly after the end of World War II. He was buried in Vienna at the Vienna Central Cemetery.
Awards and honors
Austro-Hungarian
- Military Merit Cross Third Class (1894)
- Bronze Military Merit Medal (Signum Laudis) (September 1904)
- Order of the Iron Crown Third Class (August 1908)
- Order of the Iron Crown Second Class with war decoration (30 October 1914)
- Military Merit Cross Second Class with war decoration (22 September 1915)
- Commander's Cross of the Order of Leopold with war decoration (March 1917)
Foreign
- Knight's Cross First Class of the Albert Order (Kingdom of Saxony)
- Royal Order of the Crown Third Class (Kingdom of Prussia, April 1893)
- Siam, January 1898)
- Order of the Red Eagle Third Class (Kingdom of Prussia, October 1898)
- Officer's Cross of the Order of Orange-Nassau (Netherlands, December 1903)
- Commander's Cross of the Order of the Crown of Italy (Kingdom of Italy, January 1904)
- Royal Order of the Crown First Class (Kingdom of Prussia, 27 July 1914)
- Iron Cross Second Class (German Empire, March 1915)