Generalmajor Othmar Krüpl Born: 18 Aug 1893 in Imst, Tyrol (Tirol) Died: 30 Sep 1992 in Vienna (Wien) Promotions:
Leutnant (01 Aug 1914); Oberleutnant (01 May 1915); Hauptmann (01 Jan 1921); Major (18 Jan 1930); Oberstleutnant (01 Feb 1939); Oberst (01 Feb 1941); Generalmajor (30 Jan 1945) Career:
Entered Austrian Army Service (01 Aug 1914)
Leutnant in the k.u.k. Railway-Regiment (01 Aug 1914-19 Aug 1914)
With the 25th Railway-Company (19 Aug 1914-01 Oct 1918)
Detached to Motor Course at Vienna (01 Oct 1918-00 Nov 1918)
With Volkswehr-Battalion Korneuburg (00 Nov 1918-05 Jan 1919)
Transferred into the Railway-Regiment (05 Jan 1919-01 Jun 1919)
With the Railway & Cableway-Company Kärnten (01 Jun 1919-09 Oct 1920)
Transferred into the 2nd Technical Battalion (09 Oct 1920-01 Mar 1921)
Transferred into the 3rd Technical Battalion & Assigned to the Railway-Technical Platoon Kärnten (01 Mar 1921-01 Mar 1922)
Assigned to 2nd Company of the 3rd Technical Battalion (01 Mar 1922-01 Mar 1923)
Transferred into the 2nd Technical Battalion (01 Mar 1923-01 Sep 1930)
At the same time, Student at the Technical College Vienna (1926-1927)
Transferred into the Army-School Enns (01 Sep 1930-01 Apr 1932)
Transferred into the 4th Pioneer-Battalion (01 Apr 1932-15 Sep 1932)
Transferred into the 2nd Pioneer-Battalion (15 Sep 1932-01 Nov 1932)
Instructor at the Army-School Enns (01 Nov 1932-01 Apr 1938)
Transferred into the German Army (15 Mar 1938)
Transferred to the Staff of the 56th Railway-Pioneer-Battalion (01 Apr 1938-01 Mar 1939)
Commander of II. Battalion of the 2nd Railway-Pioneer-Regiment (01 Mar 1939-15 Sep 1940)
Commander of the 6th Railway-Pioneer-Regiment (15 Sep 1940-30 Jun 1942)
Commander of the 2nd Railway-Pioneer-Brigade z.b.V. 2 (01 Jan 1944-08 May 1945)
In Captivity (08 May 1945-1947)
Released (1947)
Awards & Decorations:
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold (05 Sep 1942)
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