Emil Lischka v. Hartring

A Czech military officer in the Austro-Hungarian army. He was born in 1859 in the town of Ceska Lipa. His active service lasted until May 1917, when he was retired. He retired to his hometown, where he died in 1929.

After completing basic military schools, he graduated as a lieutenant in 1878 and was appointed a company officer in the 43rd Infantry Regiment. From 1888 he served in Zadar, then in the military office of the 3rd Corps Command in Graz. In 1899 he became the chief of staff of the 15th Infantry Division with the rank of major. He was soon transferred to the Imperial Landwehr, where he taught at the Landwehr Officer School in Vienna. In 1906, he became the commander of the 36th Landwehr Infantry Regiment as a colonel. He was promoted to major general in 1911, and was then appointed commander of the 26th Infantry Division in Brno.

During the Great War, he commanded this division until July 1916, and then the 10th Division until May 1917, when he retired. The sources do not mention the reason for his retirement. There was no break in his promotion, and he was a lieutenant general when he retired. However, he was not appointed a corps commander. His decorations were also commensurate with his rank. As early as 1915, he received the 2nd class of the Order of the Iron Crown and the 2nd class of the Military Cross of Merit. At that time. It is true that he did not receive any further recognition after 1916.

Next to the portrait photo of the general, I can present the flag badge of the 10th Division, which he last commanded. Unfortunately, the 26th Landwehr Division did not have a cap badge. In the photo, he is wearing the Order of the Iron Crown, but not the Military Cross of Merit. It was probably awarded later, at the end of 1915.