Alexander von Krobatin

Alexander von Krobatin
Krobatin in 1914
Born(1849-09-12)12 September 1849
Olomouc, Moravia, Austrian Empire
Died28 September 1933(1933-09-28) (aged 84)
Vienna, Austria
AllegianceAustrian Empire Austrian Empire
Austria-Hungary Austria-Hungary
Service / branchArmy
Years of service1861 – 1918
RankField Marshal
UnitTenth Army
CommandsTenth Army
Eleventh Army
Tyrol Front
Battles / warsCaporetto
Vittorio Veneto
Piave Offensive
Other workImperial and Royal Technical Military Academy instructor

Alexander Freiherr von Krobatin (12 September 1849 – 28 September 1933) was an Austrian field marshal and Imperial and Royal Minister of War for Austria-Hungary between 1912 and 1917 — for most of World War I.[1]

  1. ^ Pope, S. & Wheal, E.A.(1995): The Macmillan Dictionary of the First World War Macmillan: London.