(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalleutnant Rudolf Keil
Born: 25 Jan 1888 in Vienna (Wien)
Died: 04 Apr 1978 in Vienna (Wien)
Promotions:
Kadett-Offiziersstellvertreter (16 Aug 1908); Leutnant (01 May 1911); Oberleutnant (01 Aug 1914); Hauptmann (01 Aug 1917); Major (Titel) (08 Jul 1921); Stabs-Hauptmann (23 Jun 1923); Major (19 Jan 1928); Oberstleutnant (28 Dec 1935); Oberst (01 Feb 1939); Generalmajor (01 Jul 1942); Generalleutnant (01 Apr 1945)
Career:
Entered Austrian Army Service (18 Aug 1908)
Kadett-Offiziersstellvertreter in the 4th Infantry-Regiment Hoch-und Deutschmeister (18 Aug 1908-01 Nov 1913)
Driving-Instructor with the Automobile-Course in Vienna (14 Apr 1913-07 May 1913)
Instruction-Officer at the One-Year-Volunteer-School Vienna (08 Jun 1913-15 Oct 1913)
Automobile-Detachment-Commander Driving-Direction & Motor-Transport-Advisor of Fortress-Command-Office Trebinje (01 Nov 1913-01 Jun 1914)
Motor-Transport-Group-Commander of XVI. Corps (01 Jun 1914-02 Oct 1916)
Transferred to Motor-Transport-Troop (02 Oct 1916-20 Aug 1916)
Commandant of Field-Auto-Park Udine (20 Aug 1916-05 Nov 1918)
Motor-Transport-Advisor with the Commander Carinthia (05 Nov 1918-05 Sep 1921)
Motor-Transport-Advisor & Group-Commander with the Command for West Hungary (05 Sep 1921-01 Dec 1922)
Commander of the 3rd Brigade-Motor-Transport-Platoon (01 Dec 1922-01 Sep 1925)
Transferred to the War School (01 Sep 1925-01 Dec 1927)
Transferred to the Federal Ministry for Army Matters (01 Dec 1927-26 Sep 1928)
Motor-Transport-Advisor in Department 5 of the Federal Ministry for Army Matters (26 Sep 1928-01 May 1930)
Commander of the 2nd Motor-Transport-Battalion (01 May 1930-01 May 1933)
Technical Consultant for Mechanisation of the 4th Motor-Transport-Jäger-Battalion and III. Battalion of the 3rd Infantry-Regiment (01 May 1933-01 Jan 1934)
Motor-Transport-Advisor in the Army Inspectorate (01 Jan 1934-01 Jun 1935)
Officer of Higher Service with the Austrian Fast Division (01 Jun 1935-17 Jan 1936)
Transferred into the General Staff while retaining previous Position (17 Jan 1936-01 Nov 1936)
Motor-Transport-Troop-Inspector with the General Inspectorate (01 Nov 1936-01 Apr 1938)
Transferred into the German Army (15 Mar 1938)
Transferred to the General-Staff of XVII. Army-Corps (01 Apr 1938-09 May 1938)
Auxiliary-Officer with the Staff of the 4th Light Division (09 May 1938-01 Feb 1940)
Detached to Armaments-Inspection VII for Introduction in Armaments Service (01 Feb 1940-01 Jul 1940)
Armaments-Inspector Brünn (01 Jul 1940-20 Jun 1941)
Führer-Reserve OKH & Director of the Special-Staff of the General-Plenipotentiary for Motor Transport Matters East with the Representative for the Four Year Plan (20 Jun 1941-20 Aug 1942)
Inspector of Economic-Transport-Matters East (20 Aug 1942-01 Mar 1945)
Plenipotentiary for Wehrmacht Motor Transport Matters in the Alpine-Fortress, Section Salzburg (01 Mar 1945-06 May 1945)
In Captivity (06 May 1945-14 May 1947)
Released (14 May 1947)

Awards & Decorations:
Deutsches Kreuz in Silber


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