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Alfred Edler von Schenk

Alfred Schenk was born on 5 July 1863 in Laibach, Carniola.  The following timeline summarizes his career: July 1880      21. Infantry Regiment May 1884     91. Infantry Regiment, Leutnant Nov. 1888     Promoted to Oberleutnant Nov. 1889     9. Infantry Brigade, Staff May 1892      Promoted to Hautpmann Nov. 1892      2. Gebirgebrigade, Staff April 1895      XII. Armee Korps, Staff May 1895      Russian Language Course, Kazan May 1896      Intelligence Bureau position, General Staff Nov. 1898      Promoted to Major Nov. 1898      Chief of Staff of 16. Infantry May 1902      Promoted to Oberstleutnant May 1902      1. Bosnian Infantry Regiment, Staff Nov. 1905      Promoted to  Oberst April 1907      1. Bosnian Infantry Regiment, Commander Feb. 1911       Assumed title “Edler von” May 1911       Promoted to Generalmajor Feb. 1914      Commands 97. Infantry Brigade August 1914   Commands 15. Infantry Division Nov. 1914      Promoted to Feldmarschalleutnant May 1915      Commands 9. Infantry Division June 1916      Sector IIIb Commander, Isonzo Front August 1916  Gruppe Schenk formed Nov. 1916     Renamed XXIII. Armee Korps June 1917     Commands XIII. Armee Korps Feb. 1918      Promoted to General der Infanterie Feb. 1918     Commands IX. Armee Korps Nov. 1918     Military Governor of Agram Jan. 1919      Retired Alfred Edler von Schenk died on the 12th of October 1952 in Vienna. GWS, 11/04

Orders of Battle: Northern Front in January 1915 Immediately preceding the Battles for the Carpathians Armee Woyrsch, GO Remus v. Woyrsch 4. Armee, GdI Erzherzog Josef Ferdinand     XI. Korps, FZM Stefan v. Ljubicic         15. inf. div., FML Alfred v. Schenk Orders of Battle: Eastern Front, September 1915 At the end of the Summer Offensive against Russia 1. Armee, FZM v. Puhallo     I. Korps, GdK Karl v. Kirchbach         9. inf. div., FML v. Schenk Orders of Battle: Italian Front, August 1916 Immediately preceding the capture of Görz by the Italians Army Group Erzherzog Eugen, GO Erzherzog Eugen 5. Armee, GO Boroevic von Bojna     VIII. Korps, GdK Erzherzog Josef         9. inf. div., FML v. Schenk Orders of Battle: Eastern Front, mid-July 1917 At the opening of the Kerensky Offensive Prinz Leopold von Bayern Front, Generalfeldmarschal Prinz Leopold Böhm-Ermolli Group, GdI v. Böhm-Ermolli 3. Armee, GO v. Tersztyánszky     XIII. Korps, FML v. Schenk          42. honved inf. div., GM Mihaljevic          36. inf. div., GM Nöhring