Colonel Generals of the Austro-Hungarian Army 1914-1918

Colonel Generals of the Austro-Hungarian Army 1914-1918

The following article provides shortened biographical details for all those officers who ultimately were promoted to the rank of Generaloberst. The rank of Colonel-General does not have a direct English equivalent but could be translated as a senior General. The rank was introduced in May 1915 and the first promotions were of Generals Archduke Eugen and Franz Conrad von Hötzendorf. Promotions are detailed from full colonel up. Some of the German titles are left un-translated in the text and a translation can be found in the table at the bottom of the page. Similarly a key to the abbreviations of awards is also appended:

Erzherzog Josef Ferdinand k.u.k. Hoheit

* 24.5.1872 in Salzburg + 25.8.1942 in Wien

Promotions: O: 1.5.1905, GM: 1.11.1908, FmLt: 1.5.1911, GdI: 1.8.1914, GO: 26.2.1916;

Commands: IR93 XI.1905-IV.1908, 5.InfBrig X.1908-I.1911, 3.InfDiv I.1911-VIII.1914, 14.Korps VIII.-X.1914, 4.Armee X.1914-VI.1916, At Disposal VI.1916-VII.1917, General-Inspector of the Air force VII.1917-IX.1918, Per 1st December 1918 retired.

Awards: GVO-R, MVK 1.(KDS), LO-GK(KDS), EKO-R1(KDS), VSt-RK(KD), SMVM(KD), BMVM(KDS), BMVM, MJM98, MJK08, LF-Abz.; Oberstinhaber IR Nr.45;

Beck-Rzikowsky Friedrich Graf von

* 21.3.1830 in Freiburg im Breisgau + 9.2.1920 in Wien

Promotions: O: 17.7.1866, GM: 1.5.1873, FmLt: 1.5.1878, FZM: 1.1.1889, GO: 26.2.1916;

Commands: President of the Military Chancery VII.1867-VI.1881, General-Adjutant to the Kaiser IV.1874-VI.1881, Chief of the General Staff VI.1881-X.1906, Kapitän der k.k. Ersten Arciéren-Leibgarde X.1906-I.1917; From January 1917 at Disposal;

Awards: StO-GK, LO-GK, EKO-R1(KDS) der 3. Klasse, MVK 3.(KDS) with Diamonds, BMVM, KM, D1 with Diamonds, GHJM98, GMJM98, HJK08, Albrechts-Abz.; Geheimer Rat (Privy Councillor), Life time member of the Austrian House of Lords, Oberstinhaber IR Nr.47;

Paar Eduard Graf

* 5.12.1837 in Wien + 1.2.1919 in Wien

Promotions: O: 1.11.1874, GM: 1.11.1879, FmLt: 1.11.1884, GdK: 1.11.1891, GO: 27.2.1916;

Commands: DR4 IV.1874-IV.1879, 4.KavBrig IV.1879-IV.1887, General-Adjutant to the Kaiser IV.1887-I.1917, from January 1917 at Disposal;

Awards: GVO-R, StO-GK, MVK 1.(KD) with Diamonds, LO-GK, EKO-R1, GMVM(KD), FJK, MVK 3. with Diamonds, BMVM, KM, D1, GHJM98, MJM98, MJK08; Geheimer Rat, k.u.k. Kämmerer, Oberstinhaber DR Nr.2;

Bolfras Arthur Freiherr von

* 16.4.1838 Sachsenhausen bei Frankfurt/Main + 19.12.1922 Baden near Wien

Promotions: O: 1.5.1881, GM: 1.5.1887, FmLt: 1.11.1891, FZM: 1.11.1898, GdI: 15.11.1908, GO: 28.2.1916;

Commands: Chief of Staff 14.Korps I.1883-IV.1887, 3.InfBrig IV.1887-X.1888, 48.InfBrig X.1888-III.1889, Chairman of the Military Chancery III.1889-I.1917, General-Adjutant to the Kaiser V.1889-I.1917, From January 1917 at Disposal;

Awards: StO-GK, MVK 1.(KD), LO-GK, EKO-R1(KDS) 3rd Klasse, GMVM(KD), FJO-R, FJK, MVK 3.(KDS) with Diamonds, BMVM, KM, T66, D1, GHJM98, MJM98, MJK08; Geheimer Rat, Life time member of the Austrian House of Lords, Oberstinhaber IR Nr.84;

Georgi Friedrich Freiherr von

* 27.1.1852 in Prag + 23.6.1926 in Wien

Promotions: O: 31.12.1896, GM: 2.5.1903, FmLt: 1.5.1907, GdI: 2.11.1911, GO: 6.5.1916;

Commands: Generalstabchef 15.InfDiv V.1891-V.1893, Chairman of the10th Department in the War Ministry I.1898-I.1903, 42.LandwehrInfBrig I.1903-VII.1906, Section chief in the k.k. Ministry of Defence VII.1906-XII.1907, k.k. Defence Minister XII.1907-VI.1917, from June 1917 at Disposal;

Awards: MVK 1.(KD), LO-GK(KD), EKO-R1, GMVM(KD) with bar, VSt-RK(KD), MVK 3., BMVM(KDS), KM, D2, MJM98, MJK08; Geheimer Rat, k.k. Minister a.D., Life time member of the Austrian House of Lords, Oberstinhaber IR Nr.15;

Pflanzer-Baltin Karl Freiherr von

* 1.6.1855 in Fünfkirchen + 8.4.1925 in Wien

Promotions: O: 1.5.1897, GM: 1.5.1903, FmLt: 30.10.1907, GdK: 29.10.1912, GO: 8.5.1916

Commands: Chief of Staff 11.Korps X.1896-III.1903, 32.InfBrig III.1903-XI.1905, 31.Inf.Brig XI.1905-III.1907, 4.InfDiv III.1907-X.1911, General-Inspector of Corps Cavalry Schools X.1911-VI.1914, Armeegruppe Pflanzer-Baltin X.1914-V.1915, 7.Armee V.1915-IX.1916, At Disposal IX.1916-III.1917, General-Inspector of dismounted Troops III.1917-VII.1918, 19.Korps VII-IX.1918, Armeegruppe Albanien IX.-XI.1918;

Awards: MMTO-K, StO-GK, MVK 1.(KDS), LO-GK(KDS), LO-1(KDS), GMVM(KDS), LO-R, EKO-R3, VSt-RK(KD), MVK 3., D2, MJM98, MJK08; Geheimer Rat, Life time member of the Austrian House of Lords, Oberstinhaber IR Nr.93, Honorary Doctor of Law at the University of Czernowitz;

Dankl Viktor Graf von

* 18.9.1854 in Udine + 8.1.1941 in Innsbruck

Promotions: O: 1.5.1897, GM: 1.5.1903, FmLt: 1.11.1907, GdK: 29.10.1912, GO: 9.5.1916;

Commands: Generalstabchef 13.Korps I.1896-X.1899, Chief of the Management Bureau X.1899-IV.1903, 66.InfBrig IV-1903-V.1905, 16.InfBrig V.1905-VII.1907, 36.InfDiv VII.1907-II.1912, 14.Korps II.1912-VIII.1914, 1.Armee VIII.1914-V.1915, Defence Command Tyrol V.1915-III.1916, 11.Armee III-VI.1916, At Disposal VI.1916-I.1917, Kapitän der k.k. Ersten Arciéren-Leibgarde I.1917-XI.1918, Colonel commanding all Life Guards VII-XI.1918;

Awards: MMTO-K, MVK 1.(KDS), LO-GK(KDS), LO-R, EKO-R3, VSt-RK(KD), MVK 3., BMVM(KDS), D2, MJM98, MJK08; Geheimer Rat, Life time member of the Austrian House of Lords, Oberstinhaber IR Nr.53, Honorary Doctor of Philosophy at the University of Innsbruck;

Tersztyánszky von Nádas Karl

* 21.11.1854 in Szakolcz/Ungarn + 7.3.1921 in Wien

Promotions: O: 1.5.1898, GM: 1.11.1904, FmLt: 1.11.1908, GdK: 1.5.1913, GO: 11.5.1916;

Commands: DR1 V.1897-IX.1903, (.KavBrig IX.1903-VI.1907, 2.KavDiv VI.1907-VI.1910, 14.InfDiv IV.1910-IX.1912, 4.Korps IX.1912-V.1915, Armeegruppe Syrmien-Banat VIII.1914, Armeegruppe Tersztyánszky V.-IX.1915, 3.Armee IX.1915, At Disposal X.1915-VI.1916, 4.Armee VI.1916-III.1917, Kapitän der k.u.k. Leibgarde-Reitereskadron VIII.1917-XI.1918;

Awards: MVK 1.(KDS), LO-GK(KDS), EKO-R1(KDS), LO-R, EKO-R3, VSt-RK(KD), EZ1-RK(KD), BMVM(KDS), D2, MJM98, MJK08, MK13; Geheimer Rat, Oberstinhaber HR Nr.8;

Puhallo von Brlog Paul Freiherr

* 21.2.1856 in Brlog/Kroatien + 12.12.1926 in Wien

Promotions: O: 1.11.1898, GM: 1.5.1905, FmLt: 1.5.1909, FZM: 1.11.1913, GO: 13.5.1916;

Commands: Chief of the Operations Bureau V.1903-IV.1905, 5.InfBrig IV.1905-X.1906, War School X.1906-IX.1910, 46.LandwehrDiv IX.1910-X.1912, 5.Korps X.1912-V.1915, 3.Armee V-VI.1915, 1.Armee VI.1915-VII.1916, from July 1916 at Disposal:

Awards: LO-GK(KDS), EKO-R1(KDS), EKO-R2, LO-R, EZ1-RK(KD), MVK 3., D2, MJM98, MJK08; Geheimer Rat;

Erzherzog Leopold Salvator k.u.k. Hoheit

* 15.10.1863 Altbunzlau + 4.9.1931 in Wien

Promotions: O: 25.10.1892, GM: 26.4.1896, FmLt: 26.10.1899, FZM: 1.11.1906, GO: 20.5.1916;

Commands: 13.ArtBrig III.1896-X.1898, 72.InfBrig X.1898-X.1899, 36.InfDiv X.1899-IX.1900, 25.InfDiv IX.1900-X.1906, General-Artillery-Inspector IV.1907-III.1908, from March 1918 leave of absence and per 1st December 1918 retired:

Awards: GVO-R, StO-GK, MVK 1.(KD), EKO-R1(KD), VSt-RK(KD), MVK 3.(KDS), MVK 3., BMVM, D2, MJM98, MJK08; Oberstinhaber IR Nr.18 and FAR Nr.136, Honorary Member of the Imperial Academy of Science in Wien, Honorary Doctor of Technical Science at the Wien Institute of Technology and of the German Institute of Technology in Prague;

Kirchbach auf Lauterbach Karl Graf von

* 20.5.1856 in Gyöngyös + 20.5.1939 in Scharnstein/Upper Austria

Promotions: O: 1.5.1899, GM: 1.11.1905, FmLt: 1.5.1910, GdK: 1.5.1914, GO: 10.11.1916;

Commands: Chief of Staff 3.Korps IV.1899-XII.1900, DR5 V.1901-IV.1904, 12.KavBrig IV.1904-IV.1907, 10.KavBrig IV.1907-IV.1909, 1.KavDiv IV.1909-III.1911, k.k. Landwehr Cavalry-Inspector III.1911-VII.1914, 1.Korps VII.1914-IX.1916, Armeegruppe Kirchbach V-VI.1915, 7.Armee IX-X.1916, 3.Armee X.1916-III.1917, 4.Armee III.1917-III.1918, (III-X.1917 sick), Armeegruppe Gouvernement Cherson III-IV.1918, (IV-IX1918 sick), Per 24 September 1918 named as „Inspector of k.u.k. Troops on the Western Front“.

Awards: MVK 1.(KDS), LO-GK(KDS), LO-1(KDS), EKO-R1(KDS), LO-R, EKO-R3, VSt-RK(KD), EZ1-RK(KD), MVK 3., BMVM(KDS), D2, MJM98, MJK08; Geheimer Rat

Rhemen zu Barenfels Adolf Freiherr von

* 22.12.1855 in Rastatt/Baden + 11.1.1932 Rekawinkel/Lower Austria

Promotions: O: 1.11.1899, GM: 1.11.1905, FmLt: 1.5.1910, GdI: 1.5.1914, GO: 13.5.1917;

Commands: Chief of Staff 13.Korps X.1899-X.1905, 72.InfBrig X.1905-XI.1906, 9.GebBrig XI.1906-III.1909, 34.InfDiv III.1909-X.1912, 13.Korps X.1912-VII.1916, Military-General-Governor in Serbia VII.1916-X.1918;

Awards: MVK 1.(KD), LO-GK(KD), LO-1(KDS), EKO-R1(KDS), LO-R, EKO-R3, EZ1-RK(KD), BMVM, D2, MJM98, MJK08, BM, MK13; Geheimer Rat;

Huyn Karl Graf

* 18.11.1857 in Wien + 22.2.1938 in Rottenbuch near Bozen

Promotions: O: 1.5.1899, GM: 1.11.1905, FmLt: 1.5.1910, GdK: 1.5.1914, GO: 14.5.1917;

Commands: UR2 IV.1899-VII.1904, 17.KavBrig VII.1904-IV.1905, 10.KavBrig IV.1905-IV.1907, 17.KavBrig IV.1907-IV.1909, 7.KavDiv IV.1909-XI.1911, 12.InfDiv XI.1911-X.1912, General-Cavalery-Inspector X.1912-VIII.1914, 17.Korps VIII-IX.1914, On account of unfitness on leave X.1914-III.1917, Governor in the Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria (Volodymyr) with the Grand Duchy of Craców III.1917-XI.1918;

Awards: EKO-R1(KD), War Cross for Civil Service 1st Class, LO-R, EKO-R3, BMVM(KD), D2, MJM98, MJK08; Geheimer Rat, k.u.k. Kämmerer, Oberstinhaber UR Nr.12;

Kusmanek von Burgneustädten Hermann

* 16.9.1860 in Hermannstadt + 7.8.1934 in Wien

Promotions: O: 1.11.1900, GM: 1.11.1906, FmLt: 1.11.1910, GdI: 1.11.1914, GO: 15.5.1917;

Commands: Chairman of the Presidential Bureau III.1903-X.1908, 65.InfBrig X.1908-IV.1910, 3.InfDiv IV.1910-I.1911, 28.InfDiv I.1911-I.1914, Fortress Commander Przemysl I.1914-III.1915, in Russian captivity III.1915-II.1918, At Disposal II-XI.1918;

Awards: MMTO-R, LO-1(KDS), EKO-R1(KDS), EKO-R2, LO-R, VSt-RK(KD), MVK 3., BMVM, D2, MJM98, MJK08; Geheimer Rat, Honorary Doctor of Science at the German Institute of Technology in Brünn;

Kritek Karl

* 24.10.1861 in Spalato/South Dalmatia + 3.9.1928 in Wien

Promotions: O: 1.11.1900, GM: 1.11.1906, FmLt: 1.11.1910, GdI: 7.10.1914, GO: 16.5.1917;

Commands: Chief of Staff 8.InfDiv XI.1894-XI.1900, Chief of the Foreign Countries Mapping Bureau XI.1900-X.1906, 20.InfBrig XI.1906-V.1910, 49.InfDiv V.1910-VIII.1914, 26.LandwehrDiv VIII-IX.1914, 17.Korps IX.1914-I.1917, 10.Korps I-VII.1917, 3.Armee VII.1917-I.1918, 7.Armee I-IV.1918, from April 1918 at Disposal;

Awards: MVK 1.(KDS), LO-GK(KDS), LO-1(KDS), EKO-R1(KDS), LO-K(KDS), LO-R, EKO-R3, EZ1-RK(KD), D2, MJM98, MJK08; Geheimer Rat

Wurm Wenzel Freiherr von Ing.

* 27.2.1859 in Karolienthal near Prague + 21.3.1921 in Wien

Promotions: O: 1.11.1900, GM: 1.11.1906, FmLt: 1.11.1910, FZM: 1.8.1914, GO: 10.8.1917;

Commands: Chief of Staff 5.Korps IV.1900-X.1906, 37.InfBrig X.1906-VII.1907, 16.InfBrig VII.1907-II.1910, 19.InfDiv II.1910-II.1914, 16.Korps II.1914-III.1917, 1.Isonzo-Armee VIII-XII.1917, Isonzo-Armee XII.1917-XI.1918;

Awards: MMTO-R, MVK 1.(KDS), LO-GK(KDS), LO-1(KDS), EKO-R1(KDS), LO-R, EKO-R3, EZ1-RK(KD), MVK 3., BMVM(KDS), D2, MJM98, MJK08; Geheimer Rat;

Hazai Samuel Freiherr von

* 26.12.1851 in Rimaszombat/Hungary + 10.2.1942 in Budapest

Promotions: O: 1.11.1900, GM: 1.5.1907, FmLt: 1.11.1910, GdI: 1.11.1914, GO: 11.8.1917;

Commands: Leader of the Royal Hungarian Staff Officer’s Course X.1902-X.1904, Chief of the 1st Domestic Group in the Royal Hungarian Honvéd Ministry X.1904-I.1910, Royal Hungarian Minister of Defence I.1910-II.1917, Chief of Replacement Services for the combined armed forces II.1917-XI.1918;

Awards: MVK 1.(KD), LO-GK(KD), EKO-R1, GMVM(KD) with bar, VSt-RK(KD), MVK 3.(KD) with Diamonds, BMVM, D2, MJM98, MJK08; Geheimer Rat, Oberstinhaber IR Nr.46;

Hauer Leopold Freiherr von

* 26.1.1854 in Budapest + 3.5.1933 in Budapest

Promotions: O: 1.5.1900, GM: 1.11.1906, FmLt: 1.11.1910, GdK(tit): 1.11.1914, GdK: 1.2.1915, GO: 12.8.1917;

Commands: HR16 III.1900-X.1906, 13.KavBrig X.1906-VII.1907, 4.KavBrig VII.1907-XII.1910, Royal Hungarian Honvéd Cavalry-Inspector XII.1910-VIII.1914, 9.KavDiv VIII.1914-IX.1915, Kavallerie-Korps Hauer X.1914-V.1915 und IX.1915-X.1917, from October 1917 leave then at Disposal;

Awards: LO-1(KDS), EKO-R1(KDS), MVK 2.(KDS), EKO-R2(KDS), LO-R, EKO-R3, EZ1-RK(KD), MVK 3., BMVM, D2, MJM98, MJK08, MK13; Geheimer Rat, k.u.k. Kämmerer;

Scheuchenstuel Viktor Graf von

* 10.5.1857 in Mährisch-Ostrau + 17.5.1938 in Wien

Promotions: O: 1.5.1901, GM: 1.11.1907, FmLt: 1.11.1911, FZM: 1.5.1915, GO: 16.11.1917;

Commands: IR50 III.1903-III.1907, 69.InfBrig III.1907-IV.1909, 8.GebBrig IV.1909-VIII.1910, 10.InfDiv VIII.1910-X.1912, 9.InfDiv X.1912-IX.1914, 8.Korps IX.1914-VII.1916, 1.Korps IX.1916-III.1917, 11.Armee III.1917-XI.1918;

Awards: LO-1(KDS), EKO-R1(KDS), EKO-R2(KDS), LO-R, EZ1-RK(KD), MVK 3.(KDS), MVK 3., SMVM(KDS), BMVM(KDS), D2, MJM98, MJK08; Geheimer Rat;

Sarkotic von Lovcen Stephan Freiherr von

* 4.10.1858 in Sinac/Croatia + 16.10.1939 in Wien

Promotions: O: 1.5.1901, GM: 1.11.1907, FmLt: 1.11.1911, GdI: 23.12.1914, GO: 17.11.1917;

Commands: Chief of Staff 12.Korps IV.1903-VII.1907, 5.InfBrig VII.1907-X.1908, 88.LandesschützenBrig X.1908-IV.1910, 44.LandwehrDiv IV.1910-IV.1912, VII. (from 1913 renamed as VI.) Honvéd District Agram IV.1912-VII.1914, 42.HonvédDiv VII-X.1914, Commanding General in Bosnia, Herzegovina and Dalmatia XII.1914-XI.1918;

Awards: MVK 1.(KDS), LO-1(KDS), EKO-R2(KDS), LO-R, EKO-R3, EZ1-RK(KD), BMVM(KDS), BMVM, KM, D2, MJM98, MJK08, MK13; Geheimer Rat;

Roth von Limanowa-Lapanów Josef Ritter

* 21.10.1859 in Triest + 9.4.1927 in Wien

Promotions: O: 1.11.1901, GM: 1.5.1908, FmLt: 1.5.1912, GdI: 1.9.1915, GO: 25.2.1918;

Commands: 94.InfBrig IV.1908-X.1909, 98.InfBrig X.1909-IV.1910, Theresa Military-Academy IV.1910-VIII.1914, 3.InfDiv VIII-X.1914, 14.Korps X.1914-III.1916, Defence Command Tyrol III-VII.1916, Korps Roth VII.1916-I.1917, 20.Korps I.1917-II.1918, General Inspector of Military Educational and Training Establishments, charged with the command of the service for the repatriation of former POWs II-XI.1918;

Awards: MMTO-R, LO-1(KDS), EKO-R1(KDS), LO-K(KDS), LO-R, EKO-R3, EZ1-RK(KD), MVK 3.(KDS), BMVM(KDS), BMVM, D2, MJM98, MJK08; Geheimer Rat;

Arz von Straussenburg Arthur Freiherr

* 16.6.1857 in Hermannstadt + 1.7.1935 in Budapest

Promotions: O: 1.5.1902, GM: 1.11.1908, FmLt: 1.5.1912, GdI: 1.9.1915, GO: 26.2.1918;

Commands: Chairman of the Management Bureau V.1903-XI.1908, 61.InfBrig XI.1908-IV.1912, 15.InfDiv IV.1912-IV.1913, Section chief of all military Departments in the War Ministry IV.1913-IX.1914, 15.InfDiv IX.1914, 6.Korps IX.1914-VIII.1916, 1.Armee VIII.1916-II.1917, Chief of the General Staff III.1917-XI.1918;

Awards: MMTO-K, MVK 1.(KDS), LO-GK(KDS), LO-1(KDS), EKO-R1(KDS), GMVM(KDS), LO-K(KDS), MVK 2.(KDS), LO-R, EKO-R3, VSt-RK(KD), EZ1-RK(KD), BMVM(KDS), D2, MJM98, MJK08; Geheimer Rat, Life time member of the Austrian House of Lords , Oberstinhaber FJB Nr.23, Honorary Doctor of Philosophy at the University of Kolozsvár;

Martiny von Malastów Hugo

* 13.2.1860 in Krainburg/Carniola + 30.11.1940 in Graz

Promotions: O: 1.11.1902, GM: 1.5.1909, FmLt: 1.11.1912, GdI: 1.11.1915, GO: 10.5.1918;

Commands: IR48 X.1904-XII.1908, 62.InfBrig XII.1908-IX.1912, 14.InfDiv IX.1912-XII.1914, und II-IV.1915, 10.Korps IV.1915-VI.1916, Military-Commandant Graz VIII.1916-VI.1917, General Inspector of Military Educational and Training Establishments VI-VIII.1917, 14.Korps VIII.1917-I.1918, 3.Korps I-XI.1918

Awards: LO-1(KDS), EKO-R1(KDS), MVK 2.(KDS), LO-R(KDS), EKO-R3, EZ1-RK(KD), D2, MJM98, MJK08; Geheimer Rat;

Stöger-Steiner von Steinstätten Rudolf Freiherr

* 26.4.1861 in Pernegg/Styria + 12.5.1921 in Graz

Promotions: O: 1.5.1903, GM: 1.11.1909, FmLt: 1.11.1912, GdI: 1.11.1915, GO: 11.5.1918;

Commands: IR74 III.1907-III.1909, 56.InfBrig III.1909-III.1910, Army School of Musketry in Bruck a.d.Leitha III.1910-VII.1912, 4.InfDiv VII.1912-IV.1915, Gruppe Stöger-Steiner V-VII.1915, 62.InfDiv VII.1915, 15.Korps VII.1915-IV.1917, k.u.k. War Minister IV.1917-XI.1918;

Awards: LO-1(KDS), EKO-R1(KDS), MVK 2.(KDS), EKO-R2(KDS), LO-R, EKO-R3, VSt-RK(KD), EZ1-RK(KD), MVK 3., BMVM(KD), D2, MJM98, MJK08; Geheimer Rat, Oberstinhaber FJB Nr.9;

Schönburg-Hartenstein Alois Fürst Durchlaucht

* 21.11.1858 in Karlsruhe + 20.9.1944 in Hartenstein/Sachsen

Promotions: O d.Res.: 1.5.1901, GM d.Res.: 8.2.1909, FmLt: 26.10.1914, GdK: 1.8.1916, GO: 11.11.1918;

Commands: Military Plenipotentiary in Berlin and Adjutant to the Kaiser XI.1895-XI.1897, (placed on reserve staus) XI.1897-VIII.1914), 11.MarschBrig VIII-IX.1914, 88.LandesschützenBrig IX-XII.1914, 6.InfDiv XII.1914-VII.1916, 20.Korps VII.1916-I.1917, 14.Korps I-VIII.1917, 4.Korps VIII.1917-I.1918, 6.Armee VII-XI.1918, 1933/1934 Federal Minister of Defence;

Awards: GVO-R, MMTO-K, LO-GK(KDS), EKO-R1(KDS), GMVM(KDS), MVK 2.(KDS), EKO-R2(KDS),GTM for Officers, MVK 3.(KDS), VM mit 2 Streifen, KM, SHJM98, MJM98, MJK08; Geheimer Rat, k.u.k. Kämmerer, hereditary member of the Austrian House of Lords, from 1898-1918 Vice President of the Upper Chamber;

Table of Abbreviations and Translations:

Geheimer Rat Privy Councillor

Oberstinhaber Regimental Colonel

Kämmerer Treasurer - a Court appointment

StO-GK St.Stephan-Orden - Großkreuz St Stephen's Order Grand Cross

MVK. 1.K. Militär Verdienstkreuz 1. Klasse Military Merit Cross 1st Class

LO-GK Leopold-Orden - Großkreuz Leopold Order Grand Cross

VSt-RK Verdienststern Rotes Kreuz Red Cross Merit Star

GMVM Goldene Militär Verdienstmedaille Golden Military Merit Medal

SMVM Silberne Militär Verdienstmedaille Silver Military Merit Medal

BMVM Bronzene Militär Verdienstmedaille Bronze Military Merit Medal

LF-Abz Luftfahrerabzeichen Aircrew Badge

EKO-R1 Orden der Eisernen Krone 1.Klasse Order of the Iron Crown 1st Class

FJO-GK Franz Joseph Orden - Großkreuz Franz Joseph Order Grand Cross

GVO-R Ritterordern vom Goldenen Vlies Golden Fleece Order

MMTO-GK Militär Maria Theresien-Orden Military Order of Maria-Theresa

GTM Goldene Tapferkeitsmedaille Golden Bravery Medal

(KDS) Kriegsdekoration mit Schwerter War Decoration with Swords

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	Geheimer Rat	Privy Councillor
	Oberstinhaber	Regimental Colonel
	Kämmerer	Treasurer - a Court appointment
StO-GK	St.Stephan-Orden - Großkreuz	St Stephen's Order Grand Cross
MVK. 1.K.	Militär Verdienstkreuz 1. Klasse	Military Merit Cross 1st Class
LO-GK	Leopold-Orden - Großkreuz	Leopold Order Grand Cross
VSt-RK	Verdienststern Rotes Kreuz	Red Cross Merit Star
GMVM	Goldene Militär Verdienstmedaille	Golden Military Merit Medal
SMVM	Silberne Militär Verdienstmedaille	Silver Military Merit Medal
BMVM	Bronzene Militär Verdienstmedaille	Bronze Military Merit Medal
LF-Abz	Luftfahrerabzeichen	Aircrew Badge
EKO-R1	Orden der Eisernen Krone 1.Klasse	Order of the Iron Crown 1st Class
FJO-GK	Franz Joseph Orden - Großkreuz	Franz Joseph Order Grand Cross
GVO-R	Ritterordern vom Goldenen Vlies	Golden Fleece Order
MMTO-GK	Militär Maria Theresien-Orden	Military Order of Maria-Theresa
GTM	Goldene Tapferkeitsmedaille	Golden Bravery Medal
(KDS)	Kriegsdekoration mit Schwerter	War Decoration with Swords