Karl I[2]− Emperor of Austria and Apostolic King of Hungary (1916–1918), Previously commanded Army Group Archduke Karl in 1916, Supreme Commander of the Austro-Hungarian Army (1917–1918)
Svetozar Boroević[7] − Austro-Hungarian Field Marshal and commander of the 3rd Army (1914–1915) and then the 5th Army (1915–1918) which was later upgraded to Army Group Boroevic in 1917 which contained 2 armies.
Max von Gallwitz - Commanded the 12th and later 11th Army in the East, followed by the 2nd Army and Army Group Gallwitz-Somme in the West. Finally Army Group Gallwitz and the 5th Army (1918)
Georg von der Marwitz[19] − Cavalry general who commanded the 2nd Army on the Western Front (1916–1918), followed by commanding the 5th Army at the end of the war in 1918
Franz von Hipper − Commander of I Scouting Group and conducted several raids along the English coast, he became commander of the Imperial High Seas Fleet in 1918