Generalmajor Hermann Bacher Born: 11 Mar 1889 in Pola, Istria (Istrien) Died: 06 Oct 1964 in Salzburg Promotions:
F�hnrich (18 Aug 1909); Leutnant (01 May 1912); Oberleutnant (01 Jan 1915); Hauptmann (01 Feb 1918); Major (Titel) (08 Jul 1921); Stabs-Hauptmann (01 Mar 1923); Major (Titel) (27 Sep 1927); Major (20 Jan 1928); Oberstleutnant (21 Dec 1936); Oberst (01 Apr 1939); Generalmajor (01 Dec 1942) Career:
Entered Austrian Army Service (18 Aug 1909)
F�hnrich in the 2nd Pioneer-Battalion (18 Aug 1909-08 Aug 1914)
With the Staff of the Pioneer-Leader with the 3rd Cavalry-Division (08 Aug 1914-11 Dec 1914)
Platoon and Company Commander in the 2nd Pioneer-Battalion (11 Dec 1914-15 Dec 1917)
Platoon and Company Leader in the 2nd Sapper-Battalion (15 Dec 1917-27 Dec 1917)
Training Leader with Sapper-Replacement-Battalion II (27 Dec 1917-09 Oct 1918)
Company-Commander with a Pioneer Battalion in Albania (09 Oct 1918-01 Jan 1919)
With the Liquidation-Command of Sapper-Replacement-Battalion II and Formation of the 4th Technician Battalion (01 Jan 1919-23 Oct 1920)
Transferred into the 6th Technician-Battalion (23 Oct 1920-01 Feb 1921)
Transferred into the Bridging-Platoon of the 1st Technician Battalion (01 Feb 1921-01 Sep 1921)
Transferred to the 3rd Technician Battalion (01 Sep 1921-01 Jun 1922)
Transferred into the Bridging-Platoon of the 3rd Technician Battalion (01 Jun 1922-01 Mar 1923)
Transferred into the Command of various Bridging Platoons (01 Mar 1923-01 Feb 1926)
Transferred into the Bridging-Platoon of the 6th Pioneer-Battalion (01 Feb 1926-15 Aug 1927)
Commander of the 1st Company and Leader of Tachometric Terrain Recording with the 4th Pioneer-Battalion (15 Aug 1927-15 May 1928)
Training-Officer for heavy Bridge Construction and Company-Commander in the 3rd Pioneer-Battalion (15 May 1928-01 Mar 1930)
Transferred into the Bridging-Platoon of the 4th Pioneer-Battalion (01 Mar 1930-20 Feb 1934)
Commander of the 2nd Company of the 6th Pioneer-Battalion (01 Mar 1934-01 Jan 1937)
Commander of the 2nd Company of the 8th Pioneer-Battalion (01 Jan 1937-08 Mar 1937)
Assigned Service with the 8th Brigade-Command (08 Mar 1937-15 Apr 1937)
Officer for Special Duties with 8th Brigade-Command (15 Apr 1937-10 Nov 1938)
Transferred into the German Army (15 Mar 1938)
Detached to the General-Command of the XVIII. Army-Corps (06 Apr 1938-10 Nov 1938)
Staff-Officer with the Staff of the Commander of Pioneers XVII (10 Nov 1938-01 Jun 1939)
Pioneer Leader of the XIX. Army-Corps (01 Jun 1939-01 Jun 1940)
Pioneer Leader in the Staff of Panzer-Group 2 (01 Jun 1940-10 Feb 1941)
Commander of the 515th Pioneer-Regiment (10 Feb 1941-08 Mar 1942)
Transferred into Hospital � F�hrer-Reserve Military-District-Command V (08 Mar 1942-01 Sep 1942)
F�hrer-Reserve � Military-District-Command XVII (01 Sep 1942-25 Oct 1942)
Commander of Senior-Construction-Staff 23, Caucasus (25 Oct 1942-01 Feb 1943)
Higher Pioneer Leader for the Crossing of the Kerch Straight (01 Feb 1943-19 Aug 1943)
Higher Pioneer Leader 23, Kuban-Bridgehead and the Crimea (19 Aug 1943-15 Sep 1943)
F�hrer-Reserve � Army-Group B (15 Sep 1943-10 Oct 1943)
Higher Pioneer Leader 36 (10 Oct 1943-01 Jul 1944)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (01 Jul 1944-15 Jul 1944)
Detached to the Military-District-Command General Government (15 Jul 1944-14 Sep 1944)
Higher Pioneer Leader General Government, Krakau (14 Sep 1944-00 Jan 1945)
Higher Pioneer Leader 20 (00 Jan 1945-08 May 1945)
In Soviet captivity (08 May 1945-27 Jul 1948)
Released (27 Jul 1948)
Awards & Decorations:
- Deutsches Kreuz in Gold: am 04.08.1943 als Generalmajor und Kommandeur des Oberbaustab 23
- k.u.k. �sterr. Milit�r-Verdienstkreuz III. Klasse mit der Kriegsdekoration und Schwertern
- k.u.k. �sterr. Bronzene Milit�r-Verdienst-Medaille (�Signum Laudis�) am Bande des Milit�r-Verdienstkreuzes
- k.u.k. �sterr. Silberne Milit�r-Verdienst-Medaille (�Signum Laudis�) am Bande des Milit�r-Verdienstkreuzes
- k.u.k. �sterr. Karl-Truppen-Kreuz
- �sterr. Kriegs-Erinnerungs-Medaille mit Schwertern
- Milit�r-Dienstzeichen II. Klasse f�r Offiziere der Republik �sterreich
- Goldenes Ehrenzeichen f�r Verdienste um die Republik �sterreich
- Ehrenkreuz f�r Frontk�mpfer
- 1939 EK II: 00.09.1939
- 1939 EK I: 00.05.1940
- Medaille �Winterschlacht im Osten 1941/1942�: 00.08.1942
- Kriegsverdienstkreuz II. Klasse mit Schwertern: 00.04.1943
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