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General of the cavalry (Austria)

General of the Cavalry () was a rank in the Imperial Army of the Holy Roman Empire, Imperial Army of the Austrian Empire and the Army of Austria-Hungary.

In 1908, it was approximately equivalent to a United States Army lieutenant general, and usually commanded either a corps or an army. It was one rank below Feldmarschall until September 1915 when the rank of was introduced. It was equivalent to the ranks of (introduced in 1908 for infantry officers), and (for artillery and engineer officers). Prior to 1908, infantry officers also used the rank of . The next lower rank was Feldmarschallleutnant (usually a divisional commander), which is often rendered as Feldmarschall-Leutnant.

List of officers who were Generals of the Cavalry

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