7th Army (Austria-Hungary)

The Austro-Hungarian Seventh Army was an Austro-Hungarian field army that fought during World War I.

Actions

The Austro-Hungarian Seventh Army was formed in May 1915 and deployed on the Russian Front. It remained active there until it was disbanded in April 1918.

It participated in the

• Gorlice–Tarnów Offensive (May-June 1915),
• Great Retreat (June-September 1915)
• Brusilov Offensive (June-September 1916)^[1]
• Kerensky Offensive (July 1917)
• Operation Faustschlag (February-March 1918)

Commanders

• Karl von Pflanzer-Baltin : 8 May 1915 – 8 September 1916
• Karl Graf von Kirchbach auf Lauterbach : 8 September 1916 – 20 October 1916
• Hermann Kövess von Kövesshaza : 20 October 1916 – 16 January 1918
• Karl Kritek : 16 January 1918 – 15 April 1918

Sources

1. Buttar, Prit (2017). Russia's Last Gasp: The Eastern Front 1916-17. Oxford: Osprey Publishing. p. 145. ISBN 9781472824899.

• Austro-Hungarian Army, Higher Commands and Commanders 2017-08-19 at the Wayback Machine