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Fourth Army (Austria Hungary)

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

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The Austro-Hungarian Fourth Army was formed in August 1914 and deployed on the Russian Front. It remained active there until it was disbanded in March 1918.

It participated in the

  • Battle of Komarów (August 1914)
  • Battle of Rawa (September 1914)
  • Battle of the Vistula River (October 1914)
  • Battle of Limanowa (December 1914)
  • Gorlice–Tarnów Offensive (May-June 1915)
  • Great Retreat (June-September 1915)
  • Brusilov Offensive (June-September 1916)
  • Operation Faustschlag (February-March 1918)

    • Commanders

  • Moritz von Auffenberg : August 1914 - 30 September 14
  • Archduke Joseph Ferdinand : 30 September 1914 - June 1916
  • Karl Tersztyánszky von Nádas : June 1916 - 5 March 1917
  • Karl Graf von Kirchbach auf Lauterbach : 5 March 1917 – 15 March 1918

    • References

    Fourth Army (Austria-Hungary) Wikipedia
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