Higher Commands and Commanders
The following page lists the primary higher commands of the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy and the officers who commanded them throughout the Great War. The list shows the date a commander assumed and relinquished command and any promotion he received whilst in command.
| Armeeoberkommando (High Command) | |
| Gen. d. Inf. (from 8 Dec 14 Feldm.) Archduke Friedrich | Aug 14 - Feb 17 |
| Kaiser Karl | Feb 17 - Nov 18 |
| Feldm. Kövess von Kövessháza | Nov 18 - |
| Generalstabschef (Chief of the General Staff) | |
| Gen. d. Inf. (from 23 Jun 15 Gen.Oberst, from 25 Nov 16 Feldm.) Conrad von Hötzendorf | Aug 14 - Mar 17 |
| Gen. d. Inf. (from 26 Feb 18 Gen.Oberst) Freiherr Arz von Straußenburg | Mar 17 - |
| Kommando der Balkanstreitkräfte (Headquarters Balkans) | Balkan Front |
| Feldzeugmeister Potiorek | Aug 14 - 27 Dec 14 |
| Gen. d. Kav. (from 22 May 15 Gen.Oberst) Archduke Eugen | 27 Dec 14 - |
| Kommando der Südwestfront ( Headquarters Southern Front) | Italian Front |
| Gen.Oberst (from 23 Nov 16 Feldm.) Archduke Eugen | 27 May 15 - 11 Jan 18 |
| Heeresfrontkommando "Erzherzog Joseph" (Army Front Headquarters"Archduke Joseph") | Russian Front |
| Gen.Oberst Archduke Joseph | 2 Dec 16 - 15 Jan 18 |
| Heeresfrontkommando "Kövess" (Army Front Headquarters "Kövess" | Russian Front |
| Feldm. Freiherr Kövess von Kövessháza | 16 Jan 18 - 5 Apr 18 |
| Heeresfrontkommando "Erzherzog Karl" (Army Front Headquarters "Archduke Karl") | Russian Front |
| Gen. d. Kav. (from 1 Nov 16 Gen.Oberst) Archduke Karl Franz Joseph | 20 Oct 16 - 2 Dec 16 |
| Heeresgruppe "Böhm-Ermolli" (Army Group "Böhm-Ermolli") | Russian Front |
| Gen. d. Kav. (from 1 May 16 Gen.Oberst, from 31 Jan 18 Feldm.) Freiherr von Böhm-Ermolli | Sep 15 - 25 Jul 16, 4 Oct 16 -24 Jan 18 |
| Heeresgruppe "Erzherzog Karl" (Army Group "Archduke Karl") | Russian Front |
| Gen. d. Kav. Archduke Karl Franz Joseph | Aug 16 - 20 Oct 16 |
| Heeresgruppe "Conrad" | Italian Front |
| Feldm. Conrad von Hötzendorf | 1 Mar 17 - July 18 |
| Heeresgruppe "Erzherzog Joseph" (Army Group "Archduke Joseph") | Italian Front |
| Gen.Oberst (from 22 Oct 18 Feldm.) Archduke Joseph | Jul 18 - Wars end |
| Heeresgruppe "Boroević" (Army Group "Boroević") | Italian Front |
| Gen.Oberst (from 1 Feb 18 Feldm.) Boroević von Bojna | 23 Aug 17 - Wars end |
| Heeresgruppe "Kövess" (Army Group "Kövess") | Balkans |
| Feldm. Freiherr Kövess von Kövessháza | Oct 18 - Wars end |
| 1. Armee (Old) | Russian Front |
| Gen. d. Kav. Graf Dankl | Aug 14 - 23 May 15 |
| Gen. d. Kav. Graf Kirchbach auf Lauterbach | 23 May 15 - 10 Jun 15 |
| Feldzeugmeister (from 1 May 16 Gen.Oberst) Puhallo von Brlog | 10 Jun 15 - 26 Jul 16 |
| 1.Armee (New) | Rumanian Front |
| Gen. d. Inf. Freiherr Arz von Straußenburg | 16 Aug 16 - Feb 17 |
| Gen.Oberst (from 30 Oct 18 Feldm.) Freiherr Rohr von Denta | Feb 17 - 15 Apr 18 |
| 2.Armee | Until mid August 14 Balkans then Russian Front |
| Gen. d. Kav. (from 1 May 16 Gen.Oberst, from 31 Jan 18 Feldm.) Freiherr von Böhm-Ermolli | Aug 14 - May 18 |
| Gen. d. Inf. Krauß | May 18 - Wars end |
| 3.Armee | Until Sep 15 Russian Front, until mid March 16 Balkans, until end 16 Italian Front then until Jan 18 Russian front |
| Gen. d. Kav. Ritter von Brudermann | Aug 14 - 4 Sep 14 |
| Gen. d. Inf. Boroević von Bojna | 4 Sep 14 - 25 May 15 |
| Feldzeugmeister Puhallo von Brlog | 25 May 15 - 10 Jun 15 |
| Gen. d. Kav. Tersztyánszky von Nádas | 8 Sep 15 - 27 Sep 15 |
| Gen.Oberst Freiherr Kövess von Kövessháza | 27 Sep 15 - 20 Oct 16 |
| Gen. d. Inf. (from 1 Nov 16 Gen.Oberst) Graf Kirchbach auf Lauterbach | 20 Oct 16 - 5 Mar 17 |
| Gen.Oberst Tersztyánszky von Nádas | 5 Mar 17 - Jul 17 |
| Gen.Oberst Křitek | Jul 17 - 12 Jan 18 |
| 4.Armee | Russian Front |
| Gen. d. Inf. Freiherr Auffenberg von Komarów | Aug 14 - 30 Sep 14 |
| Gen. d. Inf. Archduke Joseph Ferdinand | 30 Sep 14 - Jun 16 |
| Gen.Oberst Tersztyánszky von Nádas | Jun 16 - 5 Mar 17 |
| Gen.Oberst Graf Kirchbach auf Lauterbach | 5 Mar 17 - 15 Mar 18 |
| 5.Armee (Old) | Balkans |
| Gen. d. Inf. Ritter von Frank | Aug 14 - 27 Dec 14 |
| 5.Armee (New) from 24 May 17 Isonzoarmee | Italian Front |
| Gen. d. Inf. (from 1 May 16 Gen.Oberst) Boroević von Bojna | 27 May 15 - 23 Aug 17 |
| 1.Isonzoarmee | |
| Gen.Oberst Freiherr von Wurm | 23 Aug 17 - 6 Jan 18 |
| 2.Isonzoarmee | |
| Gen. d. Inf. Ritter von Henriquez | 23 Aug 17 - 6 Jan 18 |
| Isonzoarmee | |
| Gen.Oberst Freiherr von Wurm | 6 Jan 18 - Wars end |
| 6.Armee (Old) | Balkans |
| Feldzeugmeister Potiorek | Aug 14 - 27 Dec 14 |
| 6.Armee (New) | Italian Front |
| Gen.Oberst Archduke Joseph | 15 Jan 18 - 15 Jul 18 |
| Gen. d. Kav (from 1 Nov 18 Gen.Oberst) Fürst Schönburg-Hartenstein | 15 Jul 18 - Wars end |
| 7.Armee | Russian Front |
| Gen. d. Kav. (from 1 May 16 Gen.Oberst) Freiherr von Pflanzer-Baltin | 8 May 15 - 8 Sep 16 |
| Gen. d. Kav. Graf Kirchbach auf Lauterbach | 8 Sep 16 - 20 Oct 16 |
| Gen.Oberst (from 5 Aug 17 Feldm.) Kövess von Kövessháza | 20 Oct 16 - 16 Jan 18 |
| Gen.Oberst Křitek | 16 Jan 18 - 15 Apr 18 |
| 10.Armee | Italian Front |
| Gen. d. Kav. (from 1 May 16 Gen.Oberst) Freiherr Rohr von Denta | Feb 16 - Jun 16 |
| Feldm.Lt. Scotti | Jun 16 - Apr 17 |
| Gen.Oberst (from 5 Nov 17 Feldm.) Freiherr von Krobatin | Apr 17 - Wars end |
| 11.Armee | Italian Front |
| Gen. d. Kav. (from 1 May 16 Gen.Oberst) Graf Dankl | 14 Mar 16 - 18 Jun 16 |
| Gen.Oberst Freiherr Rohr von Denta | 18 Jun 16 28 Feb 17 |
| Feldzeugmeister (from 16 Nov 17 Gen.Oberst) Graf Scheuchenstuel | 28 Feb 17 - Wars end |
| 12.Armee | Russian Front |
| Gen. d. Kav. Archduke Karl Franz Joseph | 4 July 16 - 13 Aug 16 |
| Armeegruppe "Kirchbach" | Russian Front |
| Gen. d. Kav. Graf Kirchbach auf Lauterbach | 23 May 15 - 10 Jun 15 |
| Armeegruppe "Tersztyánszky" | Balkans |
| Gen. d. Kav. Tersztyánszky von Nádas | 27 May 15 - 8 Sep 15 |
| Armeegruppe "Kummer" | Russian Front |
| Gen. d. Kav. Kummer Ritter von Falkenfehd | Aug 14 - 22 Sep 14 |
| Armeegruppe "Pflanzer" | Russian Front |
| Gen. d. Kav. Freiherr von Pflanzer-Baltin | 3 Oct 14 - Aug 15 |
| Armeegruppe "Rohr" | Italian Front |
| Gen. d. Kav. Freiherr Rohr von Denta | 27 May 15 - Feb 16 |
| Armeegruppe "Belluno" | Italian Front |
| Feldzeugmeister Ritter von Goglia | Sep 18 - Wars end |
| Armeegruppe "Albanien" | Albania |
| Gen.Oberst Freiherr von Pflanzer-Baltin | Sep 18 - Wars end |
| Landesverteidigungskommando "Tirol" (Defence Command "Tyrol") | |
| Gen. d. Kav. Graf Dankl | 24 May 15 - 14 Mar 16 |
| Gen. d. Inf. Roth Freiherr von Limanowa-Lapanow | 14 Mar 16 - 28 Jul 16 |
| Militär-Kommandanten 1914 - 1918 | |
| Krakau (1914/15 relocated to Mährisch-Ostrau ) | |
| FmLt-GdI Ludwig Matuschka | Aug 14 - Oct 15 |
| FmLt Brandner Adam Edler von Wolfszahn | Oct 15 - May 18 |
| FZM. Siegmund Graf von Benigni in Mühlenberg | May 18 - Oct 18 |
| Wien | |
| FmLt Heinrich Fath | Aug 14 |
| FZM. Franz Ritter von Wikullil | Aug 14 - Nov 15 |
| FmLt Johann Graf von Salis-Seewis | Nov 15 - Jan 16 |
| GdI Johann Freiherr von Kirchbach auf Lauterbach | Jan 16 - Nov 18 |
| Graz | |
| FmLt Erwin Edler von Mattanovich | Aug 14 - Aug 16 |
| GdI Hugo Martiny | Aug 16 - Jun 17 |
| FmLt Ignaz Schmidt Edler von Fussina | Jun 17 - Apr 18 |
| GdI Karl Freiherr von Lukas | Apr 18 - Nov 18 |
| Budapest | |
| Oberst-GM. Josef Seipka | Aug 14 - Jan 15 |
| GdI Franz Graf Marenzi von Tagliuno und Talgate | Jan 15 - Jan 16 |
| FmLt-GdI Stefan Bogat von Kostanjevac und Panos | Jan 16 - Oct 18 |
| FmLt Géza Freiherr Lukachich von Somorja | Oct 18 - Nov 18 |
| Pressburg | |
| FmLt Rudolf Schmidt | Aug 14 - Nov 15 |
| FmLt-GdI Friedrich Ritter Gerstenberger von Reichsegg und Gerstberg | Nov 15 - Nov 18 |
| Kaschau (1914/15 relocated to Stuhlweissenburg ) | |
| GM. Rudolf Obauer Edler von Bannerfeld | Aug 14 - Apr 15 |
| GM.-FmLt Emil Hartwich | Apr 15 - Jul 18 |
| GdI Adalbert Sorsich von Severin | Jul 18 - Nov 18 |
| Temesvár | |
| GM. Karress Eduard | Aug 14 - Sep 14 |
| FmLt-GdI Rudolf Hess | Sep 14 - Sep 18 |
| GdI Theodor Freiherr von Hordt | Sep 18 - Nov 18 |
| Prague | |
| FmLt-GdI Simon Ritter Schwerdtner von Schwertburg | Aug 14 - Nov 15 |
| FmLt Karl von Lukas | Nov 15 - May 16 |
| FmLt-GdI Paul Kestranek | May 16 - Oct 18 |
| Leitmeritz | |
| GM.-FmLt August Hajeck | Aug 14 - Mar 15 |
| FmLt-GdI Eugen von Scheure | Mar 15 - Nov 17 |
| FmLt-FZM. Franz Daniel Edler von Drinamünde | Nov 17 - Oct 18 |
| Przemysl (1914/15 relocated to Pressburg ) | |
| GM. Emil Hartwich | Aug 14 - Mar 15 |
| GM. Artur Materna | Mar 15 - Dec 16 |
| FmLt-GdK Ignaz Freiherr von Korda | Dec 16 - Dec 17 |
| GdI Viktor von Njegovan | Dec 17 - Sep 18 |
| FmLt Stanislaus von Puchalski | Sep 18 - Nov 18 |
| Lemberg (1914 relocated to Munkacs, 1915 to Graz, 1916/18 to Mährisch-Ostrau) | |
| GM-FmLt Peter Hofmann | Aug 14 - Nov 14 |
| GM. Artur Materna | Nov 14 - Mar 15 |
| FmLt August Hajek | Mar 15 - May 18 |
| FmLt Rudolf Pfeffer | May 18 - Nov 18 |
| Hermannstadt (1916 relocated to Debrezin) | |
| FmLt Franz Ritter Schreitter von Schwarzenfeld | Aug 14 - Oct 14 |
| FmLt Ernst Mattanovic | Oct 14 - Jan 15 |
| FmLt-GdI Viktor von Njegovan | Jan 15 - Dec 17 |
| GdI Theodor Freiherr von Hordt | Dec 17 - Sep 18 |
| FmLt-FZM. Eduard Plank von Uszok | Sep 18 - Nov 18 |
| Agram | |
| FmLt Eugen von Scheure | Aug 14 - Mar 15 |
| GM.-FmLt Josef Seipka Edler von Auenstaett | Mar 15 - May 18 |
| GdI Alfred Edler von Schenk | May 18 - Oct 18 |
| GdI Lukas Snjaric | Oct 18 |
| Innsbruck | |
| FmLt Ludwig Koennen-Horák Edler von Höhenkampf | Aug 14 - May 15 |
| FmLt Franz Daniel (interim) | May 15 - Jun 15 |
| FmLt-GdI Heinrich Tschurtschenthaler von Helmheim | Jun 15 - Oct 16 |
| FZM. Franz Daniel Edler von Drinamünde | Oct 16 - Sep 17 |
| FZM. Franz Scholz Edler von Benneburg | Sep 15 - May 18 |
| FmLt Theodor von Gabriel | May 18 - Nov 18 |
| Sarajevo | |
| GM. -FmLt Johann Divis | Jul 14 - Aug 16 |
| FmLt-GdI Erwin Edler von Mattanovich | Aug 16 - |
| Mostar | Nov 18 |
| GM-FmLt Friedrich Freiherr Wucherer von Huldenfeld | Jul 14 - May 15 |
| Oberst Franz Tischina (interim) | May 15 - Jan 16 |
| FmLt Karl Karl Edler von | Feb 16 - Oct 16 |
| FmLt Anton Graf Berchtold | Dec 16 - Jan 18 |
| FZM. Gustav Smekal | Feb 18 - Sep 18 |
| FmLt Felix Graf von Thun-Hohenstein | Sep 18 - Nov 18 |
| Kommandierender General in Bosnien un der Herzegovina | |
| FmLt-GO Stefan Freiherr Sarkotic von Lovcen | Dec 14 - Nov 18 |
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| Militär-General-Gouverneure 1914 - 1918 | |
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| Poland | |
| GM. Erich Freiherr von Diller | Aug 15 - Apr 16 |
| FZM. Karl Kuk | Apr 16 - Apr 17 |
| Oberst-GM. Stanislaus Graf von Szeptycki | Apr 17 - Feb 18 |
| GdI Anton Lipošćak | Feb 18 - Nov 18 |
| Serbia | |
| FmLt Johann Graf von Salis-Seewis | Jan 16 - Jul 16 |
| GdI-GO Adolf Freiherr von Rhemen zu Barensfeld | |
| Montenegro | |
| FmLt Viktor Weber Edler von Webenau | Mar 16 - Jul 17 |
| GM. Heinrich Graf von Clam-Martinic | Jul 17 - Oct 18 |