Imperial and Royal Military Administration in Serbia

The K.u.k. Military Administration in Serbia (German: K.u.k. Militärverwaltung in Serbien) was the Austro-Hungarian military administration in the Kingdom of Serbia from 1915 to 1918. It was formed by the Central Powers during World War I.

On 28 June 1914 Serbian nationalist Gavrilo Princip assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo. This led to the diplomatic July Crisis between Austria-Hungary and the Kingdom of Serbia which ultimately led to a declaration of war by Austria-Hungary on July 28. The first Austro-Hungarian forays into Serbia began in August. After disappointing results at the Battle of Cer and the Battle of Kolubara, Oskar Potiorek was dismissed as military commander in December.

Serbia was conquered over the course of 1915 and later in the year Austro-Hungarian officials established both military and civilian administrations. The first governor Croat Johan Salis-Seewis took office at the start of 1916.^[1]

Austro-Hungarian military commanders in Serbia

• Oskar Potiorek (28 August 1914 – 27 December 1914)
• Archduke Eugen Ferdinand (27 December 1914 – 27 May 1915)
• Karl Tersztyánszky von Nádas (27 May 1915 – 27 September 1915)
• Feldmarschal Hermann Kövess von Kövessháza (27 September 1915 – 1 January 1916)

Austro-Hungarian governors in Serbia

• Feldmarschalleutnant Johan Ulrich Graf von Salis-Seewis (1 January 1916 – July 1916)
• Adolf Freiherr von Rhemen zu Barensfeld (July 1916 – October 1918)
• Feldmarschal Hermann Kövess von Kövessháza (October 1918 – 1 November 1918)

References

• Mitrović, Andrej (2007). Serbia's Great War, 1914-1918. Purdue University Press. ISBN 1557534764. 

See also

• Territory of the Military Commander in Serbia