Oskar Potiorek

Oskar Potiorek
Oskar Potiorek in 1908
8th Governor of Bosnia and Herzegovina
In office 10 May 1911 – 22 December 1914
Appointed by	Franz Joseph I of Austria
Preceded by	Marijan Varešanin
Succeeded by	Stjepan Sarkotić
Personal details
Born	(1853-11-20)20 November 1853 Bad Bleiberg, Carinthia, Austrian Empire
Died	17 December 1933(1933-12-17) (aged 80) Klagenfurt, Republic of Austria
Alma mater	Kriegsschule Academy, Vienna
Profession	Soldier
Awards	Order of Saint Stephen of Hungary Order of Leopold
Military service
Allegiance	Austria-Hungary
Branch/service	Austro-Hungarian Army
Years of service	1867–1915
Rank	General of the Artillery
Battles/wars	World War I Serbian campaign (1914) Battle of Cer Battle of Drina Battle of Kolubara

Oskar Potiorek (20 November 1853 – 17 December 1933) was an officer of the Austro-Hungarian Army, who served as Governor of Bosnia and Herzegovina from 1911 to 1914. He was a passenger in the car carrying Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife Duchess Sophie of Hohenberg when they were assassinated in Sarajevo on 28 June 1914. Potiorek had failed to inform the driver of a change of route which led the royal car to take a wrong turn, stalling after trying to turn around, and ending up in front of Gavrilo Princip. In World War I, Potiorek commanded the Austro-Hungarian forces in the failed Serbian campaign of 1914. He was removed from command, retiring from the army shortly afterward.