Generalmajor Karl (Ritter von) Kurz Born: 24 Dec 1873 in Vienna (Wien) Died: 12 Jan 1946 in Eisbach (in British POW-Hospital) near Graz Promotions:
Leutnant (18 Aug 1896); Oberleutnant (01 Nov 1900); Hauptmann (01 Nov 1905); Major (01 Mar 1915); Oberstleutnant (01 Feb 1917); Oberst a.D. (16 Dec 1920); SS-Obersturmbannf�hrer (20 Apr 1939); Oberst z.V. (26 Oct 1939); SS-Standartenf�hrer (09 Nov 1940); Generalmajor (01 Apr 1944); SS-Oberf�hrer (24 Dec 1943); SS-Brigadef�hrer (24 Dec 1943) Career:
With the Maria-Theresian Military Academy in Wiener Neustadt (Autumn 1893-17 Aug 1896)
Entered Austrian Army Service (18 Aug 1896)
With the 1st Regiment of the Tyrol Kaiserj�ger (Salzburg) (18 Aug 1896-1900)
Preliminary & Head Testing for Selection in the War School (1900-00 Oct 1900)
Detached to the War-School Vienna (00 Oct 1900-01 Nov 1902)
Assigned to the k.u.k. General Staff Corps (01 Nov 1902)
Transferred to the General-Staff of the 27th Infantry-Brigade, Pressburg (01 Nov 1902-01 Nov 1903)
Transferred to the General-Staff of the 1st Infantry-Troop-Division, Sarajevo (01 Nov 1903-01 Nov 1905)
Commander of the 1st Field-Company of the 29th Feldj�ger-Battalion, Gradisco (01 Nov 1905-01 May 1907)
Company-Commander in the 4th Tyrol Kaiserj�ger-Regiment, Bregenz, then Salzburg (01 May 1907-01 Sep 1908)
Instructor for War History & Tactics at the Infantry Cadet School at Marburg/Drau (01 Sep 1908-01 Sep 1912)
Company-Commander in the 17th Feldj�ger-Battalion & Director of the Advanced Training Course for Reserve-Officers in Judenburg (01 Sep 1912-00 Aug 1914)
In the Field with the 1st March-Brigade of the Wiener Corps (00 Aug 1914-00 Oct 1914)
Lightly wounded (shot in the left arm) (00 Oct 1914-00 Nov 1914)
Commander of the 17th Feldj�ger-Battalion (00 Nov 1914-00 May 1915)
Transferred to the 13th Infantry-Regiment & Assigned to the General Staff Corps (00 May 1915-1916)
Section-Commandant of Rayon Tonale at the Tyrolian Front (1916-1916)
In the General-Staff-Department of XXI. Army-Corps (1916-00 Mar 1917)
In the General-Staff-Department of Army-Group Feldmarschall Graf Conrad von H�tzendorf (00 Mar 1917-Autumn 1917)
Commander of the 22nd Infantry-Regiment (Autumn 1917-00 Jul 1918)
In the General-Staff-Department of Army-Group Feldmarschall Erzherzog Joseph (Army Group Command Tirol) (00 Nov 1918-1919)
Staff-Chief of the City-Commandant of Graz (1919-01 Dec 1920)
Retired (01 Dec 1920)
Official with the Mountain-Direction Seegraben of the Alpine Mountain Society; Active Member in Deutschen Turnerbund (01 Dec 1920-1926)
Military District-Leader of Steirischen Home Guard in District Leoben (1926-1933)
Signals-Officer of SA-Brigade Leoben (1933-01 Jan 1934)
Arrested, then acquitted by jury (01 Jan 1934-27 Jul 1934)
Arrested because of suspected High Treason and taken to District-Court Leoben (27 Jul 1934-17 Aug 1934)
Released (17 Aug 1934)
Emegration of the family at Graz; Chairman of the National Federation of German Officers (00 Sep 1934-Spring 1938)
Director of the Old Soldier Organisation of NS Reichs War Federation of Styria (Spring 1938-20 Apr 1939)
Joined the General SS (Membership No. 323.046) as SS-Mann (20 Apr 1939)
SS-Leader with the Staff of SS-Section XXXV (Graz) (20 Apr 1939-00 May 1945)
Placed to Disposal (Army) (26 Oct 1939); Active-Officer (01 Apr 1943)
Commander of the 3rd then 183rd Landessch�tzen-Regiment (26 Oct 1939-27 Feb 1942)
F�hrer-Reserve of the Replacement XVIII. Army-Corps (27 Feb 1942-31 Oct 1943)
Retired (31 Oct 1943)
Honourary Member of the Peoples Courthouse (25 Jul 1944-00 May 1945)
In British Captivity (00 May 1945-12 Jan 1946)
Died in British Captivity (12 Jan 1946)
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. Milit�r-Verdienstkreuz III. Klasse mit der Kriegsdekoration und den Schwertern
- k.u.k. �sterr. Orden der Eisernen Krone III. Klasse mit der Kriegsdekoration und den Schwertern
- k.u.k. �sterr. Karl-Truppen-Kreuz
- k.u.k. �sterr. Bronzene Milit�r-Verdienst-Medaille (�Signum Laudis�) am Bande des Milit�r-Verdienstkreuzes mit Schwertern
- Verwundetenabzeichen, 1918 in Schwarz
- Ehrenkreuz f�r Frontk�mpfer
- Kriegsverdienstkreuz II. Klasse mit Schwertern
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