Back K.u.k. Stabswesen German Estado Mayor de Austria-Hungría Spanish המטה הכללי האוסטרו-הונגרי HE Az Osztrák–Magyar Monarchia vezérkara Hungarian Den østerriksk-ungarske generalstaben NB Statul Major Austro-Ungar Romanian Генеральный штаб Австро-Венгрии Russian Начальник Генерального штабу (Австро-Угорщина) Ukrainian
| Imperial and Royal General Staff | |
|---|---|
| k.u.k. Generalstab | |
 General Staff building on Ringstraße, Vienna | |
| Active | 1867–1918 |
| Country |  Austria-Hungary |
| Allegiance | .png){kind=small} Armed Forces |
| Branch | Active duty |
| Type | Staff |
| Part of | Ministry of War |
| Garrison/HQ | Ringstraße, Vienna |
| Commanders | |
| First Chief | Feldmarschall-Leutant Franz von John |
| Last Chief | Generaloberst Arthur Arz von Straußenburg |
The Imperial and Royal General Staff (German: k.u.k. Generalstab; Hungarian: Cs. es K. Vezérkar) of Austria-Hungary was part of the Ministry of War. It was headed by the Chief of the General Staff for the Whole Armed Forces (Chef des Generalstabes für die gesamte bewaffnete Macht; Az egész Fegyveres Erők Vezérkari Főnöke), who had direct access to the Emperor.