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1365:Artur Phleps
1230:Heads of the
1155:Generalmajor
1063:
1047:(GdI) Franz
1041:von Pitreich
923:
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873:Kriegsmarine
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550:
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308:Istvan Tisza
304:Karl Stürgkh
293:
265:
239:Oberleutnant
238:
234:
220:
191:
190:
161:Battles/wars
75:(1933-09-28)
18:
1460:1933 deaths
1455:1849 births
1375:Alfred Redl
1320:Franz Böhme
1175:of the Navy
1030:GdK Edmund
1023:FZM Rudolf
884:Battleships
815:Schutzkorps
781:Kaiserjäger
711:Common Army
211:World War I
156:Tyrol Front
152:Tenth Army
1449:Categories
1288:Commanders
1003:von Koller
942:Leadership
743:First Army
647:1912–1917
346:Retirement
320:Tenth army
289:divisional
185:instructor
144:Tenth Army
87:Allegiance
49:1849-09-12
1107:Charles I
1051:Schönaich
963:Charles I
917:Air Force
774:Feldjäger
250:in 1900.
165:Caporetto
82:, Austria
1049:Freiherr
1032:Freiherr
1025:Freiherr
1018:Freiherr
1001:Freiherr
991:Freiherr
950:Emperors
931:Aircraft
889:Cruisers
758:Weaponry
555:Archived
470:Freifrau
451:Freiherr
284:military
235:Leutnant
221:Born in
149:Commands
115:Service/
894:U-Boats
483:Sources
300:Romania
291:level.
227:Moravia
60:Moravia
56:Olomouc
1039:Ritter
983:(FML)
614:1 June
561:1 June
476:Freiin
272:Serbia
117:branch
80:Vienna
1261:VAdm
1255:VAdm
1249:VAdm
1243:VAdm
1204:VAdm
1198:VAdm
1192:VAdm
1186:VAdm
1027:Merkl
1020:Bauer
879:Ranks
461:Baron
443:Notes
336:Tyrol
1162:GdI
1143:FZM
1134:FML
1054:GdI
1011:Graf
865:Navy
699:Army
616:2008
563:2008
473:and
205:for
198:and
141:Unit
133:Rank
120:Army
70:Died
43:Born
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