4th Army (Austria-Hungary)
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4th Army | |
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Active | August 1914 – March 1918 |
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Allegiance | |
Branch | Austro-Hungarian Army |
Motto(s) | Viribus Unitis |
Engagements | World War I |
The Austro-Hungarian Fourth Army was an Austro-Hungarian field army that fought during World War I.
Actions
[edit]The Austro-Hungarian Fourth Army was formed in August 1914 and deployed on the Eastern Front. It suffered heavy casualties during the Brusilov Offensive.[1] The 4th Army was disbanded in March 1918. The Fourth Army participated in numerous battles during the war including:
- Battle of Komarów (August 1914)
- Battle of Rawa (September 1914)
- Battle of the Vistula River (October 1914)
- Battle of Limanowa (December 1914)
- Gorlice–Tarnów Offensive (May-June 1915)
- Great Retreat (June-September 1915)
- Brusilov Offensive (June-September 1916)
- Operation Faustschlag (February-March 1918)
Commanders
[edit]- Moritz von Auffenberg : August 1914 - 30 September 14
- Archduke Joseph Ferdinand : 30 September 1914 - June 1916
- Karl Tersztyánszky von Nádas : June 1916 - 5 March 1917
- Karl Graf von Kirchbach auf Lauterbach : 5 March 1917 – 15 March 1918
References
[edit]- ^ Schindler, John (2003). "Steamrollered in Galicia: The Austro-Hungarian Army and the Brusilov Offensive, 1916". War in History. 10 (1): 27–59. doi:10.1191/0968344503wh260oa. JSTOR 26061940.
External links
[edit]- Austro-Hungarian Army, Higher Commands and Commanders Archived 2017-08-19 at the Wayback Machine