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The First Army was formed in 1914 as part of Austro-Hungarian mobilization following its declaration of war on Serbia and Russia . The First Army was put under the command of General Viktor Dankl Von Krasnik . It was composed of the First, Fifth, and Tenth Corps, originating from Krakow , Presburg , and Przemyśl , respectively. The First Army earned the first Austro-Hungarian victory of World War I during its first campaign by defeating the Russian Fourth Army at the Battle Of Krasnik in northern Galicia in late August 1914 . General Puhallo replaced von Krasnik in May 1915 following the latter's transfer to the Italian Front . The First Army continued fighting on the Eastern Front , taking part in Austria-Hungary 's difficult campaigns in Poland and Ukraine . In 1916 General Artur Arz Von Straussenberg became the new commander of the First Army. The last commander of the First Army, General Rohr , replaced von Straussenberg in 1917 . However, Austro-Hungarian casualties were extremely high on the Eastern Front , and the casualty-struck First Army had to be disbanded in 1917 . Commanders
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