Friedrich von Georgi
Friedrich Freiherr von Georgi was a General of the Austro-Hungarian Army.
Biography
He was born in Prague, then part of Bohemia. The son of a military Colonel, von Georgi was born into a noble family which originally came from Saxony. He attended the Theresian Cadet Academy at Hainburg. After completing his education on 1 September 1871, he was commissioned as a Lieutenant in Feldjäger Bataillon No.6.In May 1877, von Georgi married Bertha Stamm. Together they had four children, though two of them died in infancy. From 1879 to 1881 he joined a military academy in Vienna. In 1882, von Georgi saw action in his first battle as a general staff officer of the 5th Gebirgsbrigade during a rebellion in Herzegovina. Following the campaign, he was awarded the Military Merit Medal in Bronze upon its introduction in 1890.
Awards
- Military Merit Medal in Bronze
- Military Merit Cross
- Order of the Iron Crown, 3rd class - for his services to the War Office
- Appointment to the Privy Council
- Order of the Red Eagle
- Order of the Iron Crown, 1st class
- Order of St Alexander
- Iron Cross of 1914, 1st and 2nd class
- Grand Cross of the Military Merit Order with swords
- Grand Cross of the Order of Leopold
- Military Merit Cross, 1st class
- Decoration of Honour for Services to the Red Cross
- Military Merit Medal in Gold
- Grand Cross of the Order of the Crown with swords
- of the Teutonic Knights
- Red Cross Medal
- Order of the Medjidie
- Grand Cross of the Albert Order with a golden star
- Gallipoli Star
- Imtiyaz Medal in Gold