Generalmajor Richard Baumgartner Born: 21 Feb 1886 in Hainburg, Danube (Donau) Died: 17 Oct 1979 in Graz Promotions:
Leutnant (18 Aug 1906); Oberleutnant (01 Nov 1911); Hauptmann (01 May 1915); Major (Titel) (01 Jan 1921); Major (05 Jul 1926); Oberstleutnant (19 Jul 1932); Oberst (18 Dec 1936); Generalmajor (01 Dec 1939) Career:
Entered Austrian Army Service (18 Aug 1906)
Company-Officer in the 2nd Pioneer-Battalion (18 Aug 1906-01 Nov 1908)
Detached to Road-Building at Bandone in South Tyrol (01 Jul 1907-12 Sep 1907)
Company-Officer in the 14th Sapper-Battalion (01 Nov 1908-01 Oct 1912)
Detached to Road-Building in Kalinovik-Ulog (01 Apr 1909-30 Oct 1909)
Adjutant of the 7th Sapper-Battalion (01 Oct 1912-24 Feb 1913)
Company-Officer in the 7th Sapper-Battalion (24 Feb 1913-01 May 1913)
Company-Officer in the 14th Sapper-Battalion (01 May 1913-13 Aug 1914)
At the same time, Detached as Company-Officer in the 7th Sapper-Battalion (01 May 1913-06 Sep 1913)
Detached to Ski and Mountain Course in Gries (06 Jan 1914-14 Feb 1914)
Detached to the Aircraft-Observation-Course in Vienna (01 Jun 1914-29 Jun 1914)
Detached as an Aircraft-Observer in the 14th Flying-Company (29 Jun 1914-13 Aug 1914)
Commandant of the One-Year-Volunteer-School for the Sapper-Troops in Krems, Danube (13 Aug 1914-23 Nov 1914)
Company-Commander in the 14th Sapper-Battalion (23 Nov 1914-13 Jun 1915)
Company-Commander in the 4th Sapper-Battalion (13 Jun 1915-01 Jul 1917)
Detached into the Ski-Equipment-Depot in Innsbruck (01 Jul 1917-17 Dec 1917)
Training-Director in the Sapper-Replacement-Battalion Linz I (17 Dec 1917-17 Sep 1918)
Company-Commander in the 28th Sapper-Battalion (17 Sep 1918-12 Nov 1918)
Detached-Officer in the Sapper-Replacement-Battalion Linz I (12 Nov 1918-25 Jan 1919)
Adjutant of the Liquidating Sapper-Replacement-Battalion Linz I (25 Jan 1919-03 Aug 1919)
Company-Commander of the Sapper-Auxiliary-Company Linz I (03 Aug 1919-11 Jul 1920)
Company-Commander in the 4th Technician Battalion (11 Jul 1920-01 Dec 1925)
At the same time, Detached as Leader of the Committee of the Dachsteinh�hlen (21 May 1924-30 Sep 1924)
At the same time, Detached as Leader of the Committee of the Dachsteinh�hlen (11 May 1925-03 Jul 1925)
Commandant of the Equipment-Office of the 4th Pioneer-Battalion (01 Dec 1925-15 May 1926)
Instructor at the Army School Enns (15 May 1926-01 Sep 1926)
Transferred into the 4th Pioneer-Battalion, while retaining previous position (01 Sep 1926-01 Jan 1931)
Detached to Information-Course for Staff-Officers in Vienna (17 Nov 1930-20 Dec 1930)
Transferred into the Army School Enns (01 Jan 1931-01 Aug 1932)
Assigned Officer with the Staff of the 4th Pioneer-Battalion (01 Aug 1932-01 Jan 1936)
Commander of the 4th Pioneer-Battalion (01 Jan 1936-05 Jul 1938)
Transferred into the German Army (15 Mar 1938)
Staff-Officer with the Higher Pioneer Officer 5 (05 Jul 1938-09 Jun 1939)
Transferred into the Staff of the Higher Pioneer Officer with Army-Group-Command 1 (09 Jun 1939-06 Oct 1939)
F�hrer-Reserve � Army-District-Command XVII (06 Oct 1939-26 Oct 1939)
Commander of the 628th Pioneer-Regiment (26 Oct 1939-06 Feb 1940)
Commander of the Higher-Construction-Staff 14 (06 Feb 1940-15 Nov 1941)
Higher Pioneer Officer 4, Wiesbaden (15 Nov 1941-19 Sep 1944)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (19 Sep 1944-01 Jan 1945)
Detached to the Commander-in-Chief South-East, Army-Group C for the execution of a special task (20 Dec 1944-01 Jan 1945)
Commander of the Po River Crossings (01 Jan 1945-22 Mar 1945)
Wounded, in Hospital (22 Mar 1945-24 Apr 1945)
Commander of the Rearguard of the LXII. Army-Corps (24 Apr 1945-02 May 1945)
In captivity (02 May 1945-27 Jun 1947)
Released (27 Jun 1947)
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