(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalleutnant René Eberle
Born: 08 Nov 1891 in Linz, Danube (Donau)
Died: 21 Mar 1945 in the West (Air Attack)
Promotions:
Leutnant (18 Aug 1911); Oberleutnant (01 Aug 1914); Hauptmann (01 Nov 1917); Major (Titel) (09 Jul 1921); Stabs-Hauptmann (23 Jun 1923); Major (09 Oct 1926); Oberstleutnant (08 Sep 1932); Oberst (17 Jun 1935); Generalmajor (01 Apr 1941); Generalleutnant (10 Sep 1943)
Career:
Entered Austrian Army Service (18 Aug 1911)
Leutnant in the 7th Pioneer-Battalion (18 Aug 1911-01 Oct 1912)
Transferred into the 4th Pioneer-Battalion (01 Oct 1912-01 May 1913)
Transferred into the 2nd Pioneer-Battalion (01 May 1913-01 Aug 1914)
Platoon-Leader in the 2nd Pioneer-Battalion (01 Aug 1914-03 May 1917)
Commander of the Training-Detachment of the 4th Pioneer-Replacement-Company (03 May 1917-08 Nov 1917)
Detached to Studying-Commission for Field Fortifications at the Isonzo Front (08 Nov 1917-30 Nov 1917)
Company-Commander with the Replacement-Battalion of the 50th Sapper-Battalion (30 Nov 1917-05 Mar 1918)
Company-Commander in the 2nd Sapper-Battalion (05 Mar 1918-13 Nov 1918)
Transferred to the Sapper-Battalion Linz (13 Nov 1918-01 Nov 1919)
Adjutant of the Personnel-Evidence-Group in the Sapper-Replacement-Battalion Linz (01 Nov 1919-26 Nov 1920)
Transferred to the Army-Administration-Office Linz, Military-Department (26 Nov 1920-05 Oct 1921)
Transferred to the 4th Technical Battalion, Linz (05 Oct 1921-01 Mar 1921)
Adjutant of the 4th Technical Battalion, Linz (01 Mar 1921-01 Sep 1924)
Company-Commander in the 4th Technical Battalion, Linz (01 Sep 1924-03 Nov 1925)
Detached to MG-Course with the 7th Alpine-Jäger-Regiment (02 Mar 1925-31 Mar 1925)
Detached to the Motor-Transport-Training with the 4th Brigade-Motor-Transport-Platoon (03 Nov 1925-24 Dec 1925)
Company-Commander in the 4th Technical Battalion, Linz (24 Dec 1925-01 Mar 1926)
Company-Commander in the 7th Alpine-Jäger-Regiment (01 Mar 1926-09 Dec 1926)
Transferred to the 4th Pioneer-Battalion and Assigned to the Tests-Office for Higher Service (09 Dec 1926-01 Oct 1928)
Transferred to 4th Brigade-Command (01 Oct 1928-10 Jun 1930)
Assigned to the Army-School (10 Jun 1930-31 Jul 1930)
Transferred back to the 4th Brigade-Command (31 Jul 1930-01 Sep 1930)
Transferred into the Army-School (01 Sep 1930-16 Oct 1933)
Temporary-Commandant of the Army-School (16 Oct 1933-01 Sep 1934)
Temporary-Commandant of the Theresian Military Academy, Wiener Neustadt (01 Sep 1934-01 Apr 1937)
Commander of the 3rd Infantry-Regiment (01 Apr 1937-01 Aug 1937)
Military and Air Force Attaché in Hungary and Romania (01 Aug 1937-25 Mar 1938)
Transferred into the German Army (15 Mar 1938)
Chief Of Staff of the 2nd Austrian Division (25 Mar 1938-01 Aug 1938)
Transferred to the Staff of the Military-Replacement-Inspection Vienna (01 Aug 1938-10 Nov 1938)
Transferred to the Staff of the Inspection Of Eastern Fortifications (10 Nov 1938-15 Mar 1939)
Higher Pioneer Officer of Land-Fortifications East (15 Mar 1939-26 Aug 1939)
Chief Of The General Staff of Higher-Command XXIV (26 Aug 1939-20 Dec 1940)
Führer-Reserve OKH (20 Dec 1940-14 Mar 1941)
Commander of Senior-Construction-Staff 17 (14 Mar 1941-20 Dec 1941)
Führer-Reserve OKH (20 Dec 1941-01 Jun 1942)
Fortress-Pioneer-Commander I (01 Jun 1942-14 Dec 1943)
Führer-Reserve OKH, Detached to the Inspection Of Land Fortifications West (14 Dec 1943-01 Feb 1944)
Inspector Of Land-Fortifications West (01 Feb 1944-21 Mar 1945)
Killed in an Air Attack (21 Mar 1945)

Decorations & Awards:
- Deutsches Kreuz in Silber: am 10.03.1944 als Generalleutnant und Festungs-Pionier-Kommandeur I
- 1914 EK II K
- k.u.k. Österr. Erinnerungs-Kreuz 1912/1913
- k.u.k. Österr. Militär-Verdienstkreuz III. Klasse mit der Kriegsdekoration und Schwertern
- k.u.k. Österr. Bronzene Militär-Verdienst-Medaille (“Signum Laudis”) am Bande des Militär-Verdienstkreuzes mit Schwertern
- k.u.k. Österr. Silberne Militär-Verdienst-Medaille (“Signum Laudis”) am Bande des Militär-Verdienstkreuzes mit Schwertern
- k.u.k. Österr. Karl-Truppenkreuz
- k.u.k. Österr. Silberne Militär-Verdienst-Medaille (“Signum Laudis”) am Bande des Militär-Verdienstkreuzes mit Schwertern (zum 2. ten Mal)
- Österr. Kriegs-Erinnerungs-Medaille mit Schwertern
- Ungar. Kriegs-Erinnerungs-Medaille
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Kriegsverdienstkreuz II. Klasse mit Schwertern
- Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern


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