List of Chiefs of the General Staff (Austria)

The Chief of the General Staff or General Inspector of the Bundesheer has been the head of the Austrian Federal Army throughout the modern era.

List of chiefs of the general staff

Army Inspectors of the Austrian Federal Army (1922–1937) # Name Image Born–Died Rank Start End Note 1 Rudolf Vidossich Colonel 1922 1923 2 Theodor Körner 1873–1957 Major General 1923 1924 Later served as the President of Austria from 1951 to 1957 3 Josef Schneider Major General 1924 1924 4 Thomas Buzek General 1925 1926 5 Richard Schilhawsky 1879–1960 General 1926 1929 6 Ludwig von Eimannsberger 1878–1945 General 1929 1930 7 Siegmund Knaus 1879–1971 General of the Infantry 1930 1932 8 Sigismund Schilhawsky General of the Infantry 1932 1937 General Inspector of Troops of the Austrian Federal Army (1937–1938) # Name Image Born–Died Rank Start End Note 1 Sigismund Schilhawsky General of the Infantry 1937 1938

Chiefs of the General Staff of the Austrian Federal Army (1936–1938) # Name Image Born–Died Rank Start End Note 1 Alfred Jansa 1884–1963 Feldmarschalleutnant 1936 1938 Dismissed according to paragraph 8 of the Berchtesgaden agreement of 12 February 1938 2 Franz Böhme 1885–1947 Major General 1938 1938 Appointed according to paragraph 8 of the Berchtesgaden agreement of 12 February 1938

General Inspectors of Troops of the Austrian Federal Army (1956–2002)

#	Name	Image	Born–Died	Rank	Start	End	Note
1	Erwin Fussenegger		1908–1986	General	1956	1970
2	Otto Seitz		1911–1974	General of the Infantry	1970	1971
3	Anton Leeb		1913–2008	General of the Infantry	1971	1977
4	Hubert Wingelbauer		1915–1987	General of the Infantry	1977	1981
5	Heinz Scharff			General	1981	1986
6	Othmar Tauschitz			General	1986	1990
7	Karl Majcen		1934–	General	1990	1999
8	Horst Pleiner		1941–	General	1999	2002

Chiefs of the General Staff of the Austrian Federal Army (2002–present)

#	Name	Image	Born–Died	Rank	Start	End	Note
1	Roland Ertl		1945–	General	2002	2007
2	Edmund Entacher		1949–	General	2007	2011	1st Term
	Othmar Commenda		1954–	Lt. General	2011	2011	1st Term. Acting Chief of the General Staff
3	Edmund Entacher		1949–	General	2011	2013	2nd Term
4	Othmar Commenda		1954–	General	2013	Present	2nd Term

See also

• Austro-Hungarian General Staff
• Supreme commanders of the Imperial and Royal Armed Forces
• Minister of War (Austria-Hungary)
• Austrian Minister of Defence (Austria-Hungary)
• List of Defense Ministers of Austria

References