Austro-Hungarian General Staff

Imperial and Royal General Staff
k.u.k. Generalstab
General Staff building on Ringstraße, Vienna
Active1867–1918
Country Austria-Hungary
Allegiance Armed Forces
BranchActive duty
TypeStaff
Part ofMinistry of War
Garrison/HQRingstraße, Vienna
Commanders
First ChiefFeldmarschall-Leutant Franz von John
Last ChiefGeneraloberst Arthur Arz von Straußenburg

The Imperial and Royal General Staff (German: k.u.k. Generalstab; Hungarian: Cs. es K. Vezérkar) of Austria-Hungary was part of the Ministry of War. It was headed by the Chief of the General Staff for the Whole Armed Forces (Chef des Generalstabes für die gesamte bewaffnete Macht; Az egész Fegyveres Erők Vezérkari Főnöke), who had direct access to the Emperor.