Generalleutnant Karl Bornemann Born: 15 Sep 1885 in Znaim, Moravia (M�hren) Died: 20 Feb 1979 in Vienna (Wien) Promotions:
Gefreiter (23 Dec 1906); Korporal (29 Mar 1907); Feldwebel der Reserve (30 Sep 1907); Leutnant der Reserve (01 Jan 1908); Leutnant (01 Nov 1910); Oberleutnant (01 Aug 1914); Hauptmann (01 May 1916); Major (01 Jan 1921); Stabs-Hauptmann (01 Mar 1923); Oberstleutnant (27 Mar 1928); Oberst (23 Mar 1931); Generalmajor (26 Jun 1937); Generalmajor z.V. (01 Aug 1939); Generalleutnant z.V. (01 Jun 1941) Career:
Entered Austrian Army Service (01 Oct 1906)
One Year Volunteer in the 99th Infantry-Regiment and Frequent of the One-Year-Volunteer-School of the 99th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1906-30 Sep 1907)
Discharged to Reserve (30 Sep 1907)
Transferred to Active Service (01 Nov 1910)
In the 99th Infantry-Regiment (01 Nov 1910-01 Aug 1914)
Attendant of the War School Vienna (01 Oct 1912-31 Jul 1914)
Transferred as General-Staff-Officer to the 10th March-Brigade (01 Aug 1914-07 Sep 1914)
Transferred as General-Staff-Officer to the 90th Landwehr-Brigade (07 Sep 1914-01 May 1916)
Transferred to the General-Staff-Corps, while retaining his previous Command (01 May 1916-01 Jun 1916)
Transferred to the General-Staff-Department of Army High Command 2 (01 Jun 1916-08 Aug 1916)
Transferred to the General-Staff-Department of Army High Command 1 (08 Aug 1916-12 Oct 1916)
Chief of Operations (Ia) in the 10th Mountain-Brigade (12 Oct 1916-01 Apr 1918)
Advisor in the Organisation-Group, 5th Department of the Royal & Imperial War Ministry (01 Apr 1918-01 Nov 1918)
Advisor in the Organisation-Group, 6th Department of the Royal & Imperial War Ministry (01 Nov 1918-01 Sep 1920)
Accepted into the Austrian Federal Army, Federal Ministry for Army Matters, Presidential Bureau (01 Sep 1920-01 Oct 1925)
Transferred to the 2nd Brigade-Command and Detached for Service with the 5th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1925-01 May 1926)
While retained with 2nd Brigade-Command, Detached for service with the 2nd Independent Infantry-Battalion, Neusiedl (01 May 1926-01 Nov 1927)
Assistant of Operations and Deputy Chief of Staff of the 3rd Brigade-Command (01 Nov 1927-01 Feb 1929)
Chief of Staff of the 3rd Brigade-Command (01 Feb 1929-01 Feb 1931)
At the same time, was also Austrian Plenipotentiary to the Austrian-Italian Border-Disputes-Commission for the East Tyrol Section (15 May 1930-30 Sep 1930)
Standing Tests-Commissioner for Higher Military Service at the Military-Tests-Commission (01 Feb 1931-01 Jan 1936)
At the same time, was also Austrian Plenipotentiary to the Austrian-Italian Border-Disputes-Commission for the East Tyrol Section (15 Jun 1931-30 Sep 1931)
While retaining his previous Service with the Military-Tests-Commission, was Transferred into the General Staff (01 Jan 1936-01 Oct 1936)
Infantry-Brigadier of the 2nd Division (01 Oct 1936-13 Mar 1938)
Delegated with the Leadership of the Austrian 7th Division (13 Mar 1938-01 Apr 1938)
Transferred into the German Army (15 Mar 1938)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (01 Apr 1938-31 Jul 1938)
Retired (31 Jul 1938)
Placed to Dispisal (Army) (01 Aug 1939)
F�hrer-Reserve � Military-District-Command XVIII (01 Aug 1939-01 Sep 1939)
Commander of Division 148 (01 Sep 1939-10 Jan 1940)
Commander of Special-Purpose-Division 442 (10 Jan 1940-01 Jan 1944)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (01 Jan 1944-05 Jan 1944)
Commander of Division 410 (05 Jan 1944-01 Apr 1944)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH, and at the same time, Detached to Military-District-Command XIII (01 Apr 1944-15 Apr 1944)
Wehrmacht-Commandant of W�rzburg (15 Apr 1944-15 Mar 1945)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (15 Mar 1945-08 May 1945)
Retired (08 May 1945)
Awards & Decorations:
- Deutsches Kreuz in Gold: am 23.02.1943 als Generalleutnant z.V. und Kommandeur der Division z.b.V. 442
- 1914 EK II
- k.u.k. �sterr. Milit�r-Jubil�ums-Kreuz 1848-1908
- k.u.k. �sterr. Orden der Eisernen Krone III. Klasse mit der Kriegsdekoration und Schwertern
- k.u.k. �sterr. Bronzene Milit�r-Verdienst-Medaille (�Signum Laudis�) am Bande des Milit�r-Verdienstkreuzes mit Schwertern
- k.u.k. �sterr. Silberne Milit�r-Verdienst-Medaille (�Signum Laudis�) am Bande des Milit�r-Verdienstkreuzes mit Schwertern
- k.u.k. �sterr. Orden der Eisernen Krone III. Klasse mit der Kriegsdekoration und Schwertern (zum 2. ten Mal)
- k.u.k. �sterr. Silberne Milit�r-Verdienst-Medaille (�Signum Laudis�) am Bande des Milit�r-Verdienstkreuzes mit Schwertern (zum 2. ten Mal)
- k.u.k. �sterr. Milit�r-Verdienstkreuz III. Klasse mit der Kriegsdekoration und Schwertern
- �sterr. Kriegs-Erinnerungs-Medaille mit Schwertern
- Ehrenkreuz f�r Frontk�mpfer
- 1939 EK I
- Spange zum EK II
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