Moritz von Auffenberg

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Moritz von Auffenberg (May 22, 1852 in Opava (Troppau) - May 18, 1928 in Vienna) was a general of Austro-Hungarian Army.

Auffenberg served in the army since age of 19. In 1910 he reached rank of general. During 1911 - 1912 he served as Minister of War of the Empire. In this position he tried to modernize the army obtaining many political enemies in the process. Among the few successes was an increase of military budget.

During World War I Auffenberg commanded the Fourth Army which won at the Battle of Komarow but was defeated by the Russians during the Battle of Rawa (the "six days battle"). He was blamed for the defeat, dismissed from the command and replaced by the Archduke Josef Ferdinand. Auffenberg never held a command again. On April 22, 1915 the Emperor Karl I awarded him noble title "von Komarow"

Later, Auffenberg wrote two books about the war:

Aus Österreich-Ungarns Teilnahme am Weltkrieg (About Austro-Hungarian participation in the Wold War), Berlin, Ullstein, 1920.
Aus Österreich-Ungarns Höhe und Niedergang - Eine Lebensschilderung (About rise and fall of Austria-Hungary - a life description), Munich, 1921.