(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalleutnant Ing. Otto Kliscz
Born: 27 Sep 1886 in Biala near Bielitz, Galicia (Galizien)
Died: 18 Sep 1971 in Vienna (Wien)
Promotions:
Leutnant (18 Jun 1909); Oberleutnant (01 May 1914); Hauptmann (01 Jun 1916); Major (Titel) (01 Jan 1921); Stabs-Hauptmann (01 Mar 1923); Major (01 Jul 1926); Oberstleutnant (16 Dec 1934); Oberst (01 Feb 1939); Generalmajor (01 Sep 1941); Generalleutnant (01 Apr 1944)
Career:
Entered Austrian Army Service (18 Aug 1909)
Passed Out the Technical Military Academy as Leutnant in the 9th Pioneer-Battalion (18 Jun 1909-01 Oct 1911)
Adjutant of the 9th Pioneer-Battalion (01 Oct 1911-01 Oct 1912)
Adjutant of the 3rd Sapper-Battalion (01 Oct 1912-01 May 1913)
Company-Commander in the 3rd Sapper-Battalion (01 May 1913-01 Oct 1913)
Detached to the Technical College Vienna (01 Oct 1913-27 Sep 1914)
Platoon-Commander in the 3rd Sapper-Battalion (27 Sep 1914-05 Nov 1914)
Company-Commander in the 3rd Sapper-Battalion (05 Nov 1914-01 Dec 1916)
Training-Director with the 3rd Replacement-Sapper-Battalion (01 Dec 1916-29 Jan 1917)
Commandant of the Austrian Army Gas School (29 Jan 1917-01 Nov 1918)
Advisor in the Liquidating War Ministry (01 Nov 1918-01 Nov 1919)
Advisor in the Austrian Army Museum (01 Nov 1919-01 Nov 1921)
Instructor & Adjutant of the War-School - Officer-Course Vienna (01 Nov 1921-21 Sep 1923)
Company-Commander in the 3rd Pioneer-Battalion (21 Sep 1923-01 Oct 1925)
Detached to Information-Course in Bruck-Neudorf (27 Jul 1925-14 Jun 1925)
Instructor with the Officer-Course Klosterneuburg (01 Oct 1925-27 Jan 1926)
Advisor in the Pioneer-Department of the Federal Ministry for Army Matters (27 Jan 1926-16 Apr 1927)
Advisor in the Technical War Office in the Federal Ministry for Army Matters & Instructor at the Pioneer School (16 Apr 1927-01 Dec 1934)
Pioneer-Advisor with the Army-Inspectorate & Expert at the War Academy (01 Dec 1934-01 May 1937)
At the same time, Instructor with the Explosive-Master-Course (02 Oct 1935-31 Oct 1935)
Staff-Officer for Special Use in the Army-Pioneer-Department (01 May 1937-17 May 1938)
Transferred into the German Army (15 Mar 1938)
Transferred to the Staff of Group-Command 5 (17 May 1938-01 Aug 1938)
Transferred to the General-Command of VI. Army-Corps (01 Aug 1938-26 Aug 1939)
Commander of Fortress-Pioneer-Staff 23 (26 Aug 1939-13 Nov 1939)
Commander of Pioneers VI (13 Nov 1939-06 Apr 1940)
Commander of Pioneer-Regiment-Staff 673 (06 Apr 1940-10 Apr 1941)
Fortress-Pioneer-Commander I (10 Apr 1941-05 Nov 1941)
Commander of Senior-Construction-Staff 21 (05 Nov 1941-07 Feb 1942)
Fortress-Pioneer-Commander 1 (07 Feb 1942-01 Jun 1942)
Commander of Revitilisation-Staff Centre (01 Jun 1942-25 Aug 1942)
Fortress-Pioneer-Commander IV (25 Aug 1942-20 Oct 1942)
Inspector of Land Fortifications East (25 Sep 1943-08 May 1945)
In Captivity (08 May 1945-16 Oct 1946)
Released (16 Oct 1946)

Awards & Decorations:
Deutsches Kreuz in Silber (10 Mar 1944)


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