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Arthur Arz von Straußenburg

Austro-Hungarian general · Austria · Lived 1857 to 1935 · aged 77

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Arthur Freiherr Arz von Straußenburg was an Austro-Hungarian colonel general and last Chief of the General Staff of the Austro-Hungarian Army. At the outbreak of the First World War, he commanded the 15th Infantry Division. Soon, he was promoted to the head of the 6th Corps and the First Army.

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Arz as a Lieutenant-Field Marshal in 1912Arz as a Lieutenant-Field Marshal in 1912Disposition of Romanian forces in Austria-Hungary, August 1916Disposition of Romanian forces in Austria-Hungary, August 1916Arz von Straußenburg's coat of arms, granted in 1918Arz von Straußenburg's coat of arms, granted in 1918Arz (right) with Ludendorff (left) at Army Headquarters in Baden bei Wien, 1917Arz (right) with Ludendorff (left) at Army Headquarters in Baden bei Wien, 1917General Arz von Straußenberg's obituary, 1935General Arz von Straußenberg's obituary, 1935

Awards

Pour le Mérite
Commander Cross of the Military Order of Maria Theresa
Grand Cross of the Imperial Order of Leopold
Iron Cross

About this person

Arthur Freiherr Arz von Straußenburg was an Austro-Hungarian colonel general and last Chief of the General Staff of the Austro-Hungarian Army. At the outbreak of the First World War, he commanded the 15th Infantry Division. Soon, he was promoted to the head of the 6th Corps and the First Army. He participated on the Gorlice-Tarnów Offensive in 1915 and the countryside of Romania in 1916. In March 1917, he became Chief of the General Staff until his resignation on 3 November 1918.

Country
Austria
Type
Other
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1857 to 1935 · aged 77

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