General of the cavalry (Austria)

General of the Cavalry (General der Kavallerie) 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[citation needed], and usually commanded either a corps or an army.

It was equivalent to the ranks of General der Infanterie (introduced in 1908 for infantry officers),[1] and Feldzeugmeister (for artillery and engineer officers).

[2] Prior to 1908, infantry officers also used the rank of Feldzeugmeister.

[1] The next lower rank was Feldmarschallleutnant (usually a divisional commander), which is often rendered as Feldmarschall-Leutnant.