| Chief of the General Staff | |
|---|---|
| Chef des Generalstabes des Bundesheeres (German) | |
 Roundel of Austria | |
 Flag of Austrian general | |
.jpg) IncumbentRudolf Striedinger [de] since 20 October 2022 | |
| General staff of the Bundesheer Ministry of Defense | |
| Style | Mr. Chief of the General Staff (formal) |
| Status | Head of a general staff |
| Member of | General staff |
| Reports to | Minister of Defense |
| Seat | Rossauer Barracks, Innere Stadt, Vienna |
| Precursor | Chief of the Austro-Hungarian General Staff |
| First holder | Rudolf Vidossich as Army Inspector of the Bundesheer (1922) |
| Website | Official website |
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)
| No. | Portrait | Army Inspector | Took office | Left office | Time in office |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 | Vidossich, RudolfOberstbrigadier Rudolf Vidossich (1872–1929) | 1922 | 1923 | 0–1 years |
| 2 |
 | Körner, TheodorMajor General Theodor Körner (1873–1957) | 1923 | 1924 | 0–1 years |
| 3 |
 | Schneider, JosefMajor General Josef Schneider | 1924 | December 1924 | 0 years |
| 4 |
| Buzek, ThomasGeneral Thomas Buzek | January 1925 | 1926 | 0–1 years |
| 5 |
| Schilhawsky, RichardGeneral Richard Schilhawsky (1879–1960) | 1926 | 1929 | 2–3 years |
| 6 |
 | Schilhawsky, RichardGeneral Ludwig von Eimannsberger (1878–1945) | 1929 | 1930 | 0–1 years |
| 7 |
 | Knaus, SiegmundGeneral of the Infantry Siegmund Knaus (1879–1971) | 1930 | 1932 | 1–2 years |
| 8 |
 | Schilhawsky, SigismundGeneral of the Infantry Sigismund Schilhawsky | 1932 | 1937 | 4–5 years |
General Inspector of Troops (1937–1938)
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Chiefs of the General Staff (1936–1938)
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General Inspectors of Troops (1956–2002)
| No. | Portrait | General Inspectors of Troops | Took office | Left office | Time in office |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
| Fussenegger, ErwinGeneral Erwin Fussenegger [de] (1908–1986) | 31 August 1956 | 16 December 1970 | 14 years, 107 days |
| 2 |
| Seitz, OttoGeneral of the Infantry Otto Seitz [de] (1911–1974) | 1 January 1971 | 30 November 1971 | 349 days |
| 3 |
| Leeb, AntonGeneral of the Infantry Anton Leeb [de] (1913–2008) | 30 November 1971 | 31 December 1977 | 6 years, 31 days |
| 4 |
| Wingelbauer, HubertGeneral of the Infantry Hubert Wingelbauer [de] (1915–1987) | 1 January 1978 | 31 December 1980 | 3 years, 0 days |
| 5 |
| Scharff, HeinzGeneral Heinz Scharff [de] (1920–2014) | 1 January 1981 | 31 December 1986 | 6 years, 0 days |
| 6 |
| Tauschitz, OthmarGeneral Othmar Tauschitz [de] (1925–2022) | 1 January 1987 | 1 October 1990 | 4 years, 273 days |
| 7 |
.jpg) | Majcen, KarlGeneral Karl Majcen [de] (born 1934) | 1 October 1990 | 20 December 1999 | 9 years, 80 days |
| 8 |
| Pleiner, HorstGeneral Horst 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, RolandGeneral Roland Ertl [de] (born 1945) | 1 December 2002 | 30 November 2007 | 4 years, 364 days | — |
| 2 |
 | Entacher, EdmundGeneral Edmund Entacher [de] (born 1949) | 30 November 2007 | 24 January 2011 | 3 years, 55 days | — |
| – |
 | Commenda, OthmarLieutenant General Othmar Commenda (born 1954) Acting | 24 January 2011 | 7 November 2011 | 287 days | |
| (2) |
| Entacher, EdmundGeneral Edmund Entacher [de] (born 1949) | 7 November 2011 | 23 March 2013 | 1 year, 136 days | |
| 3 |
| Commenda, OthmarGeneral Othmar Commenda (born 1954) | 22 May 2013 | 24 July 2018 | 5 years, 63 days | |
| 4 |
 | Brieger, RobertMajor general Robert Brieger (born 1955) | 24 July 2018 | 6 May 2022 | 3 years, 286 days | |
| 5 |
| Striedinger, RudolfMajor general Rudolf Striedinger [de] (born 1961) | 20 October 2022 | Incumbent | 2 years, 69 days |
See also
Notes
- Later served as the President of Austria from 1951 to 1957.
- Dismissed according to paragraph 8 of the Berchtesgaden agreement of 12 February 1938.
- Appointed according to paragraph 8 of the Berchtesgaden agreement of 12 February 1938.
References
- ^ Böhmer, Christian (22 May 2013). "„Commander" Commenda soll fürs Heer begeistern". Kurier (in German). KURIER Medienhaus. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
- "Entacher wird in den Ruhestand verabschiedet". BVZ (in German). 22 March 2013. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
- "Commendas Nachfolger als Generalstabschef steht fest". ORF (in German). Retrieved 21 July 2018.
- "Verteidigungsministerin Tanner verabschiedet Generalstabschef Brieger". bundesheer.at (in German). Bundesheer. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
- "General Rudolf Striedinger tritt Amt als neuer Generalstabschef an". ots.at (in German). Wien. PK/PK. 20 October 2022. Retrieved 21 December 2022.