Austrian Landwehr Higher Formations August 1914

Generaloberst Friedrich Freiherr von GeorgiJust prior to mobilization in August 1914 the Austrian Landwehr was organized territorially into nine Landwehr Districts with eight Infantry Troop Divisions and three independent Cavalry Brigades.  The whole organization was under the control of the Austrian Ministry of Defence in Vienna whose Minister was General der Infanterie Friedrich Freiherr von Georgi. The senior officer of the Landwehr was the "Oberkommandant" a post held by General der Infanterie Archduke Friedrich. Tactically the Landwehr formations were placed under the control of the Commanding General of the Common Army Army Corps District within which they were recruited and stationed with the exception of  the Ragusa based 16th Army Corps and to all intents and purposes became a third Infantry Division of the respective Army Corps. A Landwehr Group Headquarters was thus part of each of the Army District Headquarters in which a Landwehr Division was based. At mobilization some reorganization was effected and regiments assigned to other Brigade and Divisions including formations of the Common Army. These changes can be seen on the Landwehr Infantry Page. Commanders who changed at mobilization can be seen on the August 1914 OOB pages for Galicia and Serbia. The last peacetime order of battle was as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

13. LITD (2.Korps) Vienna FML. Eduard Edler von Kreysa -
25. LwIBrig. Vienna GM. Karl Englert LIR.1, LIR.24
26. LwIBrig. Brünn GM. Emil Lischka LIR.14, LIR.25
21. LITD (8.Korps) Prague FML. Artur Przyborski -
41. LwIBrig. Pilsen GM. Otmar Panesch LIR.6, LIR.7
42. LwIBrig. Prague GM. Alois Podhajský LIR.8, LIR.28, LIR.29
22. LITD (3.Korps) Graz FML. Heinrich Ritter von Krauss-Elislago -
43. LwIBrig. Graz GM. Josef Nemeczek LIR.3, LIR.26, LIR.31
44. LwIBrig. Pola GM. Ignaz Schmidt Edler von Fussina LIR.4, LIR.5, LIR.27
26. LITD (9.Korps) Leitmeritz FML. Karl von Křitek -
51. LwIBrig. Hohenmauth GM. Viktor Seidler LIR.11, LIR.12, LIR.30
52. LwIBrig. Leitmeritz GM. Otto Gössmann LIR.9, LIR.10
43. LITD (11.Korps) Czernowitz FML. Albert Schmidt von Georgenegg -
85. LwIBrig. Lemberg Oberst Georg Komma LIR.19, LIR.35
86. LwIBrig. Czernowitz GM. Moritz Jesser LIR.20, LIR.22, LIR.36
44. LITD (14.Korps) Innsbruck FML. Heinrich Tschurtschenthaler von Helmheim -
87. LwIBrig. Linz GM. Rudolf Krauss LIR.2, LIR.21
88. LwIBrig. Bozen GM. Karl Georgi LSchR.I, LSchR.II, LSchR.III
45. LITD (10.Korps) Przemyśl FML. Stephan Ljubičić -
89. LwIBrig. Przemyśl GM. Ernst Ritter Hörmann von Wüllerstorf und Urbair LIR.18, LIR.33
90. LwIBrig. Jaroslau GM. Johann Edler von Sauerwein LIR.17, LIR.34
46. LITD (1.Korps) Krakau FML. Karl Nastopil -
91. LwIBrig. Krakau GM. Alfred Kochanowski Edler von Korwinau LIR.16, LIR.31
92. LwIBrig. Olmütz GM. Adam Brandner Edler von Wolfszahn LIR.13, LIR.15
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1.LwKBrig. Wels GM. Gabriel Graf Marenzi LUR.5, LUR.6, RtTLschD.
2.LwKBrig. Olmütz GM. Rudolf Krauszler LUR.2, LUR.4
3.LwKBrig. Lemberg Post not filled LUR.1, LUR.3

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