Freiherr von Dénta
Ranked as Obst, Franz Rohr became the chief of staff to the II. Corps in September 1897, filling in for Obst Anton Resch. He served in this capacity until April 1901, when he was replaced by Oberleutnant Vincenz Fox. Franz Rohr von Dénta stormed onto the scene of the higher commands when the Italian declaration of war caused a rush of K.u.K. forces to defend the southwestern frontier from invasion. He was appointed commander of Army Group Rohr on 27 May 1915. He held this post until the group was dissolved in February 1916, in anticipation of the Tirol Offensive. Meanwhile, he was elevated to the rank of Generaloberst on 1 January 1916. Rohr was in turn appointed to command the new X. Army in the Tirol, and it took a prominent role in the Tirol Offensive. However, the Lutsk Offensive by the Russians caused the Italian theatre to cease all attacks (which were getting nowhere after only two weeks).
In early June 1916, he left the X. Army and was replaced by General Scotti. A few days later, on 18 June, he was ordered to replace the ailing General Dankl as commander of the XI. Army in the Trentino. Rohr controlled this force until 28 February 1917, when he was called to the Moldavian Sector of the Eastern Front—he was replaced by General Scheuchenstüel as commander of the XI. Army. Rohr succeeded General Arz von Straussenberg in the command of the I. Army on the last day of February 1917, after the latter was appointed to be the new Chief-of-Staff to the Supreme Commander of the K.u.K. Armee. He was promoted to the rank of Feldmarschall on 30 January 1918. Rohr retained this command until 15 April 1918, when a peace treaty with Roumania caused the I. Army to be disbanded.
GWS, 1/01
Immediately following Italy’s declaration of war against the Empire
Southwestern Front, Generaloberst Erzherzog Eugen
Army Group Rohr, Gen. d. Kav. Rohr
Chief of Staff, Feldmlt. Scotti
92. inf. div., Feldmlt. Karl Edl. v. Langer
183. inf. brig., Genmj. Gössmann
184. inf. brig., Genmj. Jaschke
Sperren Malborgeth, Raibl - Predil, Flitsch
57. hus. brig., Genmj. Lanzinger
59. mtn. brig., Genmj. Fernengel
Orders of Battle: Carinthian Front, October 1915
Immediately preceding the Quadruple Alliance's final offensive against Serbia
Army Group Rohr, Gen. d. Kav. Rohr
I. wing, XLVIII. div., Feldmarschal Gabriel
II. wing, XCIV. inf. div., Feldmlt. Kuczera
III. wing, XCII. inf. div., Feldmlt. Fernengel
IV. wing, XLIV. Schützen div., Genmj. Nemeczek
Rohr was in command of his own Group, which was assigned to defending the northern sectors of the Italian theatre. This Group was situated along the southern slopes of the Carnic Alps, which divided Carinthia from Venezia. On his right flank was Rayon V (centred on the Pustertal), commanded by FML Ludwig Goiginger. On Rohr's left flank was the northern wing of GdI Svetozar von Boroevic's V. Army, specifically the XV. Corps of FML Stöger-Steiner. North of the Carnic Alps was the central command of the entire Southwestern Theatre, situated at Klagenfurt, and headed by the Archduke Eugen. With the declaration of war by Italy against the Empire in May 1915, the chief advance by the enemy was made against the perceived easy target of the Isonzo. Even after the failure of this advance, no majour effort was made to improve Italy's position vis-a-vis the Austrians in the northern wall of the Carnic Alps. Of course, the Carnic Alps are referred as a wall for good reason. There are four passes between the entrance of the Pustertal at Sexten-Moos and Mount Triglav over a distance of 120 kilometres. Having complete control of the summits and southern slopes of these mountains guaranteed the focus would be defensive on the part of both parties. Rohr presented his strongest defense in the Tarvisio sector, for although the sector was at a right-angle to both fronts, the nearby Maglern Pass was the lowest elevation in his command.
GWS, 2/02
Immediately preceding the Tirol Offensive
Tirol Front Commander, Erzherzog Eugen
X. Armee, Gen. d. Kav. Rohr
I. det., XCIV. inf. div., Feldmlt. Kuczera
II. det., Globocnik Group, Genmj. Globocnik
III. det., XCII. inf. div., Genmj. Fernengel
IV. det., XLIV. Schützen div., Feldmlt. Nemeczek
V. det., XV. Korps, Gen. d. Inf. Stöger-Steiner von Steinstätten
L. inf. div., Feldmlt. Kalser von Maasfeld
I. inf. div., Feldmlt. Schmidt von Fussina
XLVIII. inf. div., Feldmlt. Gabriel
In the middle of June 1916, GdK Franz Rohr commanded a stable front that stretched from the 2524 metre high summit of the Steinhkarspitz to the 2245 metre high summit of Krn in the east. On the western flank, Rayon V, the combined division of the Pustertal, commanded by Ludwig Goiginger. On the eastern flank, the XV. Corps of GdI Stöger-Steiner still guared the upper Isonzo. Most of Rohr's opposition came from the Italian XII. Corps, an independent force situated between the 3. and 4. armies.
GWS, 9/03
Immediately following Roumania's declaration of war against Austria
Army Group Erzherzog Eugen, Generaloberst Erzherzog Eugen
XI. Army, Generaloberst Rohr
Rayon III, Feldmlt. von Koennen-Korak
XXI. Korps, Feldmarschal von Lütgendorf
Guseck Group, Feldmlt. von Guseck
Kaiser Schützen div., Genmj. Englert
XX. Korps, Feldmlt. Schönburg-Hartenstein
III. inf. div., Feldmlt. von Horzetzky
VIII. inf. div., Feldmlt. von Fabiani
III. Korps, Feldmlt. von Krautwald
VI. inf. div., Genmj. Müller
XXII. Schützen div., Genmj. von Kochanowski
XXVIII. inf. div., Feldmlt. Schneider von Manns-Au
X. inf. div., Feldmlt. von Mecenseffy
XVII. Korps, Gen. d. Inf. Kritek
XVIII. inf. div., Genmj. von Hrozny
Roth Korps, Gen. d. Inf. von Roth
Rayon IV, Feldmlt. von Scholz
XC. inf. div., Feldmlt. von Scholz
Rayon V, Feldmlt. Goiginger
LVII. inf. div., Feldmlt. Goiginger
Immediately preceding Brussilov's second offensive (Kerensky Offensive)
Army Front Erzherzog Josef, Generaloberst Erzherzog Josef
I. K.u.K. Armee, Generaloberst von Rohr
XXIV. Deutsch res. Korps, Gen. d. Inf. von Gerok
Ruiz Group, Feldmlt. de Ruiz
CCXVIII. Deutsch inf. div., Genmj. von Nostitz
I. K.u.K. kav. div., Feldmlt. de Ruiz
VIII. Korps, Feldz. von Begnini
LXXI. inf. div., Genmj. von Goldbach
LXX. Honved inf. div., Feldmlt. von Sorsic
Gerok Group, Gen. d. Inf. von Gerok
VII. kav. div., Genmj. von Marenzi
VI. Korps, Feldmlt. von Hadfy
CCXXV. Deutsch inf. div., Genmj. von Woyna
XXXIX. Honved inf. div., Genmj. von Breit
Lipocsak Group, Feldmlt. von Lipocsak
VII. inf. div., Genmj. von Schmid
XXI. inf. div., Feldmlt. von Lütgendorf
LXXII. inf. div., Feldmlt. Bandian
XXXI. inf. div., Genmj. Leib
XXXVII. Honved inf. div., Genmj. Haber
III. kav. div., Genmj. Kopecek
