Generalmajor Julius Kuderna
Born: 10 Jan 1892 in Korneuburg
Died: 08 Jul 1976 in Vienna
Promotions:
Leutnant (01 Sep 1913); Oberleutnant (01 May 1915); Hauptmann (01 Jan 1921); Stabs-Hauptmann (01 Jun 1924); Major (20 Jul 1928); Oberstleutnant (01 Apr 1939); Oberst (01 Sep 1940); Generalmajor (01 Sep 1943)
Career:
Entered the Austrian Army as Platoon and Company Commander in the Royal & Imperial Austrian Railway-Regiment (18 Aug 1913-09 Sep 1918)
Commander of the 2nd Railway-Company (10 Sep 1918-16 Nov 1918)
Transferred to the Peoples-Defence-Company-Korneuburg (17 Nov 1918-01 Mar 1919)
Discharged to the Reserve (01 Mar 1919)
Studying at the Technical College Vienna, Electro-Technology Department (1919-1920)
Reactivated as Officer in the 1st Technical Battalion and Studying at the Technical College Vienna, Electro-Technology Department (09 Oct 1920-17 Oct 1926)
Instructor at the Pioneer-Weapons-School (18 Oct 1926-1928)
Advisor in the Ministry for State Defence (1928-14 Mar 1938)
At the same time, Instructor at the Theresian Military Academy Wiener Neustadt (27 Jan 1936-14 Mar 1938)
Transferred into the German Luftwaffe as Officer with Special Duties of the RLM and Luftwaffe High Command (15 Mar 1938-31 May 1938)
Detached to the II. Flak-Battalion of the 33rd Flak-Regiment (01 Jun 1938-31 Jul 1938)
Officer with Special Duties of the RLM and Luftwaffe High Command (01 Aug 1938-25 Aug 1939)
Commander of the 116th Reserve-Flak-Battalion (26 Aug 1939-28 Feb 1940)
Commander of the 131st Flak-Regiment (29 Feb 1940-18 May 1940)
Commander of Flak-Brigade VIII (19 May 1940-12 Nov 1942)
Commander of the 5th Flak-Division (13 Nov 1942-31 Aug 1944)
In Soviet Captivity (31 Aug 1944-1949)
Released (1949)

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