(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalmajor Erich Riva
Born: 20 Jun 1888 in Attersee, District Völcklabruck, Austria
Died: 04 Mar 1954 in Linz, Donau
Promotions:
Leutnant der Reserve (01 Jan 1907); Leutnant (01 Nov 1909); Baurechnungs-Akzessist (01 Apr 1911); Militär-Offizial (01 May 1914); Oberleutnant (20 Jan 1915); Hauptmann (01 May 1917); Charakter als Major (01 Jan 1921); Stabs-Hauptmann (01 Mar 1923); Major (29 Oct 1924); Oberstleutnant (18 Dec 1934); Oberst (01 Apr 1939); Generalmajor (01 Aug 1942)
Career:
Entered the Austrian Army Reserves (Activated on 01 Nov 1909) as One-Year-Volunteer in the 25th Field-Jäger-Battalion (30 Sep 1905-29 Jun 1906)
Transferred into the 101st Infantry-Regiment (30 Sep 1906-31 Mar 1911)
Transferred into Military-Construction-Affairs with the Military-Construction-Department of the VII. Corps, Temesvar (01 Apr 1911-31 Oct 1912)
Transferred into the Military-Construction-Department of the XVI. Corps (01 Nov 1912-26 Jul 1914)
Transferred into the Military-Construction-Department Mostar (28 Jul 1914-09 Oct 1914)
Transferred into the Army as Platoon-Commander in the 101st Infantry-Regiment (10 Oct 1914-15 Feb 1915)
Platoon and Company Commander in the 26th Infantry-Regiment (16 Feb 1915-00 Nov 1918)
With the Peoples-Defence-Company in Eferding (00 Nov 1918-01 Mar 1919)
Transferred into the Reserve (01 Mar 1919-01 May 1921)
Reactivated into the Austrian Federal Army with the 8th Alpine-Jäger-Regiment (01 May 1921-16 Oct 1923)
With the 7th Alpine-Jäger-Battalion (17 Oct 1923-30 Jun 1926)
Instructor at the Army-School Enns (01 Jul 1926-31 Aug 1928)
With the 7th Alpine-Jäger-Battalion (01 Sep 1928-06 Jan 1930)
Instructor at the Army-School Enns (07 Jan 1930-27 Aug 1932)
Commander of the Academy-Graduate-Battalion at the Theresian Military Academy, Wiener-Neustadt (01 Sep 1932-31 Mar 1937)
With the Staff of the 14th Infantry-Regiment (01 Apr 1937-15 Sep 1937)
Commander of the I. Battalion of the 17th Infantry-Regiment (16 Sep 1937-14 Mar 1938)
Transferred into the German Luftwaffe as Officer with Special Duties of the RLM and C-in-C Luftwaffe (15 Mar 1938-30 Jun 1938)
Detached to Air-Base Aibling (01 Jul 1938-1938)
Airport-Area-Commandant Wels (1938-1941)
Airport-Area-Commandant 5/XVII (1941-15 Aug 1943)
Führer-Reserve OKL (15 Aug 1943-31 Jul 1944)
Retired (31 Jul 1944)

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