Brigade and Division Commanders 1920-1938
The following page lists the names of officers who commanded the Brigades and later Divisions of the 1st Austrian Bundesheer between 1920 and the Annexation of Austria by Germany in March 1938. Many of the earlier names in the following lists will be recognized as those of officers who served the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy and some of whom later served in command positions in the German Wehrmacht during World War 2.
Brigade Burgenland Nr. 1 - became 1. Division on 1 Jun 35
| 1 Dec 20 | 1 Nov 22 | Oberstbrigadier Rudolf Vidossich |
| 1 Nov 22 | 1 Dec 22 | Oberst Oskar Jaeger |
| 1 Dec 22 | 1 Aug 23 | Generalmajor Ottokar Hubert |
| 1 Aug 23 | 31 Jan 24 | Oberst Karl Köbe |
| 1 Feb 24 | 30 Apr 25 | Generalmajor Hermenegild Sandri |
| 1 May 25 | 31 Jul 26 | Generalmajor Ferdinand Pfisterer |
| 1 Aug 26 | 31 Jan 29 | Generalmajor Leopold Schubert |
| 1 Feb 29 | 31 Mar 31 | Oberst/Generalmajor Eugen Redl |
| 1 Apr 31 | 31 Jul 33 | Oberst/Generalmajor Heribert Wuczkowski |
| 1 Aug 33 | 1 Dec 33 | Oberst Albert Oberweger |
| 1 Dec 33 | 1 Mar 34 | Generalmajor Theodor Haselmayr |
| 1 Mar 34 | 3 Jul 34 | Generalmajor Ferdinand Pichler |
| 1 Aug 34 | Mar 38 | Generalmajor Heinrich Stümpfl |
Brigade Wien Nr. 2 - became 2. Division on 1 Jun 35
| 1 Sep 20 | 31 Jan 24 | Oberst Johann Graf |
| 1 Feb 24 | 31 Mar 25 | Oberst/Generalmajor Thomas Buzek |
| 1 Apr 25 | 31 Jul 26 | Generalmajor Paul Hofmann |
| 1 Jul 26 | 28 Feb 31 | Generalmajor Otto Wiesinger |
| 1 Mar 31 | 28 Feb 34 | Generalmajor Sigismund Schilawski |
| 1 Mar 34 | Mar 38 | Generalmajor/Feldmarschalleutnant Theodor Haselmayr |
Brigade Niederösterreich Nr. 3 - became 3. Division on 1 Jun 35
| 1 Dec 20 | 1 Jul 23 | Oberst/Generalmajor Viktor Sagai |
| 1 Jul 23 | 22 Dec 23 | Oberst/Generalmajor Josef Schneider |
| 1 Mar 24 | 1 Dec 24 | Generalmajor Maximilian Themer-Jablonski |
| 1 Dec 24 | 31 May 30 | Oberst/Generalmajor Ing. Friedrich Janda |
| 1 Jun 30 | 30 Aug 32 | Oberst/Generalmajor Alfred Jansa |
| 1 Sep 32 | 31 Mar 37 | Oberst/Generalmajor Wilhelm Gebauer |
| 1 April 37 | Mar 38 | Generalmajor Valentin Feurstein |
Brigade Oberösterreich Nr. 4 - became 4. Division on 1 Jun 35
| 1 Aug 20 | 31 Jul 23 | Oberst/Oberstbrigadier/Generalmajor Karl Glöckner |
| 1 Aug 23 | 30 Nov 25 | Oberst/Oberstbrigadier/General Josef Dobretzberger |
| 1 Dec 25 | 1 Mar 26 | Generalmajor Richard Schilawsky |
| 1 Mar 26 | 30 Apr 31 | Oberst/Generalmajor Oskar Englisch-Popparich |
| 1 May 31 | 31 Jul 33 | Oberst/Generalmajor Wolfgang Waldherr |
| 1 Aug 33 | 20 Jul 34 | Oberst/Generalmajor Wilhelm Zehner |
| 20 Jul 34 | 31 Dec 34 | Oberst/Generalmajor Josef Stochmal |
| 1 Jan 35 | Mar 38 | Oberst/Generalmajor Anton Kienbauer |
Brigade Steirmark Nr. 5 - became 5. Division on 1 Jun 35
| 1 Dec 20 | 31 Oct 22 | Oberst Karl Plachota |
| 1 Nov 22 | 31 Jan 24 | Oberst/Generalmajor Ing. Martin Pedretti |
| 1 Feb 24 | 28 Feb 26 | Oberst/Generalmajor Karl Plachota |
| 1 Mar 26 | 31 Oct 26 | Generalmajor Ing. Franz Klemm |
| 1 Nov 26 | 31 Dec 28 | Generalmajor Hugo Metzger |
| 1 Jan 29 | 31 Mar 30 | Generalmajor Sigismund Schilawsky |
| 1 Apr 30 | 31 Jul 33 | Oberst/Generalmajor Johann Sagburg |
| 1 Aug 33 | 28 Feb 34 | Oberst/Generalmajor Ferdinand Pichler |
| 1 Mar 34 | 3 Jul 34 | Generalmajor Chlodwig Schwarzleitner-Domonkos |
| 3 Jul 34 | 1 Mar 36 | Generalmajor Ferdinand Pichler |
| 1 Mar 36 | 30 Sep 36 | Generalmajor Eduard Barger |
| 1 Oct 36 | Mar 38 | Generalmajor Rudolf Scheffarz |
Brigade Kärnten, Salzburg, Tirol und Voralberg Nr. 6 - became 6. Division on 1 Jun 35
| 1 Dec 20 | 1 Nov 22 | Oberst/Oberstbrigadier/Generalmajor Georg Hohenberger |
| 1 Nov 22 | 8 Mar 23 | Oberst/Generalmajor Ing. Karl Heppner-Kadlčik |
| 1 May 24 | 31 Dec 26 | Oberst/Generalmajor Oskar Suttner |
| 1 Jan 27 | 30 Jun 29 | Generalmajor Adolf Sterz |
| 1 Jul 29 | 31 Jan 30 | Generalmajor Walter Kirsch |
| 1 Feb 30 | 31 Jul 32 | Oberst/Generalmajor Alfred Thym |
| 1 Aug 32 | 30 Sep 33 | Oberst Artur Wimmer |
| 1 Oct 33 | 31 Dec 34 | Oberst/Generalmajor Willibald Perko |
| 1 Jan 35 | 31 Aug 35 | Generalmajor Johann Harhammer |
| 1 Sep 35 | Mar 38 | Generalmajor/Felmarschalleutnant Eugen Beyer |
7. Division
| 1 Feb 36 | 30 Sep 36 | Generalmajor Albert Oberweger |
| 1 Oct 36 | Mar 38 | Generalmajor Eduard Barger |
8. Brigade
| 20 Jan 35 | 1 Sep 35 | Oberst Josef Schmidberger |
| 1 Sep 35 | 31 Jan 38 | Oberst/Generalmajor Adalbert Szente |
| 1 Feb 38 | Mar 38 | Oberst/Generalmajor Kurt Zboržil |
Schnelle Division
| 1 Jun 35 | 30 Sep 36 | Generalmajor Johann Kubena |
| 1 Oct 36 | Mar 38 | Generalmajor Dr. Alfred Hubicki |
