Liborius Ritter von Frank

Liborius Ritter von Frank
Born(1848-10-05)5 October 1848
Died26 February 1935(1935-02-26) (aged 86)
Allegiance Austria-Hungary
Branch Austro-Hungarian Army
RankGeneral
Commands5th Army
Battles / warsWorld War I

Liborius Ritter von Frank (5 October 1848 – 26 February 1935) was an Austro-Hungarian general in World War I. He commanded the Austro-Hungarian Fifth Army in 1914 at the start of the war, and fought at the Battle of Cer, Battle of the Drina and Battle of Kolubara.[1] He was replaced by General Karl Tersztyánszky von Nádas 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.

References

  1. ^ DiNardo, R.L. (2015). Invasion: The Conquest of Serbia, 1915: The Conquest of Serbia, 1915. War, technology, and history. ABC-CLIO. p. 17. ISBN 978-1-4408-0093-1.


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