Levéltári Közlemények, 93. (2022)

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Imre Tibor Szekér

MARCELL SZIGETHY HALPER, COLONEL OF THE INFANTRY, COMMANDER OF THE 48TM IMPERIAL AND ROYAL INFANTRY REGIMENT

(1914-1918)

Marcell Szigethy Halper, born in 1868 into a Roman Catholic Croatian military family from Sziget in Vas County, graduated from the Imperial and Royal Military School for General Staff Officers in Vienna with “very good” results. He then served in various general staff positions. In 1913 he was transferred to the 48th Imperial and Royal Infantry Regiment. The commanders of the brigade considered the Lieutenant Colonel to be an outstandingly brave, determined and very skilful leader, who they thought would be suitable for higher positions in the future. In view of his merits and on the recommendation of his commanding officer, he was appointed Regimental Commander of the 48th Imperial and Royal Infantry Regiment in 1914. One year later he was promoted to the rank of the Colonel of the Infantry. He received numerous high decorations and highest commendations. At the end of October 1918, his regiment fought on the Italian front, on the Piave River. After the collapse, he led his regiment home in close order and fully armed. He arrived to Nagykanizsa in mid-November. He later retreated to his estate near Krapina. He was retired on 1 March 1919. After the establishment of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, he did not serve. He died in 1929 and was laid to rest in the family chapel built on the estate.

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