Austro-Hungarian General Staff
The Imperial and Royal General Staff of Austria-Hungary was part of the Ministry of War. It was headed by the Chief of the General Staff for the Whole Armed Forces, who had direct access to the Emperor.
General Staff building on Ringstraße, Vienna
Image: Franz John Litho
Image: Franz John Litho
Image: Anton von Schönfeld (1827–1898) um 1890
Minister of War (Austria-Hungary)
The Imperial and Royal Minister of War, until 1911: Reich Minister of War, was the head of one of the three common ministries shared by the two states which made up the dual monarchy of Austria-Hungary from its creation in the Compromise of 1867 until its dissolution in 1918.
War Ministry building on Ringstraße, Vienna
Austrian war ministry building, Am Hof, demolished in 1913
Image: Franz John Litho
Image: Franz Kuhn von Kuhnenfeld (Ludwig Ferdinand Graf, 1890)