Chief of the General Staff (Austria)
The Chief of the Austrian General Staff (German : Chef des Generalstabes des Bundesheeres ) is the highest-ranking military officer in the Austrian Armed Forces and is responsible for maintaining control over the service branches.
List of chiefs of the general staff
Army Inspectors (1922–1937)
General Inspector of Troops (1937–1938)
Chiefs of the General Staff (1936–1938)
No.
Portrait
Chief of the General Staff
Took office
Left office
Time in office
1 Jansa, Alfred Lieutenant field marshalAlfred Jansa (1884–1963) [b] 1 April 1936 12 February 1938 1 year, 317 days
2 Böhme, Franz Major GeneralFranz Böhme (1885–1947) [c] 12 February 1938 12 March 1938 28 days
General Inspectors of Troops (1956–2002)
No.
Portrait
General Inspectors of Troops
Took office
Left office
Time in office
1 Fussenegger, Erwin GeneralErwin Fussenegger [de ] (1908–1986) 31 August 1956 16 December 1970 14 years, 107 days
2 Seitz, Otto General of the InfantryOtto Seitz [de ] (1911–1974) 1 January 1971 30 November 1971 349 days
3 Leeb, Anton General of the InfantryAnton Leeb [de ] (1913–2008) 30 November 1971 31 December 1977 6 years, 31 days
4 Wingelbauer, Hubert General of the InfantryHubert Wingelbauer [de ] (1915–1987) 1 January 1978 31 December 1980 3 years, 0 days
5 Scharff, Heinz GeneralHeinz Scharff [de ] (1920–2014) 1 January 1981 31 December 1986 6 years, 0 days
6 Tauschitz, Othmar GeneralOthmar Tauschitz [de ] (1925–2022) 1 January 1987 1 October 1990 4 years, 273 days
7 Majcen, Karl GeneralKarl Majcen [de ] (born 1934) 1 October 1990 20 December 1999 9 years, 80 days
8 Pleiner, Horst GeneralHorst Pleiner [de ] (born 1941) 1 January 2000 1 December 2002 2 years, 334 days
Chiefs of the General Staff (2002–present)
No.
Portrait
Chief of the General Staff
Took office
Left office
Time in office
Ref.
1 Ertl, Roland GeneralRoland Ertl [de ] (born 1945) 1 December 2002 30 November 2007 4 years, 364 days—
2 Entacher, Edmund GeneralEdmund Entacher [de ] (born 1949) 30 November 2007 24 January 2011 3 years, 55 days—
– Commenda, Othmar Lieutenant GeneralOthmar Commenda (born 1954) Acting 24 January 2011 7 November 2011 287 days[1]
(2) Entacher, Edmund GeneralEdmund Entacher [de ] (born 1949) 7 November 2011 23 March 2013 1 year, 136 days[2]
3 Commenda, Othmar GeneralOthmar Commenda (born 1954) 22 May 2013 24 July 2018 5 years, 63 days[1]
4 Brieger, Robert Major generalRobert Brieger (born 1955) 24 July 2018 6 May 2022 3 years, 286 days[3] [4]
5 Striedinger, Rudolf Major generalRudolf Striedinger [de ] (born 1961) 20 October 2022 Incumbent 1 year, 226 days[5]
See also
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