(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalmajor Ernst Uhl
Born: 25 Dec 1895 in Seefeld, Lower Austria
Died: 25 Jan 1976 in Vienna (Wien)
Promotions:
Fähnrich (15 Oct 1914); Leutnant (05 May 1915); Oberleutnant (01 May 1917); Charakter als Hauptmann (01 Jan 1921); Hauptmann (05 Nov 1921); Major (25 Aug 1933); Major i.G. (26 Apr 1937); Oberstleutnant (01 Jun 1939); Oberst (01 Apr 1941); Generalmajor (30 Jan 1945)
Career:
Entered the Austrian Army (18 Aug 1911)
Pupil at the Landwehr-Cadet-School, Vienna (18 Aug 1911-14 Oct 1914)
Platoon and Company Commander in the 11th Rifle-Regiment (15 Oct 1914-05 Jul 1916)
In Russian Captivity (05 Jul 1916-15 Feb 1918)
Fled Russian Captivity (15 Feb 1918-21 Mar 1918)
Company-Commander in the 11th Rifle-Regiment (22 Mar 1918-00 Nov 1918)
With the Replacement-Battalion of the 24th Rifle-Regiment (00 Nov 1918-02 Jan 1919)
With the Volkswehr-Battalion XXIII then with the 2nd Infantry-Regiment (03 Jan 1919-31 Aug 1921)
Platoon-Commander, Battalion-Adjutant and 2nd Regiment-Adjutant in the 2nd Infantry-Regiment (01 Sep 1921-24 Aug 1933)
Company-Commander in the 2nd Infantry-Regiment (25 Aug 1933-31 Jan 1935)
With the Staff of Brigade-Command 2, Vienna (01 Feb 1935-1937)
Staff Officer, Intelligence (Ic) in the Staff of Brigade-Command 2, Vienna (1937-31 May 1938)
Transferred into the German Army (15 Mar 1938)
Transferred into the Luftwaffe (01 Jun 1938)
In the 5th Department, Luftwaffe General Staff (01 Jun 1938-12 Jun 1938)
Detached For Information with the following units; I. Group of Bomber-Wing 257;
with Fighter-Squadron 1./137
with Reconnaissance-Squadron 1./27
with the 26th Flak-Regiment
at the Higher Luftwaffe School
at Group-Bomber-Flying-School Tutow
with Luftwaffe Command Austria
with Fighter-Group Döberitz
and at the Flak-Artillery-School Wustrow (13 Jun 1938-21 Aug 1938)
At the Reichs-Sport-Flying-School Rangsdorf (22 Aug 1938-28 Sep 1938)
Detached to Chief-Group, RLM (22 Sep 1938-09 Oct 1938)
Squadron-Captain in Bomber-Wing 355 (10 Oct 1938-31 Mar 1939)
Commander of the I. Battalion of the 18th Flak-Regiment (01 Apr 1939-14 Aug 1939)
Commander of the 802nd Reserve-Flak-Battalion (15 Aug 1939-30 Apr 1940)
With Air-Defence-Command, Leipzig (01 May 1940-07 Sep 1940)
Commander of the 181st Flak-Regiment (08 Sep 1940-11 Dec 1940)
Commander of the 28th Flak-Regiment (12 Dec 1940-04 Jun 1942)
Commander of the 131st Flak-Regiment (05 Jun 1942-14 Mar 1943)
Commander of Flak-Brigade XVII (15 Mar 1943-09 Oct 1943)
Commander of Flak-Brigade IV (10 Oct 1943-25 Apr 1944)
Commander of the 26th Flak-Division (26 Apr 1944-05 Jul 1944)
Commandant of Flak-Artillery-Firing-Grounds Rust-Oggau (06 Jul 1944-20 Jul 1944)
Commandant of Flak-Artillery-Firing-Grounds Büsum (21 Jul 1944-00 Nov 1944)
Führer-Reserve OKL - November 1944 Court Martialed for alleged decomposition of military forces, procedure was stopped (00 Nov 1944-23 May 1945)
In Captivity (02 Jun 1945-25 May 1946)
Released (25 May 1946)

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