Chief of the General Staff | |
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Chef des Generalstabes des Bundesheeres (German) | |
since 20 October 2022 | |
General staff of the Bundesheer Ministry of Defense | |
Style | Mr. Chief of the General Staff (formal) |
Status | Head of a general staff |
Member of | General staff |
Reports to | Minister of Defense |
Seat | Rossauer Barracks, Innere Stadt, Vienna |
Precursor | Chief of the Austro-Hungarian General Staff |
First holder | Rudolf Vidossich as Army Inspector of the Bundesheer (1922) |
Website | Official website |
The Chief of the Austrian General Staff (German: Chef des Generalstabes des Bundesheeres) is the highest-ranking military officer in the Austrian Armed Forces and is responsible for maintaining control over the service branches.