(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalmajor Alexander Dini
Born: 21 Jan 1895 in Vienna (Wien)
Died: 17 Apr 1977 in Vienna (Wien)
Promotions:
Fähnrich (15 Mar 1915); Leutnant (01 Sep 1915); Oberleutnant (01 Aug 1917); Hauptmann (08 Jul 1921); Major (17 Feb 1934); deutsches Major (15 Mar 1938); Oberstleutnant (20 Apr 1939); Oberst (01 Apr 1941); Generalmajor (01 Oct 1944)
Career:
Entered the Austria Army as Platoon-Commander in the 75th Infantry-Regiment (15 Mar 1915-07 Oct 1917)
Company-Commander in the 11th Infantry-Regiment (08 Oct 1917-07 May 1918)
At the same time, Training at the Observer and Pilot School in Wiener-Neustadt (23 Nov 1917-02 Mar 1918)
Company-Commander in the 136th Infantry-Regiment (08 May 1918-19 Nov 1918)
Company-Commander in Border-Protection-Service then in Peoples-Defence-Battalion Wien-Florisdorf (20 Nov 1918-30 Apr 1920)
Platoon and Company Commander, Battalion and Regimental Commander in the 5th Infantry-Regiment (01 May 1920-28 Feb 1932)
Company-Commander in the 4th Infantry-Regiment ‘Hoch-und-Deutschmeister’ (01 Mar 1932-14 Mar 1938)
Transferred to the German Luftwaffe and Detached to Flak-Artillery-School Wustrow (15 Mar 1938-14 Jul 1938)
With the Staff of the II. Battalion of the 13th Flak-Regiment (15 Jul 1938-16 Nov 1938)
Battery-Chief with the 86th Light-Flak-Battalion (17 Nov 1938-23 Aug 1939)
Commander of the 86th Light-Flak-Battalion (24 Aug 1939-19 Jan 1940)
Involved in a Motor Vehicle accident, in Hospital (10 Sep 1939-19 Jan 1940)
Commander of the 266th Reserve-Flak-Battalion, Hamburg (20 Jan 1940-17 Mar 1940)
Commander of the 60th Flak-Regiment (18 Mar 1940-31 Jan 1943)
Commander of Flak-Regiment ‘Dini’ with Army-Group South (01 Feb 1943-20 Mar 1943)
Sick Leave, in Hospital (21 Mar 1943-26 Aug 1943)
Commander of the 136th Flak-Regiment (01 Sep 1943-31 Dec 1943)
Commander of Service-Office ‘General Of Luftwaffe Channel Islands’ (01 Jan 1944-11 May 1945)
In British Captivity (12 May 1945-00 Mar 1946)
In US Captivity then took Sick and admitted to Hospital in Linz (00 Mar 1946-00 May 1946)
Released (00 May 1946)

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