Austro-Hungarian General Staff

Colonel General Friedrich von Beck-Rzikowsky, longest-serving Chief of the Austro-Hungarian General Staff, in office from 1881 to 1906.

The Imperial and Royal General Staff (German: k.u.k. Generalstab) of Austria-Hungary was part of the Ministry of War. It was headed by the Chief of the General Staff for the Whole Armed Forces (Chef des Generalstabes für die gesamte bewaffnete Macht), who had direct access to the Emperor. The general staff was responsible for planning and preparations, while the Armeeoberkommando (AOK) was the operational high command. In fact, since the AOK was under the direct command of the emperor and the chief of the general staff was his chief adviser, in practice the AOK was under the control of the chief of the general staff.

List of chiefs of the general staff

#NameImageBorn–DiedRankStartEndNote
1 Franz von John 1815–1876 Feldmarschalleutnant 1867 1869 1st Term
2 Josef Wilhelm von Gallina 1820–1883 Feldmarschalleutnant 1869 1874
3 Franz von John 1815–1876 Feldzeugmeister 1874 1876 2nd Term. Died in office
4 Anton von Schönfeld 1827–1898 Feldmarschalleutnant 1876 1881
5 Friedrich von Beck-Rzikowsky 1830–1920 Colonel General 1881 1906
6 Franz Conrad von Hötzendorf 1852–1925 Generalfeldmarschall 1906 1911 1st Term
7 Blasius Schemua 1856–1920 Major General 1911 1912
8 Franz Conrad von Hötzendorf 1852–1925 Generalfeldmarschall 1912 1917 2nd Term
9 Arthur Arz von Straußenburg 1857–1935 Colonel General 1917 1918

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