Austro-Hungarian Army in the Montinegard-Albanian Theater 1 January 1916

3rd Army: der Infantry von Kövess

A> Troops under the Commanding General in Bosnia, Herzegovina & Dalmatia: General der Infantry Sarkotic a.) XIX Corps: Feldmarschal- Trollman Landsturm Brigade: Feldmarschal-leutnant Scheiss 3rd Grenz Jäger Company (2 cos) IV/2 k.u. Landsturm Regiment IV/, VII/3 k.u. Landsturm Regiment II/5 k.u. Landsturm Regiment I/28 k.u. Landsturm Regiment 1st Landsturm Hussar Division (1 sqn) 3rd Btry, 11th Mountain Artillery Regiment 2nd Howitzer Btry, 2nd Mountain Artillery Regiment Landsturm Brigade: Streith 1st Grenz Jäger Company (2 cos) IV/4 k.u. Landsturm Battalion II/20 k.u. Landsturm Battalion (/26 k.u. Landsturm Battalion I/31 k.u. Landsturm Battalion 1st Landsturm Hussar Division (1 sqn) 1st Battery, 7th Mountain Artillery Regiment 1st Howitzer Battery, 6th Mountain Artillery Regiment Totals: 6,150 men, 45 cavalry, 16 guns 47th Infantry Division: Feldmarschal-leutnant von Weber 144th Mountain Brigade: von Conrad 1/28th Infantry Regiment 2/45th Infantry Regiment 2/72nd Infantry Regiment 1/98th Infantry Regiment V/3rd Bosnisch-Herzgowinisch Infantry Regiment 1/4 1st Sqn, Mounted Dalmatian Schützen Division 4th & 5th Btrys, 21st Mountain Artillery Regiment Group: Törk 15th Co/33rd Infantry Regimetn 1/2 Grenz-Schutz Company 6th Fusilier Battalion I/,II/,VIII/2nd Landsturm Regiment, 2nd Mountain Battery, 5th Fortress Regiment 1/2 Mountain Howitzer Battery Group: Oberstleutnant Lottspeich 4th Grenzjäger Company 5th Fusilier Battalion 8th Fusilier Battalion I/,IV/37th k.k. Landsturm Regiment 4th Btry, 5th Fortress Artillery Regiment 5th Btry, 10th Mountain Artillery Regiment Fusilier Brigade: Oberst von Colerus 3rd Grenzjäger Company (2 cos)

1 3rd Fusilier Battalion 4th Fusilier Battalion 45th k.k. Landsturm Battalion V/4th k.u. Landsturm Regiment III/7th k.u. Landsturm Regiment IX/19th k.u. Landsturm Regiment 3 Battery, 10th Mountain Regiment 2nd Battery, 12th Mountain Regiment 7th Company, 12th Sapper Battqalion Total: 16,500 men, 25 cavalry, 30 guns Group: Oberst von Zhuber 6th k.k. Landsturm Battalion 59th k.k. Landsturm Battalion 83rd k.k. Landsturm Battalion IV/39th k.u. Landsturm Regiment VII/17th k.u. Landsturm Regiment 6th Battery, 12th Mountain Artillery Regiment 1st Battery, 21st Mountain Artillery Regiment Total: 3,810 men, 8 guns 20th k.k. Landsturm Mountain Brigade: Oberst von Farkas 2nd Bosnisch-Herzgowinisch Feldjäger Battalion IX March Battalion, 23rd Schützen Regiment I/,II/23rd k.k. Landsturm Regiment 46tth k.k. Landsturm Battalion 6/5th Dragoon Regiment, (1/4 sqn) 2nd & 3rd Btry, 21st Mountain Artillery Regiment Total: 4,450 rifles, 25 cavalry & 8 guns Group: Oberst von Hausser 49th k.k. Landsutrm Infantry Battalion IV/6th k.k. Landsutrm Infantry Regiment IV/,VIII/17th k.k. Landsutrm Infantry Regiment I/20th k.k. Landsutrm Infantry Regiment Total: 3,550 rifles, 25 cavarly & 8 guns Artillery Group: Oberst von Portenschlag 11th Btry, 19th Field ARtillery Regiment 1st Btry, II China Division 1st & 2nd Mountain Howitzer Btrys, 5th Heavy Field Artillery Regiment 2nd 104mm Battery 3rd 104mm Battery 6th 104mm Battery 6th 150mm (M-14) Battery 27th th 150mm (M-14) Battery 3rd 240mm Mortar Battery 6th 305mm Mortar Battery 8th 305mm Mortar Battery 11th 305mm Mortar Battery 12th 305mm Mortar Battery 14th 305mm Mortar Battery 3rd Flak Battery 1st & 2nd L/15 Coastal Batteries

2 1 Russian Battery Total: 78 guns Corps Support: 1st Co., 7th Sapper Battalion 7th Co., 12th Sapper Battalion 5th Co., 2nd Pioneer Battalion 2nd Co., 5th Pioneer Battalion 3rd Co., 8th Pioneer Battalion 1st Co., 10th Pioneer Battalion 14th Company, Engineer Regiment 1 Trench Mortar Battery 6 Light Trench Mortar Sections 6th Avaition Company 57th (German) Avaition Detachment Castelnuovo War Port: Feldmarschal-leutnant von Rollinger I Garrison Group: II/37th k.k. Landsturm Battalion 1st March Co., 37th Landsturm Regiment 2 Fortress Machine Gun Battalions 29 Fortress Artillery Companies 99 Stationary Machine Guns 207 Stationary Guns II Coastal Defense Forces (Bocche to Ragusa) Pandic Group in Gruda: Oberstlt. Pandic 2 Companies 1 Railroad Security Detachments 10 Stationary Guns Schmidt Group in Ivanica: Oberstlt. Schmidt 3 Companies 2 Railroad Security Detachments 8 Stationary Guns Total: 3,150 rifles, 99 stationary Machine Guns & 225 Stationary guns b.) Braun Group: Feldmarschal-leutnant R. Braun Trebinje Mobile Group: 6th Grenz Jäger Company 7th Fortress Infantry Battalion I/,II/9th k.k. Landsturm Infantry Regiment III/26th k.k. Landsturm Infantry Regiment I/30th k.u. Landsturm Infantry Regiment 4 Fortress Machine Gun Detachments Cavalry Detachment 3rd & 4th Btry, Trebinje Artillery Regiment 1/2 5th Btry, Trebinje Artillery Regiment 1/2 Co., 7th Sapper Battalion Group: Oberst Lörinczy V/2nd k.k. Landsturm Infantry Regiment VIII/19th k.k. Landsturm Infantry Regiment III/20th k.k. Landsturm Infantry Regiment III/29th k.k. Landsturm Infantry Regiment V/30th k.k. Landsturm Infantry Regiment 2nd Btry, 11th Mountain Artillery Regiment 1st Mountain Btry, Trebinje Artillery Regiment 1 Landing Battery

3 Artillery Group: Oberst Hroch 1st Btry, Trebinje Artillery Regiment 1st Mountain Howitzer Btry, Trebinje Artillery Regiment 3rd Btry, II China Division 7th Btry, 36th Field Howitzer Regiment "S" Howitzer Battery 4th 150mm Howitzer Battery 2 unidentified 150mm Howitzer Batteries Trebinje Fortress Garrison: 2 Companies 2 Fortress Artillery Companies 5 Mobile Guns 60 Stationary Guns c.) Support Troops under the Commanding General in Bosnia, Herzegovina & Dalmatia: 21st k.k. Landsturm Mountain Brigade: Generalmajor Eccher ab Eccho 3rd Bosnisch-Herzgowinisch Feldjäger Battalion 27th k.k. Landsturm Regiment (3) 75th k.k. Landsturm Battalion 6/5th Dragoon Regiment (1/4 sqn) 1st Btry, 12th Mountain Artillery Regiment 27th Howitzer Btry, 12th Mountain Artillery Regiment Total: 3,100 rifles, 25 cavalry, 8 guns Brgat Group: Oberst Zsenyey 1st Co, Bosnisch-Herzgowinisch Gendarme Battalion IV/17th k.u. Landsturm Regiment 6th Sarajevo Battery 3rd Co., 2nd Pioneer Battalion 3rd Co., 15th Pioneer Battalion Total: 850 rifles, 12 guns Forming: 1 Battalion & 1 Battery Bileca Fortress Garrison: Generalmajor Andrian 11 Infantry Companies 6 Fortress Artillery Companies 3,620 rifles, 40 MGs, 20 mobile & 63 stationary guns Avtovac Garrison: Oberst Wanek 13 Infantry Companies 1 Fortress Artillery Company 4,650 rifles, 12 MGs, 9 mobile & 12 stationary guns Sutjeska Detachment: Rittmeister Kostetzky 1 Battalion (980 rifles) Naval Detachment at Bocche di Cattaro: Konteradmiral Hansa 5th Division: Konteradmiral Hansa Monarch Wien (Vienna) Budapest 2nd Cruiser Flotilla: Lsch. Kapt. Grund Novara Kaiser Karl VI

4 Kaiser Franz Joseph I Aspern Panther Torpeado Boat Group: Warasdiner Huzar Orjen Turul Blitz Misc. Vessels: 16 Torpeado boats 4 Mine Sweepers 5 Submarines Various Watch and Rescue ships.

B. 62nd Infantry Division: Feldmarschal-leutnant von Kasler Group: Generalmajor Vukadinovic III/25th k.u. Landsturm Infantry Regiment II/26th k.u. Landsturm Infantry Regiment VII/30th k.u. Landsturm Infantry Regiment 1/2 Sarajevo Battery 1 Landing Battery 209th k.u. Landsturm Infantry Brigade: Oberst von Spindler VI/4th k.u. Landsturm Infantry Regiment III/5th k.u. Landsturm Infantry Regiment IV/26th k.u. Landsturm Infantry Regiment VI/30th k.u. Landsturm Infantry Regiment III/31st k.u. Landsturm Infantry Regiment 1/4 Reserve Sqn, 10th Hussar Regiment 4th Btry, 12th Mountain Battery 6th Btry, 13th Mountain Battery 205th k.u. Landsturm Infantry Brigade: Generalmajor von Reinöhl 409th k.u. Landsturm Infantry Regiment (3) 410th k.u. Landsturm Infantry Regiment 3/14th Dragoon Regiment Reserve Sqn, 10th Hussar Regiment (3/4) 1st Btry, 13th Mountain Artillery Regiment 1st Btry, 9th Mountain Artillery Regiment Division Support Troops: 1/4 1st Grenz Jäger Company 2nd Grenz Jäger Company 1/2 3rd Grenz Jäger Company 581st k.k. Landsturm Etappan Battalion III/29th k.u. Landsturm Etappan Regiment 2/4th Landsturm Hussar Regiment (1/4 sqn) 6th Btry, 15th Field Artillery Regiment 6th Btry, 17th Field Artillery Regiment 9th Btry, 2nd fortress Artillery Battalion 1st & 2nd Btry, I China Division 5th Sarajevo Battery 1st Howitzer Btry, 5th Mountain Artillery Regiment 1 Landing Battery 3rd Co., 7th Sapper Battalion 7th Co., 8th Sapper Battalion 4th Co., 9th Pioneer Battalion

5 2nd Co., 15th Pioneer Battalion

C. VIII Corps: Feldzeugmeister von Scheuchenstuel 53rd Infantry Division: Generalmajro von Pongracz 17th Mountain Brigade: Oberst Karpellus 19th k.u.Landsturm Regiment (3) 44th k.u.Landsturm Battalion 76th k.u.Landsturm Battalion 6/5th Dragoon Regiment (1/4 sqn) 1st Battery, 12th Mountain Artillery Regiment Landsturm Infantry Brigade: Generalmajor Schwarz 3rd k.u. Landsturm Infantry Regiment (3) 6th k.u. Landsturm Infantry Regiment (3) 3/4 2/1st Landsturm Hussar Division 1st Battery, 10th Mountain Artillery Regiment Division Support Troops: I/5th k.u. Landsturm Etappen Regiment IV/15th k.u. Landsturm Etappen Regiment 5/5th Dragoon Regiment 6th Btry, 15th Field Howitzer Regiment 8th Btry, 35th Field Howitzer Regiment 4th Btry, 4th Mountain Artillery Regiment 1st Howitzer Btry, 2nd Mountain Artillery Regiment March Co., 2nd Sapper Battalion Total: 7,884 rifles, 393 cavalry, 22 guns 10th Mountain Brigade: Generalmajor von Droffa I/48th Infantry Regiment I/90th I/62nd Infantry Regiment II/92nd Infantry Regiment III/1st Bosnisch-Herzgowinisch Infantry Regiment Reserve Sqn, 5th Dragoon Regiment 1/2nd Landsturm Hussar Division (1/4 sqn) 4th Btry, 6th Mountain Artillery Regiment 2nd Howitzer Btry, 9th Mountain Artillery Regiment Total: 4,256 rifles, 89 cavalry, 6 guns 59th Infantry Division: Feldmarschal-leutnant Snjaric 9th Mountain Brigade: Generalmajor von Hronzy IV/12th Infantry Regiment III/49th Infantry Regiment III/74th Infantry Regiment IV/84th Infantry Regiment IV/87th Infantry Regiment 1/12th Uhlan Regiment (1/4 sqn) 2nd Btry, 7th Mountain Artillery Regiment 1st Btry, 11th Mountain Artillery Regiment 18th Mountain Brigade: Generalmajor Skvor III/31st Infantry Regiment II/60th Infantry Regiment 3rd Feldjäger Battalion 15th Feldjäger Battalion 26th Feldjäger Battalion 1/Mounted Dalmation Schützen Division (1/4 sqn) 6th Btry, 4th Mountain Artillery Regiment

6 6th Btry, 6th Mountain Artillery Regiment Corps Support Troops: 6/10th Honved Hussar Regiment 6th & 7th Btry, 24th Field Artillery Regiment 2nd Howitzer Btry, 5th Mountain Artillery Regiment 7th Co., 4th Sapper Battalion Total: 8,386 rifles, 168 cavalry, 26 guns 57th Infantry Division: Feldmarschal-leutnant Goiginger 2nd Mountain Brigade: Oberst Panzenböck III/8th Infantry Regiment II/70th Infantry Regiment III/76th Infantry Regiment II/101st Infantry Regiment V/4th Bosnisch-Herzgowinisch Infantry Regiment 1/Mounted Dalmatian Schutzen Division (1/4 sqn) 4th & 5th Btry, 5th Mountain Artillery Regiment 6th Mountain Brigade: Oberst von Hellebronth I/6th Infantry Regiment III/38th Infantry Regiment IV/42nd Infantry Regiment IV/50th Infantry Regiment IV/81st Infantry Regiment 1/Mounted Dalmatian Schützen Division (1/4 sqn) 3rd Btry, 4th Mountain Artillery Regiment 5th Btry, 7th Mountain Artillery Regiment Division Support: 3/4th Landsturm Hussar Division 7th & 8th Btry, 38th Field Artillery Regiment 1st & 2nd Btry, 13th Mountain Artillery Regiment 5th Btry, 2nd Heavy Howitzer Division 7th Co., 6th Sapper Battalion 4th, 5th & 6th Cos., 5th Pioneer Battalion 4th Co., 10th Pioneer Battalion Total: 8,380 rifles, 170 cavarly, 34 guns k.u. Landsturm Infantr Brigade: Generalmajor von Haustein 1st k.u. Landsturm Infantry Regiment (3) 4th k.u. Landsturm Infantry Regiment (2) 1/1st Landsturm Hussar Division (1/4 sqn) 5th Btry, 6th Honved Field Artillery Regiment 8th Btry, 32nd Field Howitzer Regiment Total: 5,179 rifles, 22 cavarly, 8 guns Corps Support: I/,II/32nd k.u.Landsturm Infantry Regiment III/2nd k.u.Landsturm Etappen Infantry Regiment 2nd Howitzer Btry, 4th Mountain Artillery Regiment 3rd Btry, 4th Heavy Howitzer Division 19th 220mm Trench Morter Section 20th 220mm Trench Morter Section 1st & 2nd Co., 4th Sapper Battalion 8th Co., 9th Sapper Battalion 1 Landsturm Sapper Detachment

7 Army Support: 4th Btry, 4th Mountain Artillery Regiment 2nd Howitzer Btry, 4th Mountain Artillery Regiment 1st Co., 2nd Pioneer Battalion 5th Co., 8th Pioneer Battalion 2nd & 3rd Co., 1st Bakery Battalion 9th Avaition Company 15th Avaition Company Also Placed under the 3rd Army: Belgrad Bridgehead: Generalmajor Kuchinka 4 Bns, 1/4 sqn, 77 guns & 2 technical cos Peterwardein Fortress: Generalmajor Grzywinski 1 Battalion & 93 guns

OTHER FORCES OUTSIDE THE FIELD ARMY ORGANIZATION Coastal Defense: Feldmarschal-leutnant von Wucherer 9 Battlaions & 5 1/2 batteries Sebenico Rayon: Konteradmiral Zaccaria Zara Detachment, Sebenico Detachment, & Spalato Detachment Kalinovik Fortress Garrison: Antosch 1/2 Battalion, 1 Fortress Artillery Co., 10 guns Mostar (Grad & Stolac) Fortress Garrison: Feldmarschal- leutnant Maudry 1 3/4 Bns, 6 Fortress Artillery Cos., 10 mobile & 64 stationary guns Sarajevo Fortress Garrison: Generalmajor Belchinger 2 1/2 Bns, 9 Fortress Artillery Cos., 10 mobile & 119 stationary guns Brcko Fortress Garrison: 1 Company Visegrad Fortress Garrison: 1 company & 6 guns

Glaise-Horstenau, E., Osterreich-Ungarns Letzter Krieg, 1914-1918, Austrian Militarwissenschaftlichen Mitteilungen, Viennw, 1931.

Copyright GFN 1992

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