Liborius Ritter von Frank (5 October 1848 — 26 February 1935) was an

Austro-Hungarian Austria-Hungary, often referred to as the Austro-Hungarian Empire,, the Dual Monarchy, or Austria, was a constitutional monarchy and great power in Central Europe between 1867 and 1918. It was formed with the Austro-Hungarian Compromise of 1 ...

general in

World War I World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was List of wars and anthropogenic disasters by death toll, one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, ...

. He commanded the Austro-Hungarian Fifth Army in 1914 at the start of the war, and fought at the

Battle of Cer The Battle of Cer, ; german: Schlacht von Cer; hu, Ceri csata. Also known as the Battle of the Jadar River (Јадарска битка, ''Jadarska bitka''; ''Schlacht von Jadar''; ''Jadar csata''). was a military campaign fought between Austr ...

Battle of Drina The Battle of the Drina (Serbian: , ) was fought between Serbian and Austro-Hungarian armies in September 1914, near Loznica, Serbia, during the First Serbian campaign of World War I. After a first failed invasion of Serbia where he lost 4 ...

and

Battle of Kolubara The Battle of Kolubara ( sr-cyr, Колубарска битка, german: Schlacht an der Kolubara) was fought between Austria-Hungary and Serbia in November and December 1914, during the Serbian Campaign of World War I. It commenced on 16 ...

. He was replaced by General

Karl Tersztyánszky von Nádas Karl Tersztyánszky von Nádas, officially Károly Tersztyánszky, also alternatively written Tersztyánszky de Nádas (28 October 1854 – 7 March 1921) was an Austro-Hungarian general who served in World War I. Biography Tersztyánszky was born ...

after the failure of the first Serbian Campaign, the enormous casualties suffered by his army reduced to about 40% of its strength and the disbandment of the

Balkanstreitkräfte The Balkanstreitkräfte (German language, German for Balkan Armed Forces), also known as the Balkan Army, was the force raised by Austria-Hungary for its offensive action against Kingdom of Serbia, Serbia in August 1914, at the start of the Firs ...

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Biography of Liborius Ritter von Frank
Austro-Hungarian military personnel of World War I Austrian knights 1848 births 1935 deaths Austro-Hungarian generals {{Europe-mil-bio-stub