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Franz Rohr von Denta Biography and Timeline

Follow Franz Rohr von Denta through 32 dated historical records for Austria.

Franz Rohr von Denta, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

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1854–1918Years on this page

1854

Birth of Franz Rohr von Denta Straussenberg

Baron · Commander of First Army · Arad · Warfare / Military

Born in Arad, Kingdom of Hungary, Austrian Empire (modern-day Romania), in 1854 as Franz Denta

1876

Education

Baron · Commander of First Army · Warfare / Military

Appointed Lieutenant in the 3 Galizisches Uhlanen-Regiment Erzherzog Carl in 1876 on graduating from the Theresan Military Academy in Wiener-Neustadt

Lieutenant

Baron · Commander of First Army · Warfare / Military

Appointed Lieutenant in the 3 Galizisches Uhlanen-Regiment Erzherzog Carl in 1876 on graduating from the Theresan Military Academy in Wiener-Neustadt

1897

Chief of Staff

Baron · Commander of First Army · Warfare / Military

Appointed Chief of Staff to II Corps

1911

General

Baron · General · Warfare / Military

Appointed the rank of General der Kavallerie

1913

Commander of First Army

Baron · Commander of First Army · Warfare / Military

Appointed Commander of the Hungarian Landwehr (Honved)

1914

Commander of First Army

Baron · Commander of First Army · Vienna · Warfare / Military

Appointed Commander of the First Army on the Eastern Front

First Army

Baron · Commander of First Army · Vienna · Warfare / Military

Appointed Commander of the First Army on the Eastern Front

First Army

Baron · General · Vienna · Warfare / World War, 1st

Appointed Commander of the First Army on the Eastern Front

Role range: 1914-1918

General

Baron · General · Vienna · Warfare / World War, 1st

Appointed Commander of the First Army on the Eastern Front

Role range: 1914-1918

1915

Declaration of War

Baron · General · Warfare / World War, 1st

Responsible for the task of defending the southwestern frontier and historic heartlands of the Empire following the Itialian declaration of war

Role range: 1914-1918

Armeegruppe Rohr

Baron · General · Warfare / World War, 1st

Appointed Commander of Armeegruppe Rohr, takes charge of all troops in from Graz to Innsbruck

Role range: 1914-1918

General

Baron · General · Warfare / World War, 1st

Appointed Commander of Armeegruppe Rohr, takes charge of all troops in from Graz to Innsbruck

Role range: 1914-1918

Bug

Baron · General · Vienna · Warfare / World War, 1st

Suuports the German Bug Offensive

Role range: 1914-1918

1916

General

Baron · General · Warfare / Military

Appointed Commander of the new 10th army following the dissolution of his army-group in anticipation of the Tyrol Offensive

Generaloberst

Baron · General · Warfare / Military

Having overseen the successful defense of the Corinthian frontier, Rohr was promoted to the rank of Generaloberst

General

Baron · General · Warfare / World War, 1st

Appointed Commander of the new 10th army following the dissolution of his army-group in anticipation of the Tyrol Offensive

Role range: 1914-1918

Generaloberst

Baron · General · Warfare / World War, 1st

Having overseen the successful defense of the Corinthian frontier, Rohr was promoted to the rank of Generaloberst

Role range: 1914-1918

Tenth Army

Baron · General · Warfare / World War, 1st

Appointed Commander of the new 10th army following the dissolution of his army-group in anticipation of the Tyrol Offensive

Role range: 1914-1918

Elevent Army

Baron · General · Warfare / World War, 1st

With the halting of all offensive operations on the Italian front in the face of the Brusilov Offensive, the Tyrol effort was prematurely brought to an end and Rohr was switched to take charge of the 11th army

Role range: 1914-1918

Commander of First Army

Baron · Commander of First Army · Vienna · Warfare / Military

Appointed Commander of the First Army

Commander of First Army

Baron · Commander of First Army · Vienna · Warfare / World War, 1st

Appointed Commander of the First Army

Role range: 1914-1918

First Army

Baron · Commander of First Army · Warfare / World War, 1st

Commands the First Army to military victory in the Romanian Campaign

Role range: 1914-1918

Romanian Campaign

Baron · Commander of First Army · Warfare / World War, 1st

Commands the First Army to military victory in the Romanian Campaign

Role range: 1914-1918

1917

First Army

Baron · General · Warfare / Military

With the promotion of General Arz von Straussenberg to the position of Chief of the General Staff, Rohr took charge of the First Army and for the first time served as a commander on the Eastern Front

General

Baron · General · Warfare / Military

With the promotion of General Arz von Straussenberg to the position of Chief of the General Staff, Rohr took charge of the First Army and for the first time served as a commander on the Eastern Front

Eastern Front

Baron · General · Warfare / World War, 1st

With the promotion of General Arz von Straussenberg to the position of Chief of the General Staff, Rohr took charge of the First Army and for the first time served as a commander on the Eastern Front

Role range: 1914-1918

First Army

Baron · General · Warfare / World War, 1st

With the promotion of General Arz von Straussenberg to the position of Chief of the General Staff, Rohr took charge of the First Army and for the first time served as a commander on the Eastern Front

Role range: 1914-1918

General

Baron · General · Warfare / World War, 1st

With the promotion of General Arz von Straussenberg to the position of Chief of the General Staff, Rohr took charge of the First Army and for the first time served as a commander on the Eastern Front

Role range: 1914-1918

Chief of Staff

Baron · Chief of Staff · Vienna · Warfare / Military

Appointed Austro-Hungarian Chief of Staff

Chief of Staff

Baron · Chief of Staff · Vienna · Warfare / World War, 1st

Appointed Chief of Staff

Role range: 1914-1918

1918

Piave River

Baron · Chief of Staff · Vienna · Warfare / World War, 1st

The failure of this offensive leads to the Armys disintegration

Role range: 1914-1918

Records, sources and methodology

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