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Muhr, Eduard (15. Flak-Division)

Date of birth:
August 5th, 1893 (Sankt Stefan im Gailtal/Carinthia, Austria)
Date of death:
December 27th, 1944 (Sankt Stefan im Gailtal/Carinthia, Austria)
Nationality:
Austrian

Biography

Promotions:
September 1st, 1914: Leutnant;
July 1st, 1915: Oberleutnant;
January 1st, 1921: Hauptmann;
January 18th, 1930: Major;
January 18th, 1936: Oberstleutnant;
March 1st, 1940: Oberst;
July 1st, 1943: Generalmajor;
September 1st, 1944: Generalleutnant.

Career:
August 18th, 1914: Batterieoffizier, Gebirgskanonenbatterie 6/3;
November 25th, 1914: Batterieoffizier, Feldkanonenbatterie 1/17;
January 10th, 1915: Kommandant, Ersatzbataillon, Karpaten-Gebirgsartillerie;
February 20th, 1915: Kommandant, Gebirgskanonenbatterie 6/11;
June 29th, 1918: Batteriekommandant, Gebirgsartillerieregiment Nr. 3;
November 1918: Kavallerie-Reserve Kramsach;
December 22nd, 1918: Gebirgsartilleriekommando V, Brixlegg;
May 26th, 1919: Batteriekommandant, Kärnther Abwehrkampf;
March 1st, 1921: Batteriekommandant, 6. Brigade-Artillerie-Bataillon;
1930: Generalstabskursus;
September 1st, 1933: Taktiklehrer, Theresianischen Militärakademie;
March 15th, 1938: Luftwaffe;
April 1st, 1938: Offizier mit besonderen Pflichten, Reichsluftfahrtministerium;
April 1st, 1939: Kommandant, I. Bataillon, Flak-Regiment 49;
August 26th, 1939: Kommandeur, Flak-Regiment 49;
June 20th, 1940: Kommandeur, Flak-Regiment 129;
1941: Kommandeur, Luftkriegsschule 8, Göppingen;
November 10th, 1942: Kommandeur, 15. Flak-Division;
April 15th, 1944 - December 27th, 1944: Führerreserve OKL.

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Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Rank:
Oberleutnant (1st Lieutenant)
Unit:
Batteriekommandant, Gebirgsartillerieregiment Nr. 3, Heer
Awarded on:
March 1918

Awarded with war decoration and swords.
Ritter III. Klasse zum Kaiserlicher Orden der Eisernen Krone
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Generalmajor (Air Commodore)
Unit:
Kommandeur, 15. Flak-Division, Luftwaffe
Awarded on:
November 25th, 1943
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
Period:
First World War (1914-1918)

Awarded with wardecoration and swords.
Militärverdienstkreuz III. Klasse
Period:
First World War (1914-1918)

with swords
Militär-Verdienstmedaille in Silber
Period:
First World War (1914-1918)

Second award with swords.
Militär-Verdienstmedaille in Silber
Besonderes Kärntner Kreuz für Tapferkeit
Allgemeines Kärntner Kreuz für Tapferkeit
Period:
First World War (1914-1918)

Awarded with swords.
Kriegserinnerungsmedaille
Goldenes Ehrenzeichen für Verdienste um die Republik Österreich

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