7th Army (Austria-Hungary)

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

7. Armee 7th Army
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Active	May 1915 – April 1918
Country	Austria-Hungary
Type	Field Army
Engagements	World War I

Actions

The Austro-Hungarian Seventh Army was formed in May 1915 and deployed on the Russian Front. It remained active there until it was disbanded in April 1918.

It participated in the

• Gorlice–Tarnów Offensive (May-June 1915),
• Great Retreat (June-September 1915)
• Battle of the Strypa River
• Brusilov Offensive (June-September 1916)^[1]
• Kerensky Offensive (July 1917)
• Operation Faustschlag (February-March 1918)

Commanders

• Karl von Pflanzer-Baltin : 8 May 1915 – 8 September 1916
• Karl Graf von Kirchbach auf Lauterbach : 8 September 1916 – 20 October 1916
• Hermann Kövess von Kövesshaza : 20 October 1916 – 16 January 1918
• Karl Kritek : 16 January 1918 – 15 April 1918