General der Kavallerie Theodor Brantner Born: 15 Nov 1882 in Gro�feld, Moravia (M�hren) Died: 15 Dec 1964 in Vienna (Wien) Promotions:
Leutnant (18 Aug 1903); Oberleutnant (?); Rittmeister (01 Nov 1912); Major (01 Aug 1917); Oberstleutnant (01 Jan 1920); Oberst (Titel) (28 Jun 1923); Oberst (01 Sep 1924); Generalmajor (27 Jan 1930); General der Infanterie (29 Jan 1934); umernannt zum General der Kavallerie (02 Nov 1934); dtsch. General der Kavallerie z.V. (01 Jun 1940) Career:
Entered Austrian Army Service (18 Aug 1903)
Leutnant in the Royal & Imperial (k.u.k.) 3rd Ulanen-Regiment (18 Aug 1903-1918)
Detached to the War School in Vienna (1907)
Transferred into the General Staff
Chief of Staff of the 4th k.u.k. Cavalry-Division (1918-1919)
With the Volkswehr in the Area of State-Commander Lower Austria (1919-01 Jul 1920)
Sectioned into the Federal Ministry for Army Matters (01 Jul 1920-01 Nov 1926)
Chief of Staff of 1st Brigade (01 Nov 1926-01 Jan 1929)
Chief of Staff of the Army Inspector (01 Jan 1929-01 Aug 1931)
Transferred into the Presidental Bureau in the Federal Ministry for Army Matters (01 Aug 1931-01 Jun 1933)
Executive of the Presidential Bureau in the Federal Ministry for Army Matters, then for State Defence (01 Jun 1933-30 Sep 1936)
Director of Section I in the Federal Ministry for State Defence (01 Feb 1934-30 Sep 1936)
Retired (30 Sep 1936)
Entered Service with the German Army (15 Mar 1938)
Officer with Special Duties of the C-in-C Army (15 Mar 1938-31 May 1938)
Retired (31 May 1938)
Placed to Disposal (German Army) (01 Jun 1938)
Retired (1943)
Awards & Decorations:
- 1914 EK II
- k.u.k. �sterr. Milit�r-Jubil�ums-Kreuz 1848-1908
- k.u.k. �sterr. Erinnerungs-Kreuz 1912/1913
- k.u.k. �sterr. Bronzene Milit�r-Verdienst-Medaille (�Signum Laudis�) am Bande des Milit�r-Verdienstkreuzes mit Schwertern
- k.u.k. �sterr. Silberne Milit�r-Verdienst-Medaille (�Signum Laudis�) am Bande des Milit�r-Verdienstkreuzes
- k.u.k. �sterr. Milit�r-Verdienstkreuz III. Klasse mit der Kriegsdekoration
- k.u.k. �sterr. Orden der Eisernern Krone III. Klasse mit der Kriegsdekoration und Schwertern
- RK des k.u.k. �sterr. Leopold-Orden mit der Kriegsdekoration und Schwertern
- T�rkischer Eiserner Halbmond
- �sterr. Kriegs-Erinnerungs-Medaille mit Schwertern
- Silbernes Ehrenzeichen f�r Verdienste um die Republik �sterreich
- Ehrenkreuz f�r Frontk�mpfer
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