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Arthur Arz von Straussenburg

Arthur Arz von Straußenburg
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Arthur Freiherr Arz von Straußenburg in 1917
Born (1857-06-16)16 June 1857
Hermannstadt, Austrian Empire
(present-day Romania)
Died 1 June 1935(1935-06-01) (aged 77)
Budapest, Hungary
Allegiance  Austrian Empire
 Austria-Hungary
Service/branch Austro-Hungarian Army
Years of service 1876–1918
Rank Generaloberst
Unit 15th Infantry Division
VI Corps
1st Army
Commands held Chief of General Staff
Battles/wars

First World War

Awards Military Order of Maria Theresa
Pour le Mérite
Other work Author

First World War

Generaloberst Arthur Freiherr Arz von Straußenburg (16 June 1857 – 1 June 1935) was an Austro-Hungarian Colonel General and last Chief of the General Staff of the Austro-Hungarian Army. At the outbreak of the First World War, he commanded the 15th Infantry Division. Soon, he was promoted to the head of the 6th Corps and the First Army. He participated on the Gorlice–Tarnów Offensive in 1915 and the countryside of Romania in 1916. In March 1917, he became Chief of the General Staff until his resignation on 3 November 1918.

Born among the ancient Saxon settlers of east Transylvania, Arz was the product of a noble "Siebenbürger" family. His father, Albert Arz von Straußenburg, served as an evangelical preacher and curate as well as a member of the House of Magnates. Schooled in Dresden and Hermannstadt, Arz graduated "with great achievement", and went on to read law at a university, during which time he volunteered for one year's service in a Hungarian Feldjäger battalion during 1876–1877.

Having successfully completed a year's military service, Arz sat and passed the reserve officers examination and went on to apply for and successfully obtain a commission as a regular officer. In 1878, he was commissioned with the rank Leutnant.

Attaining the rank of Oberleutnant, Arz attended the Imperial Kriegschule in Vienna, 1885–1887, where he again distinguished himself, and in 1888 he was appointed to the General Staff. Promoted to Hauptmann and assigned to a corps staff, Arz was made Adjutant to Feldzeugmeister Baron Schönfelda before returning to the General Staff in 1898, where he was to remain, with a few breaks, until 1908.


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