Generalmajor Moritz Basler Born: 24 Dec 1886 in Wartenberg, Bohemia (B�hmen) Died: 13 Jul 1941 in Salzburg Promotions
Leutnant (18 Aug 1909); Oberleutnant (01 May 1914); Hauptmann (01 Aug 1916); Major (Titel) (01 Jan 1921); Stabs-Hauptmann (01 Mar 1923); Major (09 Jan 1925); Oberstleutnant (15 Jul 1928); Oberst (17 Aug 1932); �sterr. Generalmajor (01 Jan 1938); Generalmajor (01 Aug 1941) Career:
Pupil at the Austro-Hungarian Pioneer-Cadet-School (01 Oct 1903-01 Oct 1906)
Student at the Technical Military-Academy (01 Oct 1906-18 Aug 1909)
Entered Austrian Army Service (18 Aug 1909)
Leutnant in the 3rd Pioneer-Battalion (18 Aug 1909-01 Oct 1912)
Transferred into the 8th Sapper-Battalion and for 6 weeks was Temporary-General-Staff-Officer of the 96th Infantry-Brigade and for another 6 weeks as Company-Commander (01 Oct 1912-01 Oct 1913)
Detached to the War School (01 Oct 1913-28 Jul 1914)
2nd and Temporary 1st General-Staff-Officer of the 7th Mountain-Brigade (28 Jul 1914-13 Dec 1914)
1st General-Staff-Officer of the 7th Mountain-Brigade (13 Dec 1914-08 Dec 1917)
1st General-Staff-Officer of the 22nd Mountain-Brigade (08 Dec 1917-01 Feb 1918)
Transferred into the 56th Sapper-Battalion, while retaining previous General Staff Position (01 Feb 1918-02 Apr 1918)
Taken ill, in Hospital (03 Apr 1918-12 Aug 1918)
General-Staff-Officer to the Senior-Quartermaster of the Isonzo-Army (12 Aug 1918-01 Nov 1918)
Transferred into the Liquidation Sapper-Replacement-Battalion Linz II (01 Nov 1918-05 Nov 1918)
Chief of Staff of State-Commander Linz (05 Nov 1918-09 Jul 1920)
Aide with the Staff of Brigade-Command 4 (09 Jul 1920-01 Dec 1922)
Company-Commander in the 8th Alpine-J�ger-Regiment (01 Dec 1922-01 Jan 1923)
Aide with the Staff of Brigade-Command 4 (01 Jan 1923-01 May 1924)
Transferred into the Higher Military Service (General Staff) (01 May 1924-01 Sep 1924)
Instructor at the Army School Enns (01 Sep 1924-01 Oct 1925)
Aide with the Staff of Brigade-Command 4, at the same time, Instructor at the Army School in Enns (01 Oct 1925-01 Nov 1926)
Instructor at the Officer-Candidates-Course of the Army School Emms and at the same time, Commandant of the Selection-Courses (01 Nov 1926-01 Sep 1930)
Temprary-Director of the Army Administration Office Linz (01 Sep 1930-01 Nov 1930)
Assigned Officer with the Staff of the I. Battalion of the 7th Alpin-J�ger-Regiment (01 Nov 1930-01 Feb 1931)
Director of the Army Administration Office Linz (01 Feb 1931-11 Nov 1933)
Transferred into the Staff of the Brigade-Command 4 (11 Nov 1933-01 Mar 1934)
Assigned Officer with the Staff of the Brigade-Command 4 (01 Mar 1934-01 Jun 1935)
Infantry-Brigadier of the 4th Division (01 Jun 1935-01 Nov 1935)
Assigned to the Army-Inspection (01 Nov 1935-01 Dec 1935)
Temporary-Director of the Operations-Department in the Federal Ministry for State Defence (01 Dec 1935-01 Feb 1936)
Director of Operations-Department in the Federal Ministry for State Defence (01 Feb 1936-01 Aug 1938)
Transferred into the German Army (15 Mar 1938)
Officer with Special Duties with the Commander-in-Chief of the Army (01 Aug 1938-20 Oct 1938)
Detached to the 26th Infantry-Regiment (20 Oct 1938-10 Nov 1938)
Commander of the 26th Infantry-Regiment (10 Nov 1938-12 Nov 1939)
At the same time, Detached to Staff Officer Course with the 30th Division, L�beck (30 Jan 1939-04 Feb 1939)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (12 Nov 1939-01 Feb 1940)
Detached to the General Army Office, Field Equipment Inspection (01 Feb 1940-09 Feb 1940)
Detached to the Higher Ammunition School (09 Feb 1940-13 Feb 1940)
Detached to the Higher Weapon Master School (13 Feb 1940-16 Feb 1940)
Detached to the Field-Equipment-Command III (16 Feb 1940-27 Mar 1940)
Detached to the Field-Equipment-Command XII (27 Mar 1940-01 May 1940)
Field-Equipment-Commander XIII (01 May 1940-01 Oct 1940)
Field-Equipment-Commander XVIII (01 Oct 1940-13 Jul 1941)
Died (13 Jul 1941)
Awards & Decorations
- 1914 EK II
- k.u.k. �sterr. Milit�r-Verdienstkreuz III. Klasse mit der Kriegsdekoration und Schwertern
- k.u.k. �sterr. Orden der Eiserner Krone III. Klasse mit der Kriegsdekoration und Schwertern
- 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 mit Schwertern
- �sterr. Kriegs-Erinnerungs-Medaille mit Schwertern
- Ehrenkreuz f�r Frontk�mpfer
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