page_title: General of the Artillery (Austria)
section_title: Austro-Hungarian Army
hierarchical_section_title: General of the Artillery (Austria) / Austro-Hungarian Army
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Rangabzeichen der Landstreitkräfte Österreich-Ungarns (k.u.k.) 1868 bis 1918. Feldzeugmeister) – Kragenspiegel. English: Rank insignia of the Austro-Hungarian armed forces (k.u.k.) 1868 to 1918. of the artillery - called “Feldzeugmeister”) – gorget patch. Français&#160;: Grades d'un général d'artillerie (Feldzeugmeister) d'armée de terre d'Autriche-Hongroise
context_page_description: Feldzeugmeister was a historical military rank in some German and the Austro-Hungarian armies, especially in use for the artillery. It was commonly used in the 16th or 17th century, but could even be found at the beginning of the 20th century in some European countries. In the army of Habsburg Empire, the rank of Feldzeugmeister was an equivalent of lieutenant general.
context_section_description: In the Austrian and Hungarian service, Feldzeugmeister (in Hungarian Táborszernagy) had a different meaning. During the Napoleonic Wars, the Feldzeugmeister held the rank just above Feldmarschallleutnant and just below Feldmarschall (field marshal). It was a roughly equivalent rank to full general. Feldzeugmeister was equal to general of the infantry (General der Infanterie) and general of the cavalry (General der Kavallerie). It remained the second highest rank of the Austrian army until the creation of colonel-general (Generaloberst) in 1915.
  Originally members of the infantry and artillery were given this rank, while members of the cavalry would become generals of the cavalry. From 1908 onwards the rank Feldzeugmeister was given to members of the artillery only.
caption: Rank insignia of an Austria-Hungarian Feldzeugmeister (equal to General der Infanterie and General der Kavallerie)
exif: {}