Generalleutnant Ing. Johann Kubena Born: 22 Feb 1882 in Ostrov, District Boskowitz, Moravia (M�hren) Died: 16 Jul 1955 in Puchberg am Schneeberg Promotions:
Kadett-Offiziersstellvertreter (18 Aug 1902); Leutnant (01 Nov 1903); Oberleutnant (01 Nov 1909); Hauptmann (01 Nov 1913); Major (01 May 1918); Oberstleutnant (Titel) (06 Jul 1921); Oberstleutnant (01 Jul 1924); Oberst (29 Dec 1926); Generalmajor (26 Jul 1932); Feldmarschall-Leutnant (22 Dec 1936); Generalleutnant (15 Aug 1938) Career:
Entered Austrian Army Service (18 Aug 1902)
Kadett-Offiziersstellvertreter in the 4th Division-Artillery-Regiment (18 Aug 1902-01 Oct 1908)
Frequentant of the Higher Artillery Courses at the War-School Wiener Neustadt (01 Oct 1908-01 Nov 1911)
Artillery-Staff-Officer with the 3rd Fortress-Artillery-Brigade (01 Nov 1911-13 Aug 1913)
Instructor at the Technical Military Academy, M�dling (13 Aug 1913-04 Aug 1914)
Advisor with Artillery Staff Group 3 (04 Aug 1914-06 Nov 1914)
Fortification-Construction-Director with Army High Command 1 (06 Nov 1914-20 Dec 1914)
Advisor with Fortress-Command Krakau (20 Dec 1914-24 May 1915)
Artillery-Advisor with Army High Command 3 (24 May 1915-23 Nov 1916)
Commander of II. Battalion of the 21st Field-Howitzer-Regiment (23 Nov 1916-21 Dec 1916)
Artillery-Advisor with Army High Command 3 (21 Dec 1916-13 Oct 1917)
Commander of II. Battalion of the 8th Heavy Field-Artillery-Regiment (13 Oct 1917-06 Jan 1918)
Artillery-Advisor with the General-Command of XXIII. Corps (06 Jan 1918-19 Nov 1918)
Liaison-Officer in St. Veit (19 Nov 1918-16 Dec 1918)
Advisor in Department 22 of the Liquidating War Ministry (16 Dec 1918-01 Oct 1919)
Advisor in the Military Information Office (01 Oct 1919-01 Oct 1920)
Advisor in the War Archives, Vienna (01 Oct 1920-19 Mar 1921)
Advisor for Civilian Profession Training, later, for Artillery-Training in the Federal Ministry for Army Matters (19 Mar 1921-01 Aug 1931)
Chief of Staff of the Army Inspectorate (01 Aug 1931-12 Jun 1933)
Executive of 1st Department of the Federal Ministry for Army Matters (12 Jun 1933-01 Jan 1934)
At the same time, Security-Director for Upper Austria (26 Jun 1933-01 Jan 1934)
Motor Vehicle Troop Inspector (01 Jan 1934-01 Jun 1935)
Commander of the Fast Division (01 Jun 1935-01 Oct 1936)
Director of Section I in the Federal Ministry for National Defence (01 Oct 1936-20 Apr 1938)
Transferred into the German Army (15 Mar 1938)
General with Special Duties with the General-Command of XVII. Army-Corps (20 Apr 1938-31 May 1939)
Retired (on political grounds) (31 May 1939)
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