Post: | Chief |
Body: | the General Staff |
Flag: | Stander General Austria.svg |
Flagborder: | yes |
Flagcaption: | Flag of Austrian general |
Insignia: | Roundel of Austria.svg |
Insigniacaption: | Roundel of Austria |
Incumbentsince: | 20 October 2022 |
Department: | General staff of the Bundesheer Ministry of Defense |
Status: | Head of a general staff |
Style: | Mr. Chief of the General Staff |
Member Of: | General staff |
Reports To: | Minister of Defense |
Seat: | Rossauer Barracks, Innere Stadt, Vienna |
Precursor: | Chief of the Austro-Hungarian General Staff |
First: | Rudolf Vidossich |
The Chief of the Austrian General Staff (de|Chef des Generalstabes des Bundesheeres) is the highest-ranking military officer in the Austrian Armed Forces and is responsible for maintaining control over the service branches.
width=50% valign=top | General Inspector of Troops (1937–1938) | width=50% valign=top | Chiefs of the General Staff (1936–1938) |