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Ignaz Edler von Korda

Ignaz Korda was born in Josefstadt, Bohemia, on 12 September 1858.  The following timeline summarizes Korda’s military career: 1877 Promoted to Leutnant 1877 Part of Dragoons Regiment No. 4 until 1884 1882 Promoted to Oberleutnant 1884 Part of the General Staff 1885 Part of Dragoons Regiment No. 11, teacher at the Cavalry Cadet school until 1889 Promoted to Rittmeister, 2nd Class 1892 Part of Dragoons Regiment No. 4 until 1895 1893 Promoted to Rittmeister, 1st Class 1895 Part of the General Staff until 1901 1895 Promoted to Major 1898 Promoted to Oberstleutnant 1901 Part of Hussar Regiment No. 9 until 1907 1901 Promoted to Oberst 1907 Commander of the Cavalry Brigade No. 8 until 1911 1908 Promoted to Generalmajor 1911 Commander of the Cavalry Troop Division No. 7 until 1915 1912 Promoted to Feldmarschalleutnant 1915 Commander of the XI. Corps until 1916 1915 Promoted to General der Kavallerie During the war, the XI. Corps was taken over by FML Ignaz Edler von Korda in March 1915, after FZM Stefan Ljubicic was dismissed.  Korda remained in this position until July 1916, when the disastrous situation on the Russian Front required his removal.  Korda was replaced by FML Hugo Edler von Habermann. GWS, 3/01 [rev. 12/02]

Orders of Battle:  Polish Front, August 1914 Army Group Kummer, GdK Rittmeister Kummer v. Falkenfeld          7. kav. div., FML v. Korda Orders of Battle:  Polish Front, January 1915 Army Group Woyrsch, GdK  Remus v. Woyrsch Öst. 2. Armee, GdK v. Böhm-Ermolli        Öst. XII. Korps, GdI Kövess v. Kövesshaza             7. kav. div., Feldmlt. v. Korda Orders of Battle:  Eastern Front, May 1915 Immediately preceding the Dunajec offensive 7. Armee, GdK  Frh. v. Pflanzer-Baltin    XI. Korps, FML Edl. v. Korda    Chief of Staff, Obstlt. Frh. v. Senarclens        42. Honvéd inf. div., GM Stracker                 83. Honvéd inf. brig., Obst v. Pillepic                 84. Honvéd inf. brig., Obst v. Petkovic         5. Honvéd kav. div., GM Frh. v. Apor                 19. Honvéd kav. brig., Obst v. Jony                 23. Honvéd kav. brig., Obst Gf. Lubienski         6. kav. div., GM Edl. v. Schwer               5. kav. brig., Obst Leitner               14. kav. brig., Obst Edl. v. Rettich         Brigade Obstlt. Papp         Brigade Obst Schnitzler Orders of Battle:  Podolian Front, September 1915 7. Armee, GdK von Pflanzer-Baltin     XI. Korps, GdK von Korda        42. Honved inf. div., FML Lipocsak        Polish Legion, 2. brigade, Obst Küttner Orders of Battle:  Bukowina, 15 December 1915 Immediately preceding the winter battles for Czernowitz 7. Armee, GdK Karl Freiherr v. Pflanzer-Baltin      XI. Korps, GdK Korda         42 HID, FLM Liposcak Orders of Battle:  Podolian Front, June 1916 7. Armee, GO Pflanzer-Baltin    XI. Korps, GdK von Korda       5. inf. div., FML von Habermann       40.  inf. div., GM Nagy       24. inf. div., FML Urbarz Korda’s XI. Corps practically ceased to exist after the last week of June, 1916.  General Lechitski’s tardy yet cunning offensive followed Kaledin's 8th Army's successful thrust against Lutsk in the first week of June.  All was part of the Brusilov Offensive.  In this offensive, many more of Korda’s troops were captured than killed or wounded, for the Russians bypassed strong points and seized communications from the sides, compelling whole battalions to simply throw down their weapons and surrender. Because of this, FML Hugo Edler von Habermann, leader of the 5. inf. div., was given command of what was left of the XI. Corps in the first days of July, 1916.  It was reformed with reserves, such as a cavalry division that had lost all of its horses and was forced to fight on foot. GWS, 9/03 [rev. 7/05]