Oskar Potiorek
| Oskar Potiorek | |
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Oskar Potiorek in 1908
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| 8th Governor of Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
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In office 10 May 1911 – 22 December 1914 |
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| Appointed by | Franz Joseph I of Austria |
| Preceded by | Marijan Varešanin |
| Succeeded by | Stjepan Sarkotić |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
20 November 1853 Bad Bleiberg, Carinthia, Austrian Empire |
| Died | 17 December 1933 (aged 80) Klagenfurt, Austria |
| Nationality | Austrian |
| Alma mater | Kriegsschule Academy, Vienna |
| Profession | Soldier |
| Awards |
Order of Saint Stephen of Hungary Order of Leopold |
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| Allegiance |
 Austria-Hungary
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| Service/branch | Austro-Hungarian Army |
| Years of service | 1886–1915 |
| Rank | General of the Infantry |
| Battles/wars | |
Oskar Potiorek (20 November 1853 – 17 December 1933) was an officer of the Austro-Hungarian Army, who served as Governor of Bosnia and Herzegovina from 1911 to 1914. He was a passenger in the car carrying Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife Duchess Sophie of Hohenberg when they were assassinated in Sarajevo on 28 June 1914. In the following World War I, Potiorek commanded the Austro-Hungarian forces in the Serbian Campaign of 1914/15.
Born in Bad Bleiberg, Carinthia the son of a mining official, Potiorek attended the Imperial and Royal military institute of technology and the Kriegsschule academy in Vienna. He joined the Austro-Hungarian general staff in 1879, appointed deputy chief by Emperor Franz Joseph in 1902. However, the emperor ignored his ambitions, when in 1906 he filled the post of Chief-of-Staff with Feldmarschall-Leutnant Franz Conrad von Hötzendorf at the behest of heir presumptive and deputy commander-in-chief Archduke Franz Ferdinand. Potiorek became Commanding General at Graz, Styria in the rank of a Feldzeugmeister. Serving as Inspector General in Sarajevo since 1910, he was appointed Bosnian governor (Landeschef) the next year, holding both civil and military offices.
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