Hermann Kövess von Kövessháza
Commander-in-Chief of the Austro-Hungarian Army / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Hermann Albin Josef Freiherr Kövess von Kövessháza (Hungarian: kövessházi báró Kövess Hermann; 30 March 1854[1] – 22 September 1924[1]) was the final, and completely ceremonial, Commander-in-Chief of the Austro-Hungarian Army. He served as a generally competent and unremarkable[2] commander in the Austro-Hungarian Army and was close to retirement in 1914 when the First World War broke out and he was given a command post.
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Hermann Kövess von Kövessháza | |
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Supreme Commander of the Imperial and Royal Armed Forces | |
In office 4 November 1918 – 19 December 1918 | |
Monarch | Charles I |
Preceded by | Charles I |
Succeeded by | Office abolished |
3rd Military Governor of MGG/S | |
In office 28 October – 1 November 1918 | |
Monarch | Charles I |
Preceded by | Adolf Freiherr von Rhemen zu Barensfeld |
Succeeded by | Position abolished |
Personal details | |
Born | (1854-03-30)30 March 1854 Temesvár, Kingdom of Hungary, Austrian Empire (now Timișoara, Romania) |
Died | 22 September 1924(1924-09-22) (aged 70) Vienna, First Austrian Republic |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Austria-Hungary |
Branch/service | Austro-Hungarian Army |
Years of service | 1865–1918 |
Rank | Field Marshal |
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