Generalmajor Otto Hotzy Born: 24 Apr 1887 in Vienna (Wien) Died: 01 Feb 1953 in Hadersdorf am Kamp, Lower Austria (Nieder�sterreich) Promotions:
Kadett-Offiziersstellvertreter (18 Aug 1907); F�hnrich (13 Nov 1908); Leutnant (01 May 1909); Oberleutnant (01 May 1914); Hauptmann (17 Jun 1918); Major (08 Jul 1921); Stabshauptmann (01 Mar 1923); Oberstleutnant (18 Dec 1934); Oberst (20 Apr 1939); Generalmajor (01 Apr 1942) Career:
Entered Austrian Army Service (18 Aug 1907)
Kadett-Offiziersstellvertreter in the 15th Infantry-Regiment (18 Aug 1907-01 Apr 1908)
Transferred into the 19th Landwehr-Infantry-Regiment (01 Apr 1908-20 Sep 1909)
Transferred into the 18th Infantry-Regiment (20 Sep 1909-01 Jan 1913)
Regiments-Pioneer-Officer with the Staff of the 18th Infantry-Regiment (01 Jan 1913-06 Sep 1914)
Captured near Gorczejow, in Russian Captivity (06 Sep 1914-14 Jun 1918)
Released from Captivity & joined up with the 44th March-Battalion on Bosnia (14 Jun 1918-19 Nov 1918)
Company-Commander in Volkswehr-Battalion XV (19 Nov 1918-29 Oct 1919)
Transferred into the 1st Rifle-Regiment (29 Oct 1919-13 Jul 1920)
Transferred into the 3rd Bicycle-Battalion (13 Jul 1920-30 Sep 1920)
Transferred into the 6th Infantry-Regiment (30 Sep 1920-01 Aug 1928)
Detached to the 1st Infantry-Course with Course-Command Bruck-Neudorf (07 Jun 1923-18 Jul 1923)
Company-Commander in the 6th Infantry-Regiment (01 Aug 1928-01 Jan 1932)
Officer with Special Duties with the Staff of the 6th Infantry-Regiment (01 Jan 1932-30 Dec 1932)
Transferred to 5th Company of the 6th Infantry-Regiment (30 Dec 1932-01 Mar 1933)
With the Staff of the 6th Infantry-Regiment (01 Mar 1933-01 Jun 1937)
Commander of IV. Battalion of the 6th Infantry-Regiment (01 Jun 1937-01 Aug 1938)
Transferred into the German Army (15 Mar 1938)
With the Staff of the 84th Infantry-Regiment (01 Aug 1938-10 Nov 1938)
With the Staff of the 28th Infantry-Regiment (10 Nov 1938-28 Aug 1939)
Commander of the 472nd Infantry-Regiment (28 Aug 1939-14 Sep 1940)
Badly injured in a car crash, in Hospital & F�hrer-Reserve (14 Sep 1940-19 Aug 1941)
Commander of the 239th Infantry-Replacement-Regiment (19 Aug 1941-19 Dec 1941)
Commander of the 556th Infantry-Regiment (19 Dec 1941-05 Jan 1942)
Taken ill, transferred into the 239th Infantry-Replacement-Regiment (05 Jan 1942-01 Apr 1942)
F�hrer-Reserve (01 Apr 1942-11 May 1942)
Detached to the Military-Commander France (11 May 1942-10 Jul 1942)
Field-Commandant 811 (10 Jul 1942-09 Jan 1943)
Field-Commandant 619, Mosyr (09 Jan 1943-07 Dec 1943)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (07 Dec 1943-15 Jan 1944)
Field-Commandant 725, Zagreb (15 Jan 1944-13 Nov 1944)
F�hrer-Reserve (13 Nov 1944-31 Mar 1945)
Retired (31 Mar 1945)
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