Austrian General in Wehrmacht Uniform Photo ID please

[Stijn David]

Hello,


I have seen this most splendid portrait from a German General who was for certain a Austria - Hungarian Officer who, is tehre anyone who can ID this chap by looking at his nice enamelwork ?


Thanks and cordial greetings,

[Kurasier84]

Hi,
this is the Austrian General der Artillerie i.R. Ludwig Ritter von Eimannsberge
Cheers
Christoph

[Stijn David]

Id please

Hello,


Thanks my friend => any idea on the dates of his awards anyone ?, as far as I know something about Austrian awards during WWI he was quite highly decorated.


Cordial greetings,

[Glenn2438]

Oberstleutnant Ritter von Eimannsberger

Stijn,

the last rank list or "Schematismus" of the Austro-Hungarian army was published in about May 1918. That edition showed the then Oberstleutnant (1 May 17) of the artillery staff Ludwig Ritter von Eimannsberger with the following decorations:

Knight's Cross of the Order of Leopold with war decoration and swords
Order of the Iron Crown 3rd Class with war decoration and swords
Military Merit Cross third class with war decoration and swords
Silver Military Merit Medal (Signum Laudis)
Bronze Military Merit Medal (Signum Laudis)
Military Jubilee Cross

He was awarded the MVK.3 and his bronze Signum Laudis in 1915 and had also received the silver Signum Laudis by the time of the publication of the 1916 Schematismus. The A-H rank lists did not show foreign decorations.

Who ruined that great photo with the ecrap blob

Regards
Glenn

[Stijn David]

Austrian general

Hello,



Thanks Glenn thats great info => any idea on his enitre carreer ( regarding promotions, etc... ? ), he must have been quite a brave officer to receive some of the nice enamelwork from the Austro - Hungarian high command.

Is there a possiblity in researching his exact deeds ? ( in archives or similar ? ) as I really woukd love to find out more => this way a first anonymous portrait pictures reveals history .

Another thing I noticed is that the Imperial EK 2 is placed first before the Austrian awards ? ( one would expect that it was placed after the own country's awards ? ), was this a common practice in the WWII german Third Reich ? Did he do something during WWII ? ( new asignements , etc ... )

I obtained this portrait just from ecrap ( that explains the ugly blob ) => so keep the info comming but I love the splendid look from this medal bar ( altough Iff we would see his little ribbon bar it sould once again be such a strange looking combo with much to much the same ribbons, etc ... )


Cordial Greetings,

[Glenn2438]

General der Artillerie Ritter von Eimannsberger

Stijn,

His biography from "Die Generale des Heeres"

18 Aug 1899: Leutnant
01 May 1905: Oberleutnant
01 May 1910: Hauptmann
01 May 1915: Major
01 May 1917: Oberstleutnant
01 Jan 1921: Oberst
01 May 1925: Generalmajor
24 Oct 1927: Feldmarschall-Leutnant
01 Jan 1930: General der Artillerie
31 Oct 1940: General der Artillerie z.V.

Assignments

18 Aug 1899: Leutnant in Divisional Artillery Regiment 11 from the technical military academy
01 Oct 1900-01 May 1900: Detached to Brigade equitation
01 Sep 1903-21 Oct 1903: Detached to the Kriegsschule, Vienna
01 Nov 1905: Assigned to the general staff railway department
01 May 1906: Assigned to the staff of the XV corps artillery director
27 May 1907: Assigned to the staff of the fortress artillery director, Przemysl
29 May 1908: Assigned to the staff of the 10th field artillery brigade
01 Jan 1909: Assigned to the artillery staff, detailed to the staff of the 10th field artillery brigade
01 May 1910: Battery Commander, 4th battery field artillery regiment 30
12 May 1911-12 Jul 1911: detached to the school of field artillery
01 Sep 1911: Instructor in weapon instruction as well as company and class officer an the technical military academy in Mödling
26 Jul 1915: Artillery Advisor, HQ 12th Corps
21 May 1916: Artillery Group Commander, Tyrolean Landesschützen-Division
01 Dec 1916: Artillery Advisor, HQ 15th Corps
01 Mar 1918: Instructor at the information course for troop leadership in Brixen
01 Aug 1918-31 Oct 1918: Leader of the artillery staff, HQ 6th Corps

12 Jan onwards in the Bundesheer of the first republic, culminating in appointment as army inspector on the 1st of Jan 1929. Retired on the 28th of Feb 1930 and placed at disposal of the German army on the 1st of August 1938.

He was briefly the senior artillery officer on the staff of Oberkommando Ost from 25 May 1940 until 26 Jul 1940. He definitively retired in 1943 and died in Innsbruck on the 31st of July 1945.

The Iron Cross is in the correct position for a Wehrmacht bar taking precedence over former Austro-Hungarian awards.

Regards
Glenn

[Rick Research]

Hey Glenn: I just told Stijn about the Wonders of Belohnungsanträge, I think he's "turning Imperial!"

[Stijn David]

Austrian general

Hello,


Thanks for the info so far => now all I need is the adress from the appropriate Austrian archives ( hint hint => glenn ) where I can ask for his so called " Belohnungsantrage " and iff these guys are able to help me we will soon have this mans wartime Bio. with all his deeds, etc .... mayby even worth a little update , etc .... in some magazine

No need to worry that I will convert from the dark side towards the new light at the end off the Tunnel, Im just to hooked about that small pocket called " Cholm " somwhere 1942 and the Glider pilots, Im just one of those guys who belong to the dark side and who suck up as much info as possible to become stronger ( damn I have been looking to much Star Wars I guess )


Cordial Greetings,

[Kurasier84]

Hi Stijn,
this site might be interesting for you:
http://www.oesta.gv.at/bestand/kvarchiv/fr_1_kv.htm
It is the site of the austrian WArarchive
Cheers
Christoph

[erichcraciun]

Hello,

His biography was in Deutsches Soldatenjahrbuch 1975!

Erich