The k.u.k. War College, also k.u.k. Staff College ( Ge: ''k.u.k. Kriegsschule'') was the highest military facility to educate, instruct, train, and develop ''general staff officers'' of the

Austrian Empire The Austrian Empire (german: link=no, Kaiserthum Oesterreich, modern spelling , ) was a Central-Eastern European multinational great power from 1804 to 1867, created by proclamation out of the realms of the Habsburgs. During its existence, ...

and later the

Austro-Hungarian Empire Austria-Hungary, often referred to as the Austro-Hungarian Empire,, the Dual Monarchy, or Austria, was a constitutional monarchy and great power in Central Europe between 1867 and 1918. It was formed with the Austro-Hungarian Compromise of ...

. It was located in

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, and active from 1852 to 1918. Established in 1852, the ''k.u.k. War College'' was an outgrowth of the previous centers of Austrian military scholarship: the ''Kriegsarchiv'' and the ''Österreichische militärische Zeitschrift'' (Austrian Military Journal). Having been earlier suggested by the likes of officers including

Joseph Radetzky von Radetz Johann Josef Wenzel Anton Franz Karl, Graf Radetzky von Radetz ( en, John Joseph Wenceslaus Anthony Francis Charles, Count Radetzky of Radetz; cz, Jan Josef Václav Antonín František Karel hrabě Radecký z Radče; sl, Janez Jožef Vencelj ...

, it was organized early in the reign of

Emperor Franz Josef Franz Joseph I or Francis Joseph I (german: Franz Joseph Karl, hu, Ferenc József Károly, 18 August 1830 – 21 November 1916) was Emperor of Austria, King of Hungary, and the other states of the Habsburg monarchy from 2 December 1848 until his ...

. Among its students and faculty were such influential members of the Austro-Hungarian military as

Count Franz Conrad von Hötzendorf Count (feminine: countess) is a historical title of nobility in certain European countries, varying in relative status, generally of middling rank in the hierarchy of nobility. Pine, L. G. ''Titles: How the King Became His Majesty''. New York: ...

, who attended the school and later taught tactics there from 1888 to 1892. Sondhaus, L. ''Franz Conrad von Hötzendorf: Architect of the Apocalypse''. (Studies in Central European Histories.) Boston: Humanities Press, 2000. p 37. (Retrieved via Google Books 2/23/11.)

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