During the mobilization of August 1914 , the 122nd Brigade (1st "K.u.k. Feldjäger" Regiment) and the 87th Infantry Brigade are grouped into the new 44th Landwehr Infantry Division by Heinrich Tschurtschenthaler, who was part the Austro-Hungarian XIV Corps on the Eastern Front in Galicia, in the area of modern-day Rava-Ruska. On October 1, he was appointed head of the 32nd Infantry Division attached to the 2nd Army which was commanded by General Eduard von Böhm-Ermolli. During winter 1914–1915, he was given command of the Goiginger group, including its division, and the 103rd Landsturm Brigade, engaged in the Battle of the Carpathians. In March 1915, He undertook for some time the command of the 44th Landwehr Division of the XVIII Corps commanded by General Alfred von Ziegler. On May 9, 1915, he was named Feldmarschall-Leutnant.