Generalleutnant Eduard Muhr Born: 05 Aug 1893 in St. Stefan in Gailtal, K�rnten Died: 27 Dec 1944 in St. Stefan in Gailtal, K�rnten Promotions:
Leutnant (01 Sep 1914); Oberleutnant (01 Jul 1915); Hauptmann (01 Jan 1921); Major (18 Jan 1930); Oberstleutnant (18 Jan 1936); Oberst (01 Mar 1940); Generalmajor (01 Jul 1943); Generalleutnant (01 Sep 1944) Career:
Entered the Austrian Army as Battery-Officer with the Mountain-Cannon-Battery 6/3 (18 Aug 1914-24 Nov 1914)
Battery-Officer with the Field-Cannon-Battery 1/17 (25 Nov 1914-09 Jan 1915)
Commander of the Replacement-Battalion of the Carpathian-Mountain-Artillery (10 Jan 1915-19 Feb 1915)
Battery-Commander of the Mountain-Cannon-Battery 6/11 (20 Feb 1915-28 Jun 1918)
Battery-Commander in the 3rd Mountain-Artillery-Regiment (29 Jun 1918-00 Nov 1918)
Transferred to the Horse-Evidence in Kramsach, Tyrol (00 Nov 1918-21 Dec 1918)
Transferred to Artillery-Mountain-Command V, Brixlegg, Tyrol (22 Dec 1918-25 May 1919)
Battery-Commander with the K�rtner Peoples-Defence (26 May 1919-28 Feb 1921)
Battery-Commander with the 6th Brigade-Artillery-Battalion (01 Mar 1921-1930)
Participant at the General-Staff-Courses, Higher Military Subject Testing Commission (1939-31 Aug 1933)
Instructor for Tactics and Army Regulars at the Theresian Military Academy Wiener Neustadt (01 Sep 1933-31 Mar 1938)
Transferred into the German Luftwaffe (15 Mar 1938)
Officer with Special Duties of the RLM and Commander-in-Chief of the Luftwaffe (01 Apr 1938-31 Mar 1939)
Commander of the I. Battalion of the 49th Flak-Regiment (01 Apr 1939-25 Aug 1939)
Commander of the 49th Flak-Regiment (26 Aug 1939-19 Jun 1940)
Commander of the 129th Flak-Regiment (20 Jun 1940-1941)
Commander of Air War School 8, G�ppingen (1941-09 Nov 1942)
Commander of the 15th Flak-Division (10 Nov 1942-15 Apr 1944)
F�hrer-Reserve OKL (15 Apr 1944-27 Dec 1944)
Died (27 Dec 1944)
Decorations & Awards:
- Deutsches Kreuz in Gold: am 06.03.1944 als Generalmajor und Kommandeur der 15. Flak-Division
- k.u.k. �sterr. Milit�r-Verdienstkreuz III. Klasse mit Schwertern und mit der Kriegsdekoration
- k.u.k. �sterr. Orden der Eisernen Krone III. Klasse mit Schwertern und mit der Kriegsdekoration
- 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
- k.u.k. �sterr. Karl-Truppenkreuz
- k.u.k. �sterr. Silberne Milit�r-Verdienst-Medaille (�Signum Laudis�) am Bande des Milit�r-Verdienstkreuzes mit Schwertern (zum 2. ten Mal)
- Allgemeines K�rntnerkreuz f�r Verdienste
- Besonderes K�rntnerkreuz f�r Verdienste
- �sterr. Kriegs-Erinnerungs-Medaille mit Schwertern
- Kgl. Ungar. Kriegs-Erinnerungs-Medaille
- Goldenes Ehrenzeichen f�r Verdienste um die Republik �sterreich
- Ehrenkreuz f�r Frontk�mpfer
- 1939 EK II
- 1939 EK I
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