Austro-Hungarian Army Balkan Theater 15 October 1918

KÖVESS ARMY GROUP: Feldmarschal Kövess von Kövesshaza

GERMAN 11TH ARMY: der Infanterie von Steuben XI Austro-Hungarian Corps: Feldzeugmeister von Habermann 9th Infantry Division: Feldmarschal- Greiner von Madonna del Mare 9th Staff Battalion 17th Infantry Brigade: Chwostek 91st Infantry Regiment (2 1/2) 102nd Infantry Regiment (1) 18th Infantry Brigade: von Philipovich 30th Infantry Regiment (1) 80th Infantry Regiment (1) Other: Reserve Sqn, 12th Uhlan Regiment 9th Artillery Brigade: Generalmajor Filz von Reiterdank 9th Field Artillery Regiment 109th Field Artillery Regiment 9th Heavy Field Artillery Regiment 9th Mountain Artillery Battalion 1/9th Sapper Battalion 30th Infantry Division: Generalmajor Phelps 30th Staff Battalion 59th Infantry Brigade: Oberst Fritsch von Lipiny-Adelina 18th Infantry Regiment (3) 97th Infantry Regiment (3) 60th Infantry Brigade: Oberst Wosatkavon Hildentreu 1st Feldjäger Battalion 13th Feldjäger Battalion 14th Feldjäger Battalion 16th Feldjäger Battalion 18th Feldjäger Battalion 27th Feldjäger Battalion Other: 3/1st Mounted Schützen Regiment 30th Artillery Brigade: 30th Field Artillery Regiment 1-5th Btry, 130th Field Artillery Regiment 1/30th Sapper Battalion Assigned: 89th Infantry Regiment (3) Corps Support: 2/25th Sapper Battalion Corps Total: 13,300 rifles, 180 cavalry, 160 guns

German XXXIX Reserve Corps: von Staabs German Alpen Korps: Generalmajor von Tutschek 13 Bns, 1 sqn, 15 btrys German 219th Infantry Division: Generalmajor von Kotsch 10 Bns, 1 sqn, 12 btrys

1 German 53rd General Command: Generalleutnant Limbourg German 217th Infantry Division: Generalmajor von Gallwitz 10 Bns, 1 sqn, 12 btrys German 6th Reserve Division: Generalmajor Dieterich 10 Bns, 2 sqn, 10 btrys Total: 7,500 rifles, 300 cavalry, 88 guns

En route to Army: From the East Army 59th Infantry Division: Feldmarschal-leutnant von Pichler 59th Staff Battalion 117th Infantry Brigade: Oberst Nagy von Peremarton 24th Infantry Regiment (3) 3rd Feldjäger Battalion 15th Feldjäger Battalion 26th Feldjäger Battalion 118th Infantry Brigade: Oberst Kemmel-Schuster von Megyfalu 41st Infantry Regiment (3) Other: 6/10th Honved Hussar Regiment 59th Artillery Brigade: Generalmajor Scholz von Rarancze 59th Field Artillery Regiment 159th Field Artillery Regiment 1/59th Sapper Battalion 4th Cavalry Division: Generalmajor Lubienski 4th "StHa" Regiment 7th Cavalry Brigade: Oberst Strzelecki von Strzelec 5th Dragoon Regiment (2) 9th Dragoon Regiment (2) 1st Uhlan Regiment (2) 13th Uhlan Regiment (2) 4th Horse Artillery Brigade: Oberst Bruckner 4th Horse Artillery Regiment Other: 93rd Infantry Regiment (3 bns) Total: 11,000 rifles, 75 cavalry, 108 guns

From Southwest Front: 48th Artillery Brigade: Oberst Melnitzky 48th Field Artillery Regiment 1-5th Btry, 148th Field Artillery Regiment 48th Heavy Field Artillery Regiment 48th Mountain Artillery Battalion Other: 45th Heavy Field Artillery Regiment

From the Hinterland: 32nd Infantry Division:

2 ALBANIAN ARMY GROUP Generalberst von Pflanzer-Baltin 47th Infantry Division: Feldmarschal-leutnant Weiss-Tihanyi von Mainprugg 47th Staff Battalion 93rd Infantry Brigade: Generalmajor Baukovac 3rd Bosnisch-Herzegowinisch Feldjäger Battalion 1st Grenz Jäger Battalion 2nd Grenz Jäger Battalion 3rd Grenz Jäger Battalion Combined Albanian Battalion 1/11th Landsturm Hussar Regiment (1/4 sqn) 94th Infantry Brigade: Generalmajor Förster von Mezza Selva 88th Infantry Regiment (3) 1st Bosnisch-Herzegowinisch Feldjäger Battalion 2nd Bosnisch-Herzegowinisch Feldjäger Battalion Mounted Dalmatian Schützen Division (1 platoon) Albanian Cavalry Detachment Albanian Army Command: Oberst Forstner 47th Field Artillery Regiment 1st & 4th Btry, 147th Field Artillery Regiment 1-5th Btry, 47th Heavy Field Artillery Regiment 5th Mountain Artillery Regiment (8) 13th Mountain Artillery Regiment (8) Attached: 1/47th Sapper Battalion 1/23rd Sapper Battalion 2/33rd Sapper Battalion 3/40th Sapper Battalion 491st k.k. Landsturm Etappan Battalion I/18th k.u. Landsturm Etappan Regiment 81st Infantry Division: Feldmarschal-leutnant Wossala 81st Staff Battalion 161st k.k. Landsturm Infantry Brigade: Oberst Lauer 4th Grenz Jäger Battalion IV/23rd Schützen Regiment 23rd k.k. Landsturm Infantry Regiment (2) 38th k.k. Landsturm Battalion 46th k.k. Landsturm Battalion 158th k.k. Landsturm Battalion 162nd k.u. Landsturm Infantry Brigade: Oberst Sreter von Szanda 5th Grenz Jäger Battalion IV/4th k.u. Landsturm Infantry Regiment I/9th k.u. Landsturm Infantry Regiment III/29th k.u. Landsturm Infantry Regiment I/30th k.u. Landsturm Infantry Regiment I/31st k.u. Landsturm Infantry Regiment II/32nd k.u. Landsturm Infantry Regiment 47th Artillery Brigade: Mraz 2nd, 3rd, 5th & 6th Btry, 147th Field Artillery Regiment 1st & 3rd Btry, 47th Mountain Artillery Battalion 7th Mountain Artillery Regiment (8) 1st Trench Mortar Btry, 12th Heavy Artillery Regiment 2/15th Sapper Battalion 3/18th Sapper Battalion 2/,3/41st Sapper Battalion

3 2/44th Sapper Battalion 2/48th Sapper Battalion IV/6th k.k. Landsturm Etappan Regiment V/9th k.k. Landsturm Etappan Regiment 220th k.k. Landsturm Infantry Brigade: Oberst von bitorelli 220th Staff Company 1/37th k.k. Landsturm Regiment 17th k.k. Landsturm Battalion 41st k.k. Landsturm Battalion 45th k.k. Landsturm Battalion 148th k.k. Landsturm Battalion 159th k.k. Landsturm Battalion 5th Dragoon Regiment (1 platoon Orient Corps: Oberstleutnant Duic Staff Company IV/103rd Infantry Regiment VI/1st Bosnisch-Herzegowinisch Infantry Regiment VI/2nd Bosnisch-Herzegowinisch Infantry Regiment VIII/3rd Bosnisch-Herzegowinisch Infantry Regiment 9th Cavalry Division: Feldmarschal-leutnant Le gay von Lierfels 9th "StHa" Regiment 17th Cavalry Brigade: Oberst von Radey 4th Dragoon Regiment (2) 18th Cavalry Brigade: Oberst Prinz von und zu Liechtenstein 13th Dragoon Regiment (2) 6th Uhlan Regiment (2) Combined Reiter Squadron

Albanian Coastal Detachment: Konteradmiral Catinelli von Obradich- Bevlacqua Alessio Coastal Detachment: Oberst Siemens VII/18th k.k. Landsturm Regiment Durazzo Coastal Detachment: Oberst V/9th k.k. Landsturm Regiment IV/16th k.k. Landsturm Regiment V/33rd k.k. Landsturm Regiment 22 Position Batteries Group Support Troops: III/94th Infantry Regiment II/118th Infantry Regiment III/7th Bosnisch-Herzegowinisch Infantry Regiment III/22nd Schützen Regiment III/33rd Schützen Regiment II/34th Schützen Regiment Bosnisch-Herzegowinisch Gendarme Battalion 23rd High Mountain Company 6/7th Dragoon Regiment 1/3rd Mounted Schützen Regiment 6th Btry, 147th Field Artillery Regiment 9th Flak Section 11th Flak Section 13th Flak Section 3/44th Sapper Battalion 2/47th Sapper Battalion 3/48th Sapper Battalion

4 2/55th Sapper Battalion 6th F Aviation Company 13th I Aviation Company 64th F Aviation Company 11th Balloon Company En route from the Bulgarian Ohrida Division: 6th Grenz Jäger Battalion 8th Btry, 13th Mountain Artillery Regiment Group Total: 18,400 rifles, 280 cavalry & 280 guns

TROOPS AT THE DISPOSITION OF THE HIGH COMMAND Generaloberst Starkotic von Lovcen

Staff: 45th Staff Battalion 90th Schützen Brigade: Oberst Freisinger II/18th Schützen Regiment (1/2) III/18th Schützen Regiment Attached: 4th & 5th Btry, 145th Field Artillery Regiment

North Dalmatian Coastal Detachment: Feldmarschal-leutnant Wucherer von Huldenfeld II/18th Schützen Regiment (1/2) V/,VII/37th k.k. Landsturm Regiment IV/1st k.u. Landsturm Regiment VI/4th k.u. Landsturm Regiment II,III, IV, V, VI, VII Coastal Defense Companies Kong Artillery Command: Hauptman Kong 3 Heavy Position Batteries 1 mobile batteries 4 Flak Sections 1/2 Trench Mortar Platoon Sebenico Sea Region Command: Konteradmiral von Schwarzl 62 Naval Guns 5 Naval Flack Sections Southern Dalmatian Coastal Detachment: Feldzeugmeister Guseck von Glankirchen Ragusa Coastal Section: Generalmajor Weikersheim VII/2nd Bosnisch-Herzegowinisch Infantry Regiment II/17th Schützen Regiment VI/37th k.k. Landsturm Regiment V/24th k.u. Landsturm Regiment I,IX, X, XI, & XIII Coastal Defense Companies Artillery Command:Generalmajor Fejfar 1-3rd Btry, 145th Field Artillery Regiment 3rd Trench Mortar Btry, 12th Heavy Artillery Regiment 5 Position Batteries 4 Flak Sections

Cattaro Harbor Defenses: Feldzeugmeister Guseck von Glankirchen 45th Schützen Division: Generalmajor Meisel Staff Battalion I/18th Schützen Regiment

5 III/18th Schützen Regiment (1/4 bn) I/33rd Schützen Regiment (3/4 bn) 51st k.k. Landsturm Infantry Regiment (3 1/4) XIV Coastal Defense Company 6 Watch Detachments 45th Artillery Brigade: Generalmajor Wolf von Wolffsried 45th Field Artillery Regiment 6th Btry, 145th Field Artillery Regiment 1/45th Sapper Battalion 2/42nd Sapper Battalion 5th Heavy Artillery Brigade: Oberst Illuscig raecte Jeusceg 5th Heavy Artillery Regiment 5-8th & 13-16th Btry, 12th Heavy Artillery Regiment Other: 5th Btry, 55th Heavy Field Artillery Regiment 6th Btry, 6th Heavy Artillery Regiment 6th Btry, 10th Heavy Artillery Regiment 2 Mobile Heavy Gun Batteries about 300 stationary guns 10 Flak Batteries 113 stationary MGs 1st I Aviation Company Antivari Coastal Defenses: Oberst Olbrich I/33rd Schützen Regiment (1/4) II/33rd Schützen Regiment ( VIII/19th k.u. Landsturm Infantry Regiment (1/4) 3rd Btry, 45th Mountain Artillery Battalion 15th Btry, 11th Heavy Artillery Regiment 1stTrnech Mortar Btry, 12th Heavy Artillery Regiment 2 Position Batteries 2 Flak Platoons

Fortress Garrisons: Sarajevo: Feldmarschal-leutnant Haala 10th Bosnisch-Herzegowinisch Landsturm Etappan Bn 1st & 9th Btry, 12th Heavy Artillery Regiment (Pers) 58 Stationary guns Kalinovki: Oerst Strain III/18th Schützen Regiment (1/4 bn) 5th Bosnisch-Herzegowinisch Landsturm Etappan Bn (1/4) 8 Stationary Guns Mostar: Feldmarschal-leutnant von Haam 1 Watch detachment 20 stationary MGs 3rd & 11th Btry, 12th Heavy Artillery Regiment (Pers) 46 stationary guns Trebinje: Feldmarschal-leutnant Kutzlnigg 12th Bosnisch-Herzegowinisch Landsturm Etappan Bn 52 Stationary MGs 2nd,4th & 10th Btrys, 12th Heavy Artillery Regiment (Pers) 69 stationary guns Bileca: Oberst von Vorner III/17th Schützen Regiment 11th Bosnisch-Herzegowinisch Landsturm Etappan Battalion

6 14 stationary MGs 53 stationary guns Avtovac Defense Region: Oberstleutnatn Czadan-Bujdoso I/17th Schützen Regiment 8th Bosnisch-Herzegowinisch Landsturm Etappan Battalion 6 stationary MGs 8 stationary guns Gorazde Etappan Region: Oberst Vodnik III/18th Schützen Regiment (1/4) 9th Bosnisch-Herzegowinisch Landsturm Etappan Battalion 6 stationary MGs

Royal & Imperial (K.u.K.) General Government MONTENEGRO: Generalmajor Calm-Martinic (Total Forces - 4,000 rifles, 125 cavalry & 4 guns) Battle Forces: Hospodarz Group: Oberst von Hospodarz VII/2nd Bosnisch-Herzegowinisch Infantry Regiment 34th Schützen Regiment (2 1/4) II/37th k.k. Landsturm Infantry Regiment VII/19th k.u. Landsturm Infantry Regiment (3/4) IV/23rd k.u. Landsturm Infantry Regiment Jagdkommando of the Bosnisch-Herzegowinisch Gendarme Bn 24th-39th Streif Companies Streifkorps Detachment MGG/M Garrison Troops: 3 k.k. Landsturm Etappan Battalions 3 k.k. Landsturm Etappan Battalions 1 Bosnisch-Herzegowinisch Landsturm Etappan Battalion 28 Feldgendarme Platoons Reserve Sqn, 10thHussar Regiment 1/11th Landsturm "HuHa" Regiment (3/4 sqn)

SERBIA: Generaloberst von Rehmen zuBarensfeld (total 4,000 riles, 200 cavalry, 36 guns) Battle Forces: "S" Gendarme Battalion Streifregiment (3) Albanian Battalion 7/3rd Honved Hussar Regiment 3/11th Landsturm Hussar "Ha" Regiment 1/12th Landsturm Hussar "Ha" Regiment 9 Batteries of various calibers Occupation Troops: 2 k.k. Landsturm Etappan Battalions 14 k.u. Landsturm Etappan Battalions 14 Feldgendarme Platoons

Glaise-Horstenau, E., Osterreich-Ungarns Letzter Krieg, 1914- 1918, Austrian Militarwissenschaftlichen Mitteilungen, Vienna, 1931. Copyright GFN 1992

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