General Hermann Kövess von Kövessháza

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General Hermann Kövess von Kövessháza was an Austro-Hungarian field marshal who served as one of the last commanders-in-chief of the Austro-Hungarian Army during World War I.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Austro-Hungarian field marshal
human
military commander
allegiance Austria-Hungary
awardReceived Iron Cross (1914)
linked to: Iron Cross

Military Order of Maria Theresa
Order of Leopold
Order of the Crown (Prussia)
Order of the Iron Crown
Order of the Iron Crown, 1st class
Order of the Red Eagle
Order of the Star of Romania
Order of the White Eagle (Serbia)
Pour le Mérite
birthDate 1854-03-30
birthPlace Austrian Empire
Kingdom of Hungary
Temesvár
commanded Austro-Hungarian 12th Army
Austro-Hungarian 3rd Army
Austro-Hungarian 7th Army
conflict World War I
countryOfCitizenship Austria-Hungary
deathDate 1924-09-22
deathPlace Republic of Austria
linked to: Austria

Vienna
ethnicGroup Hungarians
familyName Kövess
front Balkan Front (World War I)
linked to: Balkan Front

Eastern Front (World War I)
linked to: Eastern Front
givenName Hermann
languageOfWorkOrName German
Hungarian
militaryBranch Austro-Hungarian Army
militaryRank Feldmarschall
nobleTitle von Kövessháza
notableBattle Romanian Campaign (1916–1917)
linked to: Romanian Campaign

Serbian Campaign (1914)
notableFor being one of the last commanders-in-chief of the Austro-Hungarian Army in World War I
occupation military officer
soldier
partOf Austro-Hungarian high command
positionHeld army commander
commander-in-chief of the Austro-Hungarian Army
corps commander
division commander
promotedToFieldMarshal 1918
religion Roman Catholicism

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Order of Maria Theresa notableRecipient General Hermann Kövess von Kövessháza