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Kliszcz, Otto

Date of birth:
September 27th, 1886 (Biala bei Bielitz/Galicia, Austria)
Date of death:
September 18th, 1971 (Vienna/Lower Austria, Austria)
Nationality:
Austrian (1938-1945, Reichsgau)

Biography

Promotions:
August 18th, 1909: Leutnant;
May 1st, 1914: Oberleutnant;
August 1st, 1916: Hauptmann;
January 1st, 1921: Major;
December 18th, 1934: Oberstleutnant mit RDA vom 1-11-1934 (16);
February 1st, 1939: Oberst mit RDA vom 1-8-1937 (26c);
September 1st, 1941: Generalmajor (18);
January 1st, 1944: Generalleutnant (1a).

Career:
August 1st, 1938: Gen.Kdo. VI. A.K.;
September 18th, 1939: Kdr. Pi.Rgt. 673;
April 10th, 1941: Fest.Pi.Kdr. I;
October 13th, 1941: Kdr. Oberbaustab 21;
February 7th, 1942: Fest.Pi.Kdr. I;
June 1st, 1942: Führer-Reserve;
August 25th, 1942: Fest.Pi.Kdr. IV;
September 25th, 1943: Insp.d.Landesbef.Ost;
May 15th, 1944: Res.-Kurl.Baden

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Generalmajor (Brigadier)
Unit:
Festungs-Pionier-Kommandeur IV, Heer
Awarded on:
March 10th, 1944
Deutsches Kreuz in Silber
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
August 1942
Medaille
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
November 22nd, 1940
Deutsches Schutzwall-Ehrenzeichen
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
June 25th, 1940
1939 Spange zum Eisernes Kreuz 1er Klasse 1914
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
May 18th, 1940
1939 Spange zum Eisernes Kreuz 2er Klasse 1914

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