Generalmajor Karl Klein Born: 22 Mar 1891 in Vienna (Wien) Died: 15 May 1970 in Vienna (Wien) Promotions:
F�hnrich (18 Aug 1911); Leutnant (01 Nov 1912); Oberleutnant (01 May 1915); Hauptmann (01 Oct 1921); Stabs-Hauptmann (01 Jun 1924); Major (21 Jul 1925); Oberstleutnant (10 Jun 1933); Oberst (16 Jun 1937); Generalmajor (01 Dec 1944) Career:
Entered Austrian Army Service (18 Aug 1911)
F�hnrich in the 2nd Landwehr-Infantry-Regiment, later renamed 2nd Rifle-Regiment (18 Aug 1911-1914)
Platoon & Company Commander, lastly Regiment-Adjutant (1914-1918)
Detached to the War School Course in Belgrade (1918-1918)
Adjutant of the State-Commander Upper Austria (01 May 1919-11 Jun 1920)
Transferred as Platoon-Commander into the 7th Alpenj�ger-Regiment (11 Jun 1920-13 Nov 1922)
Battalion-Adjutant in the 7th Alpenj�ger-Regiment (13 Nov 1922-01 May 1926)
Transferred to the 4th Brigade-Artillery-Battalion (01 May 1926-29 Sep 1926)
Transferred back into the 7th Alpenj�ger-Regiment (29 Sep 1926-01 Nov 1930)
Transferred into the 3rd Infantry-Regiment (01 Nov 1930-01 Mar 1931)
Detached on Probation to 1st Brigade-Command (01 Mar 1931-08 Dec 1932)
Detached on Probation to the Army School (08 Dec 1932-01 Sep 1933)
Instructor at the Army School (01 Sep 1933-01 Sep 1934)
Instructor at the Theresian Military Academy, Wiener Neustadt (01 Sep 1934-20 May 1937)
Transferred into the Federal Ministry for National Defence (20 May 1937-01 Apr 1938)
Transferred into the German Army (15 Mar 1938)
Transferred into the Central-Office OKW (10th Department) (01 Apr 1938-10 Nov 1938)
Transferred to the Staff of the 44th Infantry-Regiment (10 Nov 1938-26 Aug 1939)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (26 Aug 1939-06 Jan 1940)
Commander of the 11th Infantry-Replacement-Regiment (06 Jan 1940-07 Jun 1940)
Commander of the 1st Infantry-Replacement-Regiment (07 Jun 1940-31 Jul 1941)
Commander of the 216th Infantry-Regiment (31 Jul 1941-04 Feb 1942)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (04 Feb 1942-07 Jul 1942)
Commander of the 217th Infantry-Replacement-Regiment (07 Jul 1942-19 Sep 1942)
Commander of the 1st Infantry-Replacement-Regiment (19 Sep 1942-04 Sep 1943)
Commander of the Training-School of Army-Group E (04 Sep 1943-01 Apr 1944)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (01 Apr 1944-01 Jun 1944)
Commander of the Croatian Training-Brigade, Stockerau (01 Jun 1944-01 Feb 1945)
Commander of Formation-Staff Hungary 1 (01 Feb 1945-08 May 1945)
In Captivity (08 May 1945-1947)
Released (1947)
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