Generalleutnant Dr. Emil Kern
Born: 04 Apr 1882 in Vienna (Wien)
Died: 21 Feb 1945 Vienna (Wien) (Air Attack)
Promotions:
Leutnant (18 Jun 1903); Oberleutnant (01 May 1909); Hauptmann (07 Aug 1914); Major (01 Jan 1920); Oberstleutnant (Titel) (01 Jan 1921); Oberstleutnant (25 Oct 1928); Oberst (17 Aug 1932); Generalmajor (24 Dec 1935); Generalmajor z.V. (01 May 1938); Generalleutnant z.V. (01 Oct 1941)
Career:
Entered Austrian Army Service (18 Jun 1903)
Leutnant in the 12th Pioneer-Battalion (18 Jun 1903-01 Nov 1909)
Transferred into the 6th Pioneer-Battalion (01 Nov 1909-01 Nov 1913)
Detached to the 21st Landwehr-Rifle-Regiment (01 Nov 1910-31 Oct 1911)
Detached to the War School (1912-1913)
Transferred into the 1st Bridge-Construction-Battalion (01 Nov 1913-26 Jul 1914)
In the Field as an Officer of the 2nd Bridging-Company of the 1st Bridge-Construction-Battalion (26 Jul 1914-01 12 1914)
Commander of the 3rd Bridging-Company of the 1st Bridge-Construction-Battalion (01 Dec 1914-1919)
Detached for Service with the Provisional German-Austrian Army, with the Liquidating 1st Bridge-Construction-Battalion (1919-09 Oct 1920)
Commander of the Bridge-Construction-Platoon of the 6th Technical Battalion (09 Oct 1920-01 Mar 1923)
Transferred to the 1st Bridging-Platoon of the 1st Pioneer-Battalion (01 Mar 1923-01 May 1925)
Acting-Commander of Independant Bridging Platoons (01 May 1925-30 Dec 1926)
Commander of the 2nd Pioneer-Battalion (30 Dec 1926-01 Apr 1933)
Pioneer-Troop-Inspector (01 Apr 1933-30 Apr 1938)
Retired (30 Apr 1938)
Transferred into the German Army (15 Mar 1938)
Placed to Disposal (Army) (30 Apr 1938)
Pioneer-Leader with Higher Command XXXVI (26 Aug 1939-25 Oct 1939)
Führer-Reserve OKH (25 Oct 1939-01 Mar 1940)
Higher Pioneer Officer with the Staff of Commander-in-Chief East, afterwards in the same Function with the Military-Commander in General-Government (01 Mar 1940-21 Jul 11940)
Army-Pioneer-Leader of the 4th Army (25 Oct 1940-01 Jun 1942)
Führer-Reserve OKH (01 Jun 1942-31 Oct 1942)
Retired (31 Aug 1943)

Awards & Decorations:
- Deutsches Kreuz in Silber: am 30.05.1942 als Generalleutnant z.V. und Armee-Pionierführer der 4. Armee
- 1914 EK II
- k.u.k. Österr. Militär-Jubiläums-Kreuz 1848-1908
- k.u.k. Österr. Orden der Eisernern Krone III. Klasse mit der Kriegsdekoration
- k.u.k. Österr. Militär-Verdienstkreuz III. Klasse mit der Kriegsdekoration
- k.u.k. Österr. Bronzene Militär-Verdienst-Medaille (“Signum Laudis”) am Bande des Militär-Verdienstkreuzes mit Schwertern
- k.u.k. Österr. Karl-Truppenkreuz
- Österr. Kriegs-Erinnerungs-Medaille mit Schwertern
- Kgl. Ungar. Kriegs-Erinnerungs-Medaille
- Silbernes Ehrenzeichen für Verdienste um die Republik Österreich
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Kriegsverdienstkreuz II. bis I. Klasse mit Schwertern


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