List of corps of the Austro-Hungarian Army
This list shows the corps of the Austro-Hungarian Land Forces with their catchment areas, supplementary districts, as well as the responsible department heads and associated units in 1914.
- For the subordinate divisions and brigades see → List of large units of the Austro-Hungarian Army
Naming problem
The place names used by the kuk military administration are used here. This leads to a certain problem, since in the so-called Transleithanic half of the empire (all Hungarian areas and areas claimed by Hungary), as a rule, Hungarian names were rigorously enforced for localities, regardless of the customary name. (This is how Slovakia was referred to as Upper Hungary, with the consequences mentioned.)
In reality it happened that cities in the Hungarian claim area had three names at the same time - Sibiu / Nagyszeben / Hermannstadt or Prešporok / Pozsony / Preßburg, because the Austrian imperial administration also had German names. In the Cisleithan half of the empire things were a little different, many Polish and Galician names were retained, with the exception of the places that had had a German name for centuries (Krakow).
In Bohemia, too, the original names were often retained in the Czech-speaking areas (Jičín). The names of the formerly Venetian areas on the Mediterranean had also kept their Italian names (Castelnuovo, now Herceg Novi).
Ultimately, however, the settlement with Hungary concluded in 1867 did not require any change in the place names in the respective halves of the empire. As far as possible, the names given are linked to today's conditions.
I. Corps Command
- Krakow
- Area: West Galicia , Silesia and North Moravia
- Army supplementary districts: Olomouc , Tarnów , Teschen , Troppau , Wadowice
- Corps commander: General of the cavalry Baron Karl von Kirchbach on Lauterbach
- Assigned: Field Marshal Lieutenant Josef Graf Stürgkh
- Chief of Staff: Colonel Ferdinand Demus
- Field superior : Adolf Honig
- Military attorney: Lieutenant Colonel Auditor Johann Czaplinski
- Medical chief: Chief Medical Officer 1st class Alkmund Grossmann
- Chief Executive : Military Chief Executive 1st Class Karl Ilming
- Military building director: Lieutenant Colonel Eugen Wolny
Associations:
- 5th Infantry Division
- 12th Infantry Division
- 7th Cavalry Division
- 1st Field Artillery Brigade
- 2nd fortress artillery brigade
- Training division No. 1
II Corps Command
- Vienna (headquarters: 1st district, Universitätsstrasse 7) 48 ° 12 ′ 50 ″ N , 16 ° 21 ′ 28 ″ E
- Area: Lower Austria and South Moravia
- Army supplementary districts: Brno , Iglau , Kremsier , Sankt Pölten , Vienna A, Vienna B, Znojmo
- Corps Commander: General of the Infantry Blasius Schemua
- Assigned: Lieutenant Field Marshal Heinrich Fath
- Chief of Staff: Colonel Leo Greiner
- Field superior: Ladislaus Grúsz ( Rossauer barracks , south wing)
- Judicial Officer: Lieutenant Colonel Auditor Artur Brosig
- Chief Medical Officer: General Staff Doctor Gustav Knodt
- Head of Artistic Director: Military Superintendent 1st Class Franz Schueler
- Military building director: Colonel Optat Bayer
Associations:
- 4th Infantry Troop Division
- 25th Infantry Division
- 49th Infantry Division
- 3rd Cavalry Troop Division
- 2nd Field Artillery Brigade
- 1st fortress artillery brigade
- Transport Troop Brigade
- Training division No. 2
III. Corps Command
- Graz (staff building: Glacisstraße)
- Area: Styria , Carinthia , Istria , Trieste , Carniola , Görz, Gradisca
- Army supplementary districts: Cilli , Graz , Klagenfurt , Laibach , Marburg , Trieste , Kriegsmarine supplementary district Trieste
- Corps Commander: General of the Infantry Emil Colerus von Geldern
- Assigned to: Field Marshal Lieutenant Erwin Edler von Mattanovich
- Chief of Staff: Colonel Richard Müller
- Field superior: Anton Jaklić
- Military attorney: Lieutenant Colonel Auditor August Ritter von Scheuer
- Medical chief: Chief Medical Officer 1st class Alfred Schücking
- Chief Executive: Military Chief Executive 1st Class Karl Ilming
- Military building director: Major General Karl Brandtner
Associations:
- 6th Infantry Division
- 28th Infantry Troop Division
- 3rd Cavalry Brigade
- 3rd Field Artillery Brigade
- 4th fortress artillery brigade
- Training division No. 3
- Naval port command in Pola
IV Corps Command
- Budapest (headquarters: District I - Szinház-utca 7) 47 ° 29 ′ 54 ″ N , 19 ° 2 ′ 15 ″ E
- Area: Hungary
- Army supplementary districts: Budapest , Kaposvár , Kecskemét , Pécs , Szabadka , Székesfehérvár , Szolnok , Újvidék , Zombor
- Corps commander: General of the cavalry Karl Tersztyánszky von Nádas
- Assigned: Colonel in Infantry Regiment 65 Josef Selpka
- Chief of Staff: Colonel Adalbert Dány von Gayrmata
- Field superior: Viktor Várady
- Military attorney: Lieutenant Colonel Auditor Ignaz Hofer
- Chief Medical Officer: General Staff Doctor Johann Turcsa
- Chief Executive: Military Superintendent 1st Class Franz Swoboda
- Military building director: Colonel Richard Kodolitsch Edler von Neuweinsberg and the Khag
Associations:
- 31st Infantry Division
- 32nd Infantry Division
- 10th Cavalry Division
- 4th Field Artillery Brigade
- 2 fortress artillery companies
- Training division No. 4
V. Corps Command
- Pozsony
- Area: Hungary
- Army supplementary districts: Esztergom , Győr , Komárom , Nagykanizsa , Pozsony , Sopron , Szombathely , Trencsén
- Corps Commander: Feldzeugmeister Paul Puhallo von Brlog
- Assigned: Field Marshal Lieutenant Rudolf Schmidt
- Chief of Staff: Colonel Hermann Sallagar
- Field superior: Josef Gross
- Military attorney: Lieutenant Colonel Auditor Johann Wosmek
- Medical chief: Chief Medical Officer 1st class Adalbert Pattantyus-Ábrahám von Danczka
- Chief Executive: Military Superintendent 1st Class Michael Magerl
- Military building director: Colonel Karl Hinghofer-Szalkay
Associations:
- 14th Infantry Division
- 33rd Infantry Division
- 2nd Cavalry Troop Division
- 5th Field Artillery Brigade
- 2 companies of the fortress artillery regiment 6
- Training division No. 5
VI. Corps Command
- Cash desk (staff building: Ferencz-Jozsef-tér)
- Area: Hungary
- Army supplementary districts: Eger , Eperjes , Kassa , Losoncz , Máramarossziget , Munkács , Szatmár-Németi , Ungvár
- Corps Commander: General of the Infantry Svetozar Boroević von Bojna
- Assigned: Colonel in Infantry Regiment 10 Rudolf Obauer Edler von Bannerfeld
- Chief of Staff: Colonel Josef Huber
- Field superior: Andreas Vágás
- Military attorney: Lieutenant Colonel Auditor Karl Paulus
- Medical chief: Chief Medical Officer 1st class Moritz Szabó
- Head of artistic direction: vacant
- Military building director: Colonel Maximilian List
Associations:
- 15th Infantry Division
- 27th Infantry Division
- 6th Cavalry Brigade
- 6th Field Artillery Brigade
- Training division No. 6
VII Corps Command
- Temesvár
- Area: Hungary
- Army supplementary districts: Arad , Békéscsaba , Debreczen , Karánsebes , Nagybecskerek , Nagyvarad , Szeged , Temesvár
- Corps Commander: General of the Infantry Otto Meixner von Zweienstamm
- Assigned: Major General Eduard Karresz
- Chief of General Staff: Colonel Josef Ritter Schilhawsky von Bahnbrück
- Field superior: Eduard Kémeny
- Military attorney: Lieutenant Colonel Auditor Adolf Porschinsky
- Medical chief: Chief Medical Officer 1st class Koloman Gömöry
- Chief Executive: Military Superintendent 1st Class Karl Zerbes
- Military building director: Colonel Albert Lemberger
Associations:
- 17th Infantry Troop Division
- 34th Infantry Division
- 1st Cavalry Division
- 7th Field Artillery Brigade
- Training division no.7
VIII Corps Command
- Prague (headquarters: 3rd district, Malostranské nam. 15) 50 ° 5 ′ 19 ″ N , 14 ° 24 ′ 9 ″ E
- Area: Bohemia
- Army supplementary districts: Beneschau , Beraun , Budweis , Eger , Neuhaus , Pilsen , Pisek , Prague
- Corps commander: General of the cavalry Arthur Freiherr Giesl von Gieslingen
- Assigned: Field Marshal Lieutenant Simon Ritter Schwerdtner von Schwertburg
- Chief of Staff: Colonel Ludwig Sündermann
- Field superior: Anton Voneš
- Military attorney: Lieutenant Colonel Auditor Otto Wrany
- Chief Medical Officer: General Staff Doctor Julius Schwarz
- Head of Artistic: General Artistic Director Karl Bilek
- Military building director: Colonel Voktor Raudnitz
Associations:
- 9th Infantry Division
- 19th Infantry Division
- 1st Cavalry Brigade
- 8th Field Artillery Brigade
- Training division No. 8
IX. Corps Command
- (today's address: ul. na Valech 76)
- Coordinate: 50 ° 32 ′ 11 ″ N , 14 ° 7 ′ 55 ″ E
- Area: Bohemia
- Army supplementary districts: Tschaslau , Hohenmauth , Jičín , Jungbunzlau , Komotau , Königgrätz , Theresienstadt , Turnau
- Corps Commander: General of the Infantry Lothar Edler von Hortstein
- Assigned: Major General August Hajeck
- Chief of Staff: Colonel August Martinek
- Field superior: Josef Charvát
- Military attorney: Lieutenant Colonel Auditor Karl Jilek
- Chief Medical Officer: General Staff Doctor Robert Ritter von Töply
- Chief Executive: Military Superintendent 1st Class Dagobert Klepp
- Military building director: Colonel Herrmann Heinrich
Associations:
- 10th Infantry Division
- 29th Infantry Division
- 9th Cavalry Brigade
- 9th Field Artillery Brigade
- Training division No. 9
X. Corps Command
- Przemyśl (staff building: ul. Mickiewicza 16)
- Area: Central Galicia
- Army supplementary districts: Gródek Jagielloński , Jaroslau , Rzeszów , Sambor , Sanok , Stryj , Przemyśl
- Corps Commander: General of the Infantry Hugo Meixner von Zweienstamm
- Assigned: Lieutenant Field Marshal Emil Hartwich
- Chief of Staff: Colonel Gottlieb Kralowetz von Hohenrecht
- Field superior: Kasimir Płachetko
- Military attorney: Lieutenant Colonel Auditor Wenzel Voličeck
- Chief Medical Officer: General Staff Doctor Bronislaus Majewski
- Chief Executive: Military Chief Executive 1st Class Karl Ilming
- Military building director: Major Alois Götz
Associations:
- 2nd Infantry Division
- 24th Infantry Division
- 6th Cavalry Division
- 10th Field Artillery Brigade
- Fortress Artillery Regiment 3
- Training division No. 10
XI. Corps Command
- Lviv
- Area: Eastern Galicia and Bukovina
- Army supplementary districts: Breschan , Chernivtsi , Czortków , Kolomea , Stanislau , Tarnopol , Złoczów , Lemberg
- Corps Commander: General of the Cavalry Desiderius Kolossváry de Kolosvár
- Assigned: Major General Peter von Hofmann
- Chief of Staff: Colonel Franz Riml
- Field superior: Ladislaus Gryziecki
- Military attorney: Lieutenant Colonel Auditor Theoderich Sternat
- Chief Medical Officer: First Class Medical Officer Leopold Terenkoczy
- Chief Executive: Military Chief Executive 1st Class Stanislaus Komora
- Military building director: Colonel Karl Lustig von Preansfeld
Associations:
- 11th Infantry Division
- 30th Infantry Division
- 4th Cavalry Force Division
- 8th Cavalry Division
- 11th Field Artillery Brigade
- Training division no.11
XII. Corps Command
- Area: Hungary
- Army supplementary districts: Beszterece , Brassó , Gyulafehérvár , Kolozsvár , Maros-Vásárhely , Szászváros , Székelyudvarhely , Nagyszeben
- Corps commander: General of the infantry Hermann Kövess von Kövesshaza
- Assigned: Lieutenant Field Marshal Franz Schreitter von Schwarzenfeld
- Chief of Staff: Colonel Lt. Egon Freiherr Zeidler-Daublensky von Sterneck
- Field superior: Stephan Ucsnay
- Military attorney: Lieutenant Colonel Auditor Johann Knobloch
- Medical chief: Chief Medical Officer 1st class Wilhelm Robitschek
- Head of Artistic Director: Military Superintendent 1st Class Ernst Dögl
- Military building director: Colonel Ludwig Lang
Associations:
- 16th Infantry Division
- 35th Infantry Division
- 12th Cavalry Brigade
- 12th Field Artillery Brigade
- Training division No. 12
XIII. Corps Command
- Zagreb (staff building: Jesuitenplatz 4)
- Area: Croatia , Slavonia and Fiume
- Supplementary Army Districts: Bjelovar , Osijek , Karlovac , Otočac , Petrovaradin , Zagreb, Fiume Navy Supplementary District
- Corps Commander: General of the Infantry Adolf von Rhemen zu Barensfeld
- Assigned: Field Marshal Lieutenant Eugen von Scheure
- Chief of Staff: Colonel Alfred von Zeidler
- Field superior: Matthias Rihtharič
- Military attorney: Lieutenant Colonel Auditor Jaroslav Korejzl
- Chief Medical Officer: General Staff Doctor Ludwig Steinitzer
- Chief Executive: Military Chief Executive 1st Class Ferdinand Ritter von Renzenberg
- Military building director: Colonel Josef Trieb
Associations:
- 7th Infantry Division
- 36th Infantry Division
- 8th Cavalry Brigade
- 13th Field Artillery Brigade
- 2 fortress artillery companies
- Training division No. 13
XIV Corps Command
- Innsbruck (staff building: Erlerstr. 10)
- Area: Tyrol , Vorarlberg , Upper Austria and the state of Salzburg
- Army supplementary districts: Brixen , Linz , Salzburg , Trient , Innsbruck
- Corps commander and national defense commander in Tyrol and Vorarlberg: skuk Highness Field Marshal Lieutenant Archduke Joseph Ferdinand
- Assigned: Field Marshal Lieutenant Ludwig Kann-Horák Edler von Höhenkampf
- Chief of Staff: Colonel Josef Ritter von Paič
- Field superior: Johann Klobovs
- Military attorney: Lieutenant Colonel Auditor Franz Panek
- Chief Medical Officer: General Staff Doctor Josef Majorkovits
- Head of Artistic: General Artistic Director Franz Klitzner
- Military building director: Major General Karl Förster
Associations:
- 3rd Infantry Division
- 8th Infantry Division
- Dragoon Regiment No. 4
- 14th Field Artillery Brigade
- 1st Mountain Artillery Brigade
- 3rd fortress artillery brigade
- Training division No. 14
XV. Corps Command
- Sarajevo (staff building: Terezija ulica 16)
- Area: Bosnia - excluding the Glamoč, Bugojno, Livo, Źupanjac, and Prozor districts
- Army supplementary districts: Banja Luka , Tuzla , Sarajevo
- Corps commander: General of the infantry Michael Edler von Appel
- Assigned: Major General Johann Diviš
- Chief of Staff: Colonel Michael Mihaljevič
- Field superior: Johann Hromádka
- Military attorney: Lieutenant Colonel Auditor Emil Barta
- Chief Medical Officer: Chief Medical Officer 1st Class Siegmund Dynes
- Chief Executive: Military Superintendent 1st Class Viktor Hržak
- Military Building Director: Colonel Lt. Gustav von Pelzel
Associations:
- 1st Infantry Troop Division
- 48th Infantry Division
- 11th Mountain Brigade
- 2nd Mountain Artillery Brigade
- 5th Fortress Artillery Brigade
- Fortress Artillery Battalion 2 (1 company)
- Training division No. 15
XVI. Corps Command
- Ragusa
- Area: Dalmatia , the adjacent parts of Bosnia and Hercegovina
- Army supplementary districts: Mostar , Sinj , Kriegsmarine supplementary district Sebenico and partly the Landwehr supplementary district Castelnuovo
- Corps Commander: Field Marshal Lieutenant Wenzel Wurm (later: Wenzel von Wurm )
- Assigned: Lieutenant Field Marshal: vacant
- Chief of Staff: Colonel Paul von Loefen
- Field superior: Karl Budanak
- Military attorney: Lieutenant Colonel Auditor Josef Plzak
- Chief Medical Officer: First Class Medical Officer Siegmund Geró
- Chief Executive: Military Chief Executive 1st Class Ferdinand Ritter von Renzenberg
- Military building director: Colonel Ladislaus Panuska
Associations:
- 18th Infantry Division
- 47th Infantry Division
- 5th Mountain Brigade
- 3rd Mountain Artillery Brigade
- Training division No. 16
Footnotes
- ↑ All information relates to August 1914
- ↑ It was only a battalion, however. Divisions as large units were referred to as infantry or cavalry troop divisions
literature
- kuk war ministry "Dislocation and division of the kuk army, kuk navy, kk landwehr and ku landwehr" in: Seidel's small army scheme - published by Seidel & Sohn Vienna (July 1914 edition)
- Austrian State Archives / War Archives in Vienna (adjustment regulation for the Austro-Hungarian Army Vienna 1912)
- Glenn Jewison, Jörg C. Steiner: The Austro-Hungarian Land Forces 1848-1918
- Johann C. Allmayer-Beck, Erich Lessing: The Kuk Army. 1848-1914 . Bertelsmann publishing house, Munich 1974, ISBN 3-570-07287-8 .
- Stefan Rest: The emperor's rock in the First World War . Verlag Militaria, Vienna 2002, ISBN 3-9501642-0-0
- The Austro-Hungarian Army in 1895 Writings from the Army History Museum in Vienna - Leopold Stocker Verlag , Graz 1997