Chief of the General Staff (Austria)
Chief of the General Staff of the Bundesheer | |
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Chef des Generalstabes des Bundesheeres | |
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General staff of the Bundesheer Ministry of Defense | |
Style | Mr. Chief of the General Staff (formal) |
Status | Head of a general staff |
Member of | General staff |
Reports to | Minister of Defense |
Seat | Rossauer Barracks, Innere Stadt, Vienna |
Precursor | Chief of the Austro-Hungarian General Staff |
First holder | as Army Inspector of the Bundesheer (1922) |
The Chief of the General Staff is the head of the General Staff of the Bundesheer (which is the professional leadership of the Austrian Armed Forces).
List of chiefs of the general staff[]
Army Inspectors (1922–1937)[]
No. | Portrait | Army Inspector | Took office | Left office | Time in office |
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1 | (1872–1929) | Oberstbrigadier1922 | 1923 | 0–1 years | |
2 | Theodor Körner (1873–1957) [a] | Major General1923 | 1924 | 0–1 years | |
3 | 1924 | December 1924 | 0 years | ||
4 | January 1925 | 1926 | 0–1 years | ||
5 | (1879–1960) | General1926 | 1929 | 2–3 years | |
6 | Ludwig von Eimannsberger (1878–1945) | General1929 | 1930 | 0–1 years | |
7 | (1879–1971) | General of the Infantry1930 | 1932 | 1–2 years | |
8 | 1932 | 1937 | 4–5 years |
General Inspector of Troops (1937–1938)[]
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Chiefs of the General Staff (1936–1938)[]
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General Inspectors of Troops (1956–2002)[]
No. | Portrait | General Inspectors of Troops | Took office | Left office | Time in office |
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1 | (1908–1986) | General31 August 1956 | 16 December 1970 | 14 years, 107 days | |
2 | (1911–1974) | General of the Infantry1 January 1971 | 30 November 1971 | 349 days | |
3 | (1913–2008) | General of the Infantry30 November 1971 | 31 December 1977 | 6 years, 31 days | |
4 | (1915–1987) | General of the Infantry1 January 1978 | 31 December 1980 | 3 years, 0 days | |
5 | (1920–2014) | General1 January 1981 | 31 December 1986 | 6 years, 0 days | |
6 | 1 January 1987 | 1 October 1990 | 4 years, 273 days | ||
7 | (born 1934) | General1 October 1990 | 20 December 1999 | 9 years, 80 days | |
8 | (born 1941) | General1 January 2000 | 1 December 2002 | 2 years, 334 days |
Chiefs of the General Staff (2002–present)[]
No. | Portrait | Chief of the General Staff | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Ref. |
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1 | (born 1945) | General1 December 2002 | 30 November 2007 | 4 years, 364 days | — | |
2 | (born 1949) | General30 November 2007 | 24 January 2011 | 3 years, 55 days | — | |
– | Othmar Commenda (born 1954) Acting | Lieutenant General24 January 2011 | 7 November 2011 | 287 days | — | |
(2) | (born 1949) | General7 November 2011 | 23 March 2013 | 1 year, 136 days | [1] | |
3 | Othmar Commenda (born 1954) | General22 May 2013 | 24 July 2018 | 5 years, 63 days | — | |
4 | Robert Brieger (born 1955) | Major general24 July 2018 | Incumbent | 3 years, 186 days | [2] |
See also[]
- Austro-Hungarian General Staff
- Supreme Commander of the Imperial and Royal Armed Forces
- Minister of War (Austria-Hungary)
- Austrian Minister of Defence (Austria-Hungary)
- Minister of Defense (Austria)
Notes[]
- ^ Later served as the President of Austria from 1951 to 1957.
- ^ Dismissed according to paragraph 8 of the Berchtesgaden agreement of 12 February 1938.
- ^ Appointed according to paragraph 8 of the Berchtesgaden agreement of 12 February 1938.
References[]
- ^ "Entacher wird in den Ruhestand verabschiedet". BVZ (in German). 22 March 2013. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
- ^ "Commendas Nachfolger als Generalstabschef steht fest". ORF (in German). Retrieved 21 July 2018.
Categories:
- Military of Austria
- Austrian military personnel
- Chiefs of defence