CONRAD VON HÖTZENDORF, FRANZ XAVER JOSEF, COUNT


Meaning of CONRAD VON HÖTZENDORF, FRANZ XAVER JOSEF, COUNT in English

born Nov. 11, 1852, Penzing, Austria

died Aug. 25, 1925, Mergentheim, Ger.

Austrian soldier.

A career officer in the Austro-Hungarian army, he became chief of staff in 1906. A conservative propagandist for Austria-Hungary, he advocated preventive wars against Serbia and Italy, for which he was briefly dismissed in 1911. In World War I, he planned the successful Austro-German offensive of 1915, but he was later hampered by German domination and lack of military resources. He was dismissed when Charles I took command in 1916.

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