Generalmajor Rudolf Geiger Born: 19 Nov 1891 in Friedland, Bohemia (B�hmen) Died: 14 Jan 1972 in Wels, Austria (�sterreich) Promotions:
Leutnant (18 Aug 1912); Oberleutnant (02 Aug 1914); Rittmeister (01 Nov 1917); umbenannt in Hauptmann (01 Apr 1921); Stabs-Hauptmann (23 Jun 1923); Major (22 Jan 1928); Oberstleutnant (01 Jan 1938); Oberst (01 Dec 1940); Generalmajor (01 Dec 1944) Career:
Entered Austrian Army Service (18 Aug 1912)
Passed Out the Cadet-Corps into the Theresian Military Academy (01 Oct 1910-18 Aug 1912)
Transferred as Leutnant to the 6th Landwehr-Ulanen-Regiment (18 Aug 1912-1914)
Platoon-Commander, Regiments-Adjutant and Squadron-Commander in the 6th Landwehr-Ulanen-Regiment, later renamed 6th Rifle-Regiment (1914-1918)
In the Volkswehr-Battalion Wels (1919-01 Jul 1920)
Assigned as Rittmeister with Squadron 4, Enns, Austria (01 Jul 1920-01 Apr 1921)
MG-Company-Commander in the 8th Alpine-J�ger-Regiment (01 Apr 1921-07 Apr 1936)
Commander of the IV. Battalion of the 8th Alpine-J�ger-Regiment (07 Apr 1936-15 Mar 1938)
Transferred to the German Army (15 Mar 1938)
Commander of the II. Battalion of the 130th Infantry-Regiment (26 Jul 1938-01 Aug 1938)
Commander of the III. Battalion of the 133rd Infantry-Regiment (01 Aug 1938-05 Jun 1940)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (05 Jun 1940-22 Jun 1940)
Commander of the 289th Infantry-Regiment (22 Jun 1940-18 Feb 1943)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (18 Feb 1943-13 May 1943)
Commander of the 215th Reserve-Infantry-Regiment (13 May 1943-25 May 1944)
Division-Leaders-Course (03 Aug 1943-00 Sep 1943)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (25 May 1944-01 Jun 1944)
Commander of Battle-School Brod and Commandant of the Troop-Exercise-Grounds Brod, Croatia (01 Jun 1944-00 Feb 1945)
Delegated with the Leadership of a Special-Purpose-Division existing as the 17th Police-Battalion for Partisan Fighting (00 Feb 1945-00 May 1945)
Battle-Commandant of Zagreb (00 May 1945-10 May 1945)
In Yugoslav Captivity (10 May 1945-1949)
Tried by the Yugoslav Authorities at the War-Court in Versac for Alleged War Crimes and sentenced to 20 years hard labour, imprisoned in the Penal-Camp Mitrovica (1949-15 Apr 1951)
Released Early (15 Apr 1951)
Awards & Decorations:
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold (22 Nov 1941)
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