Alfred Georg Heinrich Maria Freiherr[a] von Waldstätten (9 November 1872, in Vienna – 12 January 1952, in Mauerbach) was an Austro-Hungarian Army officer holding the rank of Generalmajor (major general) who served during World War I.

He held senior positions on the Armeeoberkommando (General Staff) and possessed significant influence over the Chief of General Staff, Arthur Arz von Straußenburg, and Emperor Karl.

Alfred von Waldstätten was born in Vienna, then the capital of Austria-Hungary, in 1872.

[1][2] In the summer of 1916, Waldstätten briefly served as the chief of staff for the 12th Army[3] as well as Army Group Archduke Karl, commanded by the future emperor of Austria-Hungary,[2] but was replaced by German officer Hans von Seeckt after a month.

During this time, he disagreed with Franz Conrad von Hötzendorf and Svetozar Boroević on the country's strategy for the Italian front, especially after the failures of their operations.