(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalleutnant Johann Seifert
Born: 14 Jun 1889 in Wojtinell, District Radautz, Bukovina (Bukowina)
Died: 11 Nov 1978 in Schärding
Promotions:
Kadett-Offiziersstellvertreter (18 Aug 1908); Leutnant (01 May 1911); Oberleutnant (01 Aug 1914); Hauptmann (01 Aug 1917); Major (Titel) (08 Jul 1921); Stabs-Hauptmann (01 Mar 1923); Major (29 Sep 1927); Oberstleutnant (28 Dec 1935); Oberst (01 Apr 1939); Generalmajor (01 Jun 1940); Generalleutnant (01 Jun 1942)
Career:
Entered the Austrian Army as a Kadett-Offiziersstellvertreter and Company-Officer in the 3rd Infantry-Regiment ‘Erzherzog Carl’ (18 Aug 1908-31 Jul 1914)
Company-Commander in the 3rd Infantry-Regiment (01 Aug 1914-26 Feb 1917)
Battalion-Commander, Regiments-Adjutant and Signals-Officer in the 3rd Infantry-Regiment (27 Feb 1917-15 Nov 1918)
With the Depot-Watch Klosterneuburg, Replacement-Battalion of the 49th Infantry-Regiment (16 Nov 1918-02 Mar 1919)
Draft-Officer in the Personnel-Group of the State-Commander Vienna (03 Mar 1919-31 Aug 1920)
Platoon-Commander and Food-Supply-Master in the 6th Infantry-Regiment (01 Sep 1920-16 Feb 1922)
Adjutant of the II. Battalion of the 6th Infantry-Regiment (17 Feb 1922-31 May 1924)
Company-Commander in the 6th Infantry-Regiment (01 Jun 1924-22 Jun 1924)
Detached to Infantry-Course in Bruckneudorf (23 Jun 1924-02 Aug 1924)
Major with the Staff of the II. Battalion of the 6th Infantry-Regiment (03 Aug 1924-30 Sep 1924)
Company-Commander in the 6th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1924-01 Oct 1934)
Detached to the Garrison-Riding-Course, St. Pölten (26 Jan 1925-12 Jun 1925)
Detached to Battery-Commander-Course in Bruckneudorf (15 Jun 1925-14 Aug 1925)
Detached to the Staff of the One-Year-Volunteer-Battalion – Leader of Instruction-Initiation-Courses, Advisor for the Pre-Military Youth-Education with the State-School-Advisory Lower Austria (02 Oct 1934-16 Mar 1938)
Transferred into the German Luftwaffe (15 Mar 1938)
Officer with Special Duties of the RLM and C-in-C Luftwaffe (17 Mar 1938-31 May 1938)
Detached to the I. Battalion of the 14th Flak-Regiment (01 Jun 1938-14 Nov 1938)
Detached to Course for former Austrian Officers (05 Oct 1938-30 Oct 1938)
Detached to the Staff of the 44th Flak-Regiment, Essen (15 Nov 1938-31 Mar 1939)
Detached to Course 26 for Battalion-Commanders of Heavy Flak (30 Nov 1938-07 Dec 1938)
Detached to Course 27 for Battalion-Commanders of Light Flak (08 Dec 1938-15 Dec 1938)
Commander of the 74th Light Flak-Battalion (01 Apr 1939-30 Nov 1939)
Delegated with the Leadership of the 44th Flak-Regiment (01 Dec 1939-28 Feb 1940)
Commander of the 44th Flak-Regiment (29 Feb 1940-30 Sep 1940)
Commander of Flak-Brigade III (01 Oct 1940-11 Apr 1941)
Commander of Air-Defence-Command 10, Ploesti (12 Apr 1941-31 Aug 1941)
Commander of the 10th Motorised-Flak-Division (01 Sep 1941-26 Jun 1943)
Führer-Reserve OKL – to the Disposal of the RLM (26 Jun 1943-31 Oct 1943)
Retired (31 Oct 1943)
Recalled into the Volkssturm (07 Nov 1944-08 May 1945)
In US Captivity (08 May 1945-27 Sep 1946)
Released (27 Sep 1946)

Decorations & Awards:
Deutches Kreuz in Gold (08 Feb 1943)


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