Anton Freiherr von Lehár (21 February 1867 – 12 November 1962), known in Hungarian as Lehár Antal (and sometimes as Baron Antal Lehár), was an Austrian officer of Hungarian descent, who reached the pinnacle of his service after World War I when he supported the former Emperor Charles I of Austria's attempts to retake the throne of Hungary. His brother was the famous composer Franz Lehár.[8]
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Lehár was born in Ödenburg, Austria-Hungary (it is now Sopron in Hungary), as the younger son of a bandmaster in the Infantry Regiment No. 50 of the Austro-Hungarian Army. He attended schools in Preßburg, Prague and Vienna.[9] He entered cadet school in Vienna to become a professional officer, finishing in 1893 top of his class. Following a posting to his father's regiment, he was promoted Leutnant in 1894 and Oberleutnant in 1898. Between 1897 and 1899 Lehár attended the "Kriegsschule" (war college) in Vienna, after which he was attached to the general staff and served in a number of training positions until World War I.
Following the outbreak of World War I, Lehár, now with the rank of Major, was put in command of the 2nd battalion of the Honvéd-Landsturm Infantry Regiment No. 13, which he led in September 1914 during battles at Chodel south of Lublin. His battalion was part of the Army group "Kummer" and served next to the unit of General Viktor Dankl.[3][10] For his conduct there, Lehár would later be decorated with the Knights's Cross of the Military Order of Maria Theresa (see below). While still fighting near Lublin, Lehár was severely wounded.
After leaving hospital he was reassigned to the War ministry in Vienna and in September 1915 he served in the Tyrolean Defence Command.[3][10] Following promotion to Oberstleutnant in September 1915, Lehár returned to fighting, this time on the Italian front. There he commanded the Heeresgruppe "Lehar" in the Etschtal-Rovereto sector of the Italian front, which consisted of Tyrolean Standschützen and Bosniaks.[3][11] In June 1916 he was transferred back to the technical Military committee and became head of the department for infantry and cavalry weapons.[3][6] Assignments to the Eastern front[3] and to the office of Hermann Kövess von Kövessháza followed.[6] Later he was transferred to the newly raised Infantry Regiment 106 and commanded this unit in the battles on the Piave. He served in the Infantry Regiment 106 until the end of the war.[3][12] In May 1918 he was promoted to Oberst and received the Golden Bravery Medal for Officers.
In August 1918 Lehár was decorated with the Knights's Cross of the Military Order of Maria Theresa in recognition of his services during the battles at Chodel south of Lublin in September 1914. In accordance with the statutes of this order, Lehár became a baron in his country's nobility and was since styled "Freiherr von Lehár", while his brother Franz remained a commoner.
At the conclusion of hostilities of World War I, Lehár was able to move his regiment, without any casualties or desertion, back to Steinamanger (now Szombathely in Hungary).
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