4th Army (Austria-Hungary)

4th Army
Active	August 1914 – March 1918
Country	Austria-Hungary
Allegiance	Habsburg monarchy
Branch	Austro-Hungarian Army
Motto(s)	Viribus Unitis
Engagements	World War I Battle of Komarów Battle of Rawa Battle of the Vistula River Battle of Limanowa Gorlice–Tarnów Offensive Great Retreat Brusilov Offensive Operation Faustschlag

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

Actions

The Austro-Hungarian Fourth Army was formed in August 1914 and deployed on the Eastern Front. It suffered heavy casualties during the Brusilov Offensive.[1] The 4th Army was disbanded in March 1918. The Fourth Army participated in numerous battles during the war including:

• 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

1. Schindler, John (2003). "Steamrollered in Galicia: The Austro-Hungarian Army and the Brusilov Offensive, 1916". War in History. 10 (1): 27–59. doi:10.1191/0968344503wh260oa. JSTOR 26061940.

External links

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