Generalleutnant Friedrich Krischer (Edler von Wehregg) Born: 16 Nov 1889 in Kar�nsebes, Komitat Krasso Sz�renyi, Hungary Died: 14 May 1944 in Vienna (Wien) Promotions:
Leutnant (16 Aug 1910); Oberleutnant (01 Jun 1914); Hauptmann (01 May 1917); Major (Titel) (06 Jul 1921); Stabs-Hauptmann (01 Mar 1923); Major (14 Dec 1926); Oberstleutnant (15 Jan 1929); Oberst (26 Jun 1933); Generalmajor (01 Dec 1939); Generalleutnant (01 Dec 1941) Career:
Entered Austrian Army Service (18 Aug 1910)
Leutnant in the 12th Field-Cannon-Regiment (18 Aug 1910-14 Aug 1914)
In the Field as 1st Battery-Officer in the 2nd Battery of the 12th Field-Cannon-Regiment (14 Aug 1914-14 Sep 1914)
Wounded, in Hospital (14 Sep 1914-10 Oct 1914)
1st Battery-Officer & Battery-Commander in the 12th Field-Cannon-Regiment (10 Oct 1914-01 Jul 1915)
Assigned to the General-Staff of the 43rd Landwehr-Infantry-Troop-Division (01 Jul 1915-20 Jan 1916)
General-Staff-Officer of the 47th Infantry-Troop-Brigade (20 Jan 1916-04 Nov 1918)
In Italian Captivity (04 Nov 1918-27 Aug 1919)
Released from Captivity & Personnel-Evidence of the 125th Field-Artillery-Regiment (27 Aug 1919-20 Sep 1919)
Concept-Officer with the State-Commander Vienna (20 Sep 1919-19 Aug 1920)
Assigned to the 1st Brigade-Artillery-Battalion (19 Aug 1920-23 Sep 1921)
Assistant of Operations with 1st Brigade-Command (23 Sep 1921-15 May 1922)
Transferred into the 1st Brigade-Artillery-Battalion (15 May 1922-12 Apr 1926)
Assistant of Operations & Advisor with 1st Brigade-Command (12 Apr 1926-06 Sep 1926)
Transferred to the 1st Brigade-Artillery-Battalion (06 Sep 1926-01 Oct 1926)
Instructor at the Artillery-Weapon-School then Artillery-College (01 Oct 1926-01 Nov 1930)
Assigned Service with the Army-Inspectorate as Specialised-Advisor (01 Nov 1930-30 Apr 1931)
Instructor at the Artillery-College (30 Apr 1931-01 Sep 1931)
Standing Member of the Military Special Tests Commission (01 Sep 1931-00 Jun 1936)
At the same time, Instructor with the Staff-Officer-Course (04 Apr 1934-26 Jul 1934)
At the same time, Infantry-Brigadier with the Greater Troop Exercises of the Higher Officer Courses (31 Aug 1935-00 Jun 1936)
At the same time, Instructor at the Higher Officer Courses (13 Mar 1936-00 Jun 1936)
Detached to the Command-Staff Kaiserslautern (00 Jun 1936-01 Aug 1938)
Transferred into the German Army (15 Mar 1938)
Transferred to the Staff of the 10th Artillery-Regiment (01 Aug 1938-01 Jul 1939)
At the same time, Course-Director in Instruction-Staff A of the Artillery-School J�terbog (15 Aug 1938-10 Oct 1938)
Detached to Artillery-Commander 17 (01 Jul 1939-25 Sep 1939)
Chief of Operations (Ia) in the General-Staff of the 251st Infantry-Division (25 Jun 1939-25 Oct 1939)
Chief of Staff of Higher Command XXXVI (25 Oct 1939-25 Oct 1939)
Severely injured in a Rail Crash, transferred to Hospital in Enns (25 Oct 1939-09 Nov 1939)
Transferred to Reserve-Hospital I, Vienna (09 Nov 1939-17 Apr 1940)
In Reserve-Hospital Baden near Vienna (17 Apr 1940-05 Oct 1940)
Artillery-Commander 27 (05 Oct 1940-01 Jan 1942)
Higher Artillery Commander 308 (01 Jan 1942-06 Jan 1942)
Delegated with the Leadership of the 296th Infantry-Division (06 Jan 1942-26 Jan 1942)
Commander of the 296th Infantry-Division (26 Jan 1942-03 Apr 1942)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (03 Apr 1942-10 Aug 1942)
Artillery-Commander 141 (10 Aug 1942-20 Sep 1942)
Higher Artillery Commander 305 (20 Sep 1942-01 Mar 1944)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH - taken ill (01 Mar 1944-14 May 1944)
Died during an Operation (14 May 1944)
Awards & Decorations:
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold (08 Oct 1943)
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