This article lists the administrators of occupied Serbia during World War I, which represented the Central Powers of World War I in Austro-Hungarian occupied Serbia and Bulgarian occupied Serbia from late 1915 to November 1918. [1]
This article lists the administrators of occupied Serbia during World War I, which represented the Central Powers of World War I in Austro-Hungarian occupied Serbia and Bulgarian occupied Serbia from late 1915 to November 1918. [1]
Source: [2]
| No. | Portrait | Governor-general | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Defence branch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Feldmarschallleutnant Johann von Salis-Seewis (1862–1940) | 1 Jan 1916 | Jul 1916 | 182 days |  Austro-Hungarian Army | |
| 2 | Generaloberst Adolf von Rhemen (1855–1932) | 6 Jul 1916 | Oct 1918 | 2 years, 87 days | Austro-Hungarian Army | |
| 1 | Feldmarschall Hermann Kövess (1862–1940) | 1 October 1918 | 1 November 1918 | 31 days | Austro-Hungarian Army |
Source: [3]
| No. | Portrait | Civilian Commissioner | Took office | Left office | Time in office |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ludwig Thallóczy (1857–1916) | 17 January 1916 | 1 December 1916 | 319 days | |
| 2 | Teodor Kušević | 1 January 1917 | 1 November 1918 | 1 year, 304 days |
Source: [2]
| No. | Portrait | Commander | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Defence branch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Vasil Kutinchev (1859–1941) | 27 Nov 1915 | 6 May 1917 | 243 days |  Bulgarian Army | |
| 2 | General Aleksandar Protogerov (1867–1928) | May 1917 | December 1917 | 214 days | Bulgarian Army | |
| 2 | Lieutenant colonel Petar Darvingov (1875–1958) | Dec 1917 | Feb 1918 | 62 days | Bulgarian Army |
Source: [4]
| No. | Portrait | Commander | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Defence branch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Racho Petrov (1861–1942) | 1915 | 1916 | 1 year, 0 days | Bulgarian Army | |
| 2 | Lieutenant general Pravoslav Tenev (1862–1942) | 1916 | 1917 | 1 year, 0 days | Bulgarian Army | |
| 2 | General Stefan Toshev (1859–1924) | 1915 | 1917 | 2 years, 0 days | Bulgarian Army |
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