Austrian Field Army

In the Balkans
August-September 1914
Army Commander: General der Infanterie Erzherzog Friedrich
Chief of Staff: General der Infanterie von Htzendorf
Army Troops:
1 Bridge Battalion (3 cos)
3 River Mine Sections
28 Railroad Companies
15 Avaition Companies
Balken Forces:
Commanding Officer: Feldzeugmeister O. Potiorek
Chief of Staff:
Generalmajor E.Blitz
5th Army: General der Infanterie L. Ritter von Frank
VII Corps: General der Kavallerie
Freiherr G. von Gieslingen
9th Infantry Division: Feldmarschalleutenant
von Scheuchenstuel
17th Brigade: Generalmajor Daniel
91st Infantry Regiment (3 bns)
102nd Infantry Regiment (3 bns)
18th Brigade: Generalmajor Mayrhofer von Grnbhel
23rd Infantry Regiment (4 bns)
73rd Infantry Regiment (3 bns & Machinegun Bn)
2/28th Infnatry Division
Division Cavalry:
2/,5/14th Dragoon Regiment
9th Field Artillery Brigade: Generalmajor Laube
24th Field Artillery Regiment (5 btrys)
8th Field Howitzer Regiment (2 btrys)
21st Schtzen Infantry Division: Feldmarschalleutnant
Przyborski
41st Schtzen Brigade: Generalmajor Panesch
6th Infantry Regiment (3 bns)
7th Infantry Regiment (3 bns)
42nd Schtzen Brigade: Generalmajor Podhajsky
8th Infantry Regiment (3 bns)
28th Infantry Regiment (3 bns)
Division Cavalry:
1/,3/14th Dragoon Regiment
21st Field Artillery Brigade: Oberst Hinke
23rd Field Artillery Regiment (5 btrys)
21st Field Artillery Division (2 btrys)
21st Field Howitzer Regiment (2 btrys)

Attached:

Res/14th Dragoon Regiment

8th Heavy Howitzer Division (2 btrys)
4/,6/8th Sapper Battalion
5/8th Pioneer Battalion
XIII Corps: General der Infanterie Freiherr von Rehmen zu
Barensfeld
36th Infantry Division: Feldmarschalleutnant Czibulka
71st Brigade: Generalmajor Salis-Seewis
37th Infantry Regiment (1 bn)
79th Infantry Regiment (4 bns)
72nd Brigade: Generalmajor Hauenstein von Haustenau
16th Infantry Regiment (4 bns)
53rd Infantry Regiment (3 bns)
4/96th Infantry Regiment
Division Cavalry:
1/,2/10th Hussar Regiment
36th Field Artillery Brigade: Generalmajor Hess
39th Field Artillery Regiment (5 btrys)
2nd Division/13th Field Howitzer Regiment
(2 btrys)
42nd Honved (Hungarian Landwehr) Infantry Division:
Feldmarschalleutnant von Sarkotic
83rd Brigade: Generalmajor Istvanovic von Ivanska
25th Honved Infantry Regiment (3 bns)
26th Honved Infantry Regiment (3 bns)
84th Brigade: GeneralmajorKolak
27th Honved Infantry Regiment (3 bns)
28th Honved Infantry Regiment (3 bns)
Division Cavalry:
3/,4/10th Hussar Regiment
42nd Field Artillery Brigade: Generalmajor
37th Field Artillery Regiment (4 btrys)
6th Honved Field Artillery Regiment (4 btrys)
Attached:
13th Infantry Brigade: Generalmajor Stracker
52nd Infantry Regiment (3 bns)
78th Infantry Regiment (4 bns)
5/,6/10th Hussar Regiment Regiment
5th Artillery Battalion, 13th Mountain Brigade
1st Division/13th Field Howitzer Regiment
(2 btrys)
Army Support Troops:
11th Mountain Brigade: Generalmajor Lawrowski
1/10th Infantry Regiment
4/20th Infantry Regiment
1/21st Infantry Regiment
2/60th Infantry Regiment
4/77th Infantry Regiment
3/3rd Bosnisch-Herzgowinisch Infantry Regiment
104th Royal Hungarian Landsturm Battalion: Generalmajor

Bekic
25th Landsturm Infantry Regiment (3 bns)
26th Landsturm Infantry Regiment (3 bns)
27th Landsturm Infantry Regiment (3 bns)
28th Landsturm Infantry Regiment (3 bns)
Reserve Sqn/10th Hussar Regiment
38th Reserve Artillery Battery
10th Landsturm Hussar Division (early September)
13th March Brigade: Generalmajor Letovsky
March Battalion/52nd IR
March Battalion/78th IR
26th Machinegun Regiment
March Battalion/16th IR
March Battalion/37th IR
March Battalion/53rd IR
March Battalion/79th IR
Reserve Sqn/12th Uhlan Regiment
Machinegun Formation of the 42nd Honved Division:
11th Honved Machinegun Regiment
25th Honved March Battalion
26th Honved March Battalion
43rd Honved March Battalion
12th Honved Machinegun Regiment
27th Honved March Battalion
28th Honved March Battalion
44th Honved March Battalion
Other:
12th Mountain Artillery Regiment (6 btrys)
1/,2/,3/,4/8th Pioneer Battalion
3/9th Pioneer Battalion
6th Army: Feldzeugmeister Potiorek
XV Corps: General der Infanterie M.E. von Appel
1st Infantry Division: Feldmarschalleutnant von Kostanjevac
7th Mountain Brigade: Generalmajor Sertic
2/5th Infantry Regiment
4/25th Infantry Regiment
2/34th Infantry Regiment
2/66th Infantry Regiment
3/86th Infantry Regiment
3rd Gebirgjger Company
1/12th Uhlan Regiment (1 section)
3/,4/10th Mountain Artillery Regiment (btrys)
9th Mountain Brigade: Oberst Hrozny
4/12th Infantry Regiment
3/49th Infantry Regiment
3/74th Infantry Regiment
4/84th Infantry Regiment
4/87th Infantry Regiment
1/12th Uhlan Regiment (1 section)
1/11th Mountain Artillery Regiment (btry)
Artillery:

1/,2/11th Mountain Field Howitzer Regiment (btrys)

48th Infantry Division: Feldmarschalleutnant Ritter Eisler
von Eisenhort
10th Mountain Brigade: Generalmajor von Droffa
1/48th Infantry Regiment
1/62nd Infantry Regiment
2/92nd Infantry Regiment
3/1st Bosnisch-Herzegowinisch Infantry Regiment
1st Gebirgjger Company
1/12th Uhlan Regiment (1 section)
3/,4/6th Mountain Artillery Regiment (btrys)
12th Mountain Brigade: Generalmajor von Maasfeld
1/3rd Infantry Regiment
2/45th Infantry Regiment
2/57th Infantry Regiment
1/93rd Infantry Regiment
2/100th Infantry Regiment
2/1st Bosnisch-Herzegowinisch Infantry Regiment
Infantry Regiment
1/5th Uhlan Regiment (1 section)
1/,2/6th Mountain Artillery Regiment (btrys)
Artillery:
1/,2/6th Field Howitzer Regiment (btrys)
Corps Artillery:
5/37th Field Artillery Regiment (btrys)
3/,4/13th Sapper Battalion
3/4th Pioneer Battalion
4/7th Pioneer Battalion
XVI Corps: Feldzeugmeister W. Wurm
18th Infantry Division: Feldmarschalleutnant Trollmann
4th Mountain Brigade: Oberst Konopicky
2/52nd Infantry Regiment
3/69th Infantry Regiment
37th Schtzen Regiment (3 bns)
1/Mounted Dalmatian Schtzen (1 section)
1/13rd Mountain Artillery Regiment (btrys)
5th Mountain Brigade: Oberst Nhring
1/22nd Infantry Regiment
3/31st Infantry Regiment
23rd Schtzen Regiment (3 bns)
Machinegun Bn/22nd Infantry Regiment
(with one MG detachment)
2/Mounted Dalmatian Schtzen (1 section)
Dalmatian Mountian Gun Division (2 btrys)
6th Mountain Brigade: Generalmajor Goiginger
1/6th Infantry Regiment
4/37th Infantry Regiment
3/38th Infantry Regiment
4/50th Infantry Regiment
4/81st Infantry Regiment
1/Mounted Dalmatian Schtzen (1 section)

3/,4/4th Mountian Artilery Regiment

8th Mountain Brigade: Generalmajor Andrian
4/24th Infantry Regiment
3/35th Infantry Regiment
4/53rd Infantry Regiment
4/58th Infantry Regiment
1/12th Uhlan Regiment (1 section)
3/,4/11th Mountain Artillery Regiment (btrys)
Artillery:
1/12th Uhlan Regiment (1 section)
1/,2/7th Field Howitzer Regiment (btrys)
Attached:
1st Mountian Brigade: Generalmajor Novak von Arienti
1/1st Infantry Regiment
4/4th Infantry Regiment
1/51st Infantry Regiment
1/63rd Infantry Regiment
1/102nd Infantry Regiment
1/5th Uhlan Regiment (1 section)
2/7th Mountain Artillery Regiment (btrys)
2nd Mountian Brigade: Generalmajor Gabriel
3/8th Infantry Regiment
3/64th Infantry Regiment
2/70th Infantry Regiment
3/76th Infantry Regiment
2/101st Infantry Regiment
6th Gebirgsjger Company
1/Mounted Dalmatian Schtzen (1 section)
3/,4/13th Mountain Artillery Regiment (btrys)
13th Mountian Brigade: Oberst Graf Berchtold Freiherr
von und zu Ungerschtz, Frtting und Plltz
22nd Infantry Regiment (3 bns)
3/Bosnisch-Herzegowinisch Regiment
1/5th Uhlan Regiment (1 section)
3/,4/7th Mountain Artillery Regiment (btrys)
Other:
6/13th Sapper Battalion
4/4th Pioneer Battalion
Army Support Troops:
8th Mountain Brigade: Generalmajor Pongracz de
Szent-Miklos
2/18th Infantry Regiment
4/30th Infantry Regiment
4/42nd Infantry Regiment
3/46th Infantry Regiment
4/80th Infantry Regiment
5th Gebirgsjger Company
1/9th Uhlan Regiment (1 section)
1/,2/4th Mountain Artillery Regiment (btrys)
47th Infantry Division: Feldmarschalleutnant Novak
14th Mountain Brigade: Oberst Verkljan
4/33rd Infantry Regiment
1/61st Infantry Regiment
2/72nd Infantry Regiment
1/91st Infantry Regiment

1/98th Infantry Regiment

Artillery:
1/,2/13th Mountain Howitzer Regiment (btrys)
40th Honved Division: Feldmarschalleutnant Braun
79th Brigade: Generalmajor Tabajdi
29th Honved Infantry Regiment (3 bns)
30th Honved Infantry Regiment (3 bns)
80th Brigade: Oberst Haber
6th Honved Infantry Regiment (3 bns)
19th Honved Infantry Regiment
(3 bns with 4 Machinegun sections)
Division Cavalry:
5/,6/8th Husar Regiment
40th Field Artillery Brigade: Feldmarschalleutnant
Karasz
1st Div/12th Field Artillery Regiment (2 btrys)
1st Honved Field Artillery Regiment (4 btrys)
1/7th Mountain Artillery Regiment (btry)
2/11th Mountain Artillery Regiment (btry)
Other
109th Hungarian Landsturm Infantry Brigade
Generalmajor Czeisberger
17th Landsturm Infantry Regiment (3 bns)
29th Landsturm Infantry Regiment (3 bns)
39th Reserve Artillery Battery
Machinegun Formation/40th Honved Division
1st Honved March Regiment
29th March Battalion
30th March Battalion
33rd March Battalion
2nd Honved March Regiment
6th March Battalion
19th March Battalion
34th March Battalion
23rd Austrian Landsturm Regiment (2 bns)
4th Bosnian Reserve Battalion
44th Army March Company
2/Mounted Dalmatian Schten (2 sections)
2nd Army: General der Kavallerie E. Bhm-Ermolli
IV Corps: General der Kavallerie Tersztyanszky von Nadas
31st Infantry Division: Feldmarschalleutnant
Erzherzog Joseph
61st Brigade: Generalmajor Aurel von Le Beau
32nd Infantry Regiment (4 bns)
69th Infantry Regiment (3 bns)
62nd Brigade: Generalmajor Dani von Gyarmata
44th Infantry Regiment (4 bns)

3rd

Bosnisch-Herzegowinisch Infantry Regiment

(2 bns)
Division Cavalry:
1/,2/8th Hussar Regiment
31st Field Artillery Brigade: Generalmajor von Felix
10th Field Artillery Regiment (5 btrys)
1st Div/4th Field Howitzer Regiment (2 btrys)
32nd Infantry Division: Feldmarschalleutnant Fail-Greissler
63rd Brigade: Generalmajor von Podhoranszky
23rd Infantry Regiment (4 bns)
70th Infantry Regiment (3 bns)
64th Brigade: Generalmajor Mallasz
6th Infantry Regiment (3 bns)
86th Infantry Regiment (3 bns)
Division Cavalry:
3/,4/8th Hussar Regiment
32nd Field Artillery Brigade: Oberst Kreycy
11th Field Artillery Regiment (5 btrys)
2nd Div/4th Field Howitzer Regiment (2 btrys)
Attached:
Reserve/8th Hussar Regiment
4th Heavy Howitzer Division (2 bns)
4/,5/4th Sapper Battalion
5/4th Pioneer Battalion
VII Corps: General der Infanterie Meixner von Zweienstamm
17th Infantry Division: Feldmarschalleutnant von Henriquez
33rd Brigade: Generalmajor Barbini
39th Infantry Regiment (4 bns)
101st Infantry Regiment (3 bns)
2/37th Infantry Regiment
34th Brigade: Generalmajor Resch
33rd Infantry Regiment (3 bns)
46th Infantry Regiment (3 bns)
Division Cavalry:
1/,2/7th Hussar Regiment
17th Field Artillery Brigade: Oberst Zagar
19th Field Artillery Regiment (4 btrys)
1st Div/7th Field Howitzer Regiment (2 btrys)
34th Infantry Division: Feldmarschalleutnant Krautwald
von Annau
67th Brigade: Generalmajor von Lauingen
61st Infantry Regiment (3 bns)
93rd Infantry Regiment (3 bns)
68th Brigade: Generalmajor von Rssler
29th Infantry Regiment (4 bns)
43rd Infantry Regiment (4 bns)
Division Cavalry:
4/,5/12th Hussar Regiment
34th Field Artillery Brigade: Generalmajor Marx
21st Field Artillery Regiment (4 btrys)
2nd Div/7th Field Howitzer Regiment (2 btrys)

Attached:

Reserve Sqn/7th Hussar Regiment

7th Heavy Field Howitzer Division (2 btrys)
4/,5/7th Sapper Battalion
5/7th Pioneer Battalion
IX Corps: General der Infanterie von Hortstein
29th Infantry Division: Feldmarschalleutnant Graf Zedtwitz
57th Brigade: Generalmajor Schn
42bd Infantry Regiment (3 bns)
82bd Infantry Regiment (3 bns)
58th Brigade: Generalmajor Poleschensky
74th Infantry Regiment (3 bns)
94th Infantry Regiment (3 bns)
Division Cavalry:
3/,4/Mounted Schtzen Regiment
28 Field Artillery Brigade: Generalmajor Zanantoni
27th Field Artillery Regiment (5 btrys)
2nd Div/9th Field Howitzer Regiment (2 btrys)
Army Support Troops:
23rd Honved Infantry Division: Feldmarschalleutnant Daempf
45th Brigade: Generalmajor Seide
2nd Honved Infantry Regiment (3 bns)
5th Honved Infantry Regiment (3 bns)
46th Brigade: Feldmarschalleutnant Festl
7th Honved Infantry Regiment (3 bns)
8th Honved Infantry Regiment (3 bns)
Division Cavalry:
1/,2/4th Honved Hussar Regiment
23rd Field Artillery Brigade: Oberst Unschuld
20th Field Artillery Regiment (3 btrys)
2nd Honved Field Artillery Regiment (3 btrys)
Attached:
Machinegun Formation/23rd Honved Infantry
Division
3rd Honved Machinegun Regiment
2nd March Battalion
5th March Battalion
35th March Battalion
4th Honved Machinegun Regiment
7th March Battalion
8th March Battalion
36th March Battalion
1/2 7th Infantry Division: Feldmarschalleutnant
von Ltgendorf
14th Brigade: Oberst Baumgartner
38th Infantry Regiment (3 bns)
68th Infantry Regiment (3 bns)
21st Feldjger Battalion
25th Machinegun Regiment

Machinegun Bn/38th Infantry Regt.

Machinegun Bn/68th Infantry Regt.
Machinegun Co/21st Feldjger Bn

Attached:
6/9th Hussar Regiment
7th Field Artillery Brigade: Oberst Soppe
5th Field Artillery Regiment (5 btrys)
1/13th Sapper Battalion
10th Cavalry Division: Feldmarschalleutnant Mayr
4th Cavalry Brigade: Generalmajor Loserth
10th Hussar Regiment (6 sqns)
13th Hussar Regiment (6 sqns)
8th Cavalry Regiment: Oberst von Bauernthal
9th Hussar Regiment (4 sqns)
12th Uhlan Regiment (5 sqns)
4th Horse Artillery Division (3 btrys)(12 guns)
Corps Troops:
4th March Brigade: Generalmajor von Radicevic
7th March Brigade: Generalmajor Kermpotich
13th Machinegun Regiment
March Battalion/33rd Infantry Regt.
March Battalion/39th Infantry Regt.
March Battalion/46th Infantry Regt.
March Battalion/101st Infantry Regt.
14th Machinegun Regiment
March Battalion/29th Infantry Regt.
March Battalion/43rd Infantry Regt.
March Battalion/61st Infantry Regt.
March Battalion/96th Infantry Regt.
Reserve Sqn/4th Hussar Regiment
8th March Brigade: Generalmajor Schreitter von
Schwarzenfeld
15th Machinegun Regiment
March Battalion/35th Infantry Regt.
March Battalion/75th Infantry Regt.
March Battalion/88th Infantry Regt.
Machinegun Company/22nd Feldjger Bn.
16th Machinegun Regiment
March Battalion/11th Infantry Regt.
March Battalion/73rd Infantry Regt.
March Battalion/91st Infantry Regt.
March Battalion/102nd Infantry Regt.
Reserve Sqn/7th Dragoon Regiment
1/,2/,3/,4/,9/,10/,11/6th Fortress Artillery Regiment
12/6th Fortress Artillery Regiment
1st & 2nd Co/1st Fortress Artillery Regiment
3/,4/10th Fortress Artillery Battalion
1/,2/4th Pioneer Battalion
1/,2/,3/,4/,5/5th Pioneer Battalion
1/,2/9th Pioneer Battalion
1/,2/,3/15th Bosnisch-Herzegowinisch Pioneer Battalion

Rayon Banat:

23rd Feldjger Battalion

28th Feldjger Battalion
3/8th Landsturm Infantry Regiment
5/19th Field Artillery Battery
5/21st Field Artillery Battery
107th Royal Hungarian Landwehr Brigade
3rd Landsturm Regiment (3 bns)
4th Landsturm Regiment (3 bns)
12th Landsturm Regiment (3 bns)
32nd Landsturm Regiment (3 bns)
Reserve Sqn/3rd Hussar Regimentx
34th Reserve Artillery Battery
1/,3/7th Pioneer Battalion

Security Forces:
Peterswardein Fortress Garrison
1st Royal Hungarian Landsturm Infantry Regiment (3)
6th Royal Hungarian Landsturm Infantry Regiment (3)
1st & 2nd Machinegun Cos/6th Fortraess Artillery Regt.
6th Landsturm Artillery
3rd Landsturm Sapper Battalion
1st Landsturm Hussar Division (beginning of September)
Sarajevo Fortress Garrison:
19th Royal Hungarian Landsturm Infantry Regiment (3)
1/2 3/2nd Royal Hungarian Landsturm Infantry Regiment
1st Field, Reserve & Machinegun Co/2nd Fortress
Artillery Battalion
5th Landsturm Artillery Battalion
3/7th Sapper Battalion
Mostar Fortress Garrison:
30th Royal Hungarian Landsturm Infantry
Regiment (2 1/2)
3rd Field, Reserve & Machinegun Co/2nd Fortress
Artillery Battalion
2nd Landsturm Artillery Battalion
2/7th Sapper Battalion (1 section)
Trebinje Fortress Garrison
9th Royal Hungarian Landsturm Infantry Regiment (2)
2nd Field, Reserve & Machinegun Co/2nd Fortress
Artillery Battalion
1/2 2/7th Sapper Battalion
Bileca Fortress Garrison:
9th Royal Austrian Landsturm Infantry Regiment (2)
4th Field, Reserve & Machinegun Co/2nd Fortress
Artillery Battalion
2nd Landsturm artillery Battalion
2/7th Sapper Battalion (1 section)
Cattaro Garrison:
37th Royal Austrian Landsturm Infantry Regiment (2)
2nd Royal Hungarian Landsturm Infantry Regiment (2)
19th ReserveArtillery Battery
30 Companies (Res & March Cos)/5th Fortress Artillery
Regiment
1/7th Sapper Battalion
Kalinovk Fortress Garrison:

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1/2 3/Royal Hungarian Landsturm Infantry Regiment

Det Fortress Artillery & Sappers from Sarajevo
Grad Fortress Garrison:
3/30th Royal Hungarian Landsturm Infantry Regiment
(1 co)
Det. Fortress Artillery
St. Nicolo Fortress:
Det/23rd Royal Hungarian Landsturm Infantry Regiment
Naval Artillery Detachment
Stolac Fortress:
3/30th Royal Hungarian Landsturm Infantry Regiment
(1 co)
Det Fortress Artillery
Pola Garrison:
112th Royal Hungarian Landsturm Brigade:
Generalmajor Szentgyrgyi
5th Landsturm Infantry Regiment (3)
26th Landsturm Infantry Regiment (4)
Reserve Sqn/4th Dragoon Regiment
6th Reserve Artillery Battery
Other:
5th Schtzen Regiment
36 Cos (including Reserve & March Cos) 4th Fortress
Artillery
3/,4/8th Fortress Artillery Battlaion
1st & 2nd Cos/10th Fortress Artillery Battalion
1/,2/,3,/46th Sapper Battaloin
In Triest:
27th Royal Austrian Landsturm Regiment (3 bns)
In Fiume:
4/19th Honved Infantry Regiment
4/19th Royal Hungarian Infantry Regiment
Donau Flotilla:
1st Monitor Group
Temes (Flagship)
Bodrog
Patrol Boat "B"
Patrol Boat "F"
2nd Monitor Group
Szamos
Krs
Patrol Boat "C"
Train
Kulpa (hospital ship)
Achilles (private ship)
Banhans ("remorqueure)
Andor (private ship)
2 transports as mine rams
2 Motorboats
2 "Schlepps"
2 "Warenboote"
In Pancsova:
Patrol Boat "D"

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Patrol Boat "G"

In the Save
Monitor "Maros"
Monitor "Leitha"
Train:
Traisen (private steamer as hospital ship)
Traun (remorqueur)
one "Warenboote"

Glaise-Horstenau, E., Osterreich-Ungarns Letzter Krieg, 19141918, Austrian Militarwissenschaftlichen Mitteilungen, Viennw,
1931.
Copyright GFN 1991

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