7th Army (Austria-Hungary)
The Austro-Hungarian Seventh Army was an Austro-Hungarian field army that fought during World War I.
Actions
[edit]The Austro-Hungarian Seventh Army was formed in May 1915 and deployed on the Russian Front. It remained active there until it was disbanded in April 1918.
It participated in the
- Gorlice–Tarnów Offensive (May-June 1915),
- Great Retreat (June-September 1915)
- Brusilov Offensive (June-September 1916)[1]
- Kerensky Offensive (July 1917)
- Operation Faustschlag (February-March 1918)
Commanders
[edit]- Karl von Pflanzer-Baltin : 8 May 1915 – 8 September 1916
- Karl Graf von Kirchbach auf Lauterbach : 8 September 1916 – 20 October 1916
- Hermann Kövess von Kövesshaza : 20 October 1916 – 16 January 1918
- Karl Kritek : 16 January 1918 – 15 April 1918
Sources
[edit]- ^ Buttar, Prit (2017). Russia's Last Gasp: The Eastern Front 1916-17. Oxford: Osprey Publishing. p. 145. ISBN 9781472824899.
- Austro-Hungarian Army, Higher Commands and Commanders Archived 2017-08-19 at the Wayback Machine
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