Military General Governorate of Serbia
Military authority established by Austria-Hungary in occupied Serbia during World War I / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Not to be confused with the World War II-era Territory of the Military Commander in Serbia.
The Military General Governorate of Serbia (German: Militärgeneralgouvernement Serbien, MGG/S for short) was a military administration established by the Austro-Hungarian Army during the Austro-Hungarian occupation of Serbia. The Governorate existed from 1 January 1916 to 1 November 1918 during World War I. Along with Bulgarian occupied Serbia, it was one of the two separate occupation zones created after the Kingdom of Serbia was invaded and partitioned by the Central Powers.
Quick Facts Imperial and Royal Military General Governorate of Serbiak.u.k. Militärgeneralgouvernement Serbien (German), Status ...
Imperial and Royal Military General Governorate of Serbia | |||||||||
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1916–1918 | |||||||||
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Status | Territory under Austro-Hungarian Military administration | ||||||||
Capital | Belgrade | ||||||||
Official languages | German | ||||||||
Recognized national languages | Serbian | ||||||||
Government | Occupation authority | ||||||||
Military Governor | |||||||||
• 1916 | Johann von Salis-Seewis | ||||||||
• 1916–1918 | Adolf von Rhemen | ||||||||
• 1918 | Hermann Kövess | ||||||||
Historical era | First World War | ||||||||
• Established | 1 January 1916 | ||||||||
11 November 1918 | |||||||||
Area | |||||||||
• Total | 23,880 km2 (9,220 sq mi) | ||||||||
Population | |||||||||
• 1916 estimate | 1 373 511 | ||||||||
Currency | Serbian dinar[lower-alpha 1] | ||||||||
ISO 3166 code | RS | ||||||||
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Today part of | Serbia |
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