(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalmajor Maximilian Voitl
Born: 22 Jun 1885 in Bozen, Tyrol (Tirol)
Died: 03 Jul 1959 in Friesach, Carinthia (Kärnten)
Promotions:
Kadett-Offiziersstellvertreter (18 Aug 1907); Leutnant (02 Nov 1909); Oberleutnant (01 Nov 1913); Hauptmann (01 May 1916); Major (Titel) (01 Jan 1921); Stabs-Hauptmann (11 Sep 1923); Oberstleutnant (18 Dec 1934); deutscher Oberstleutnant (15 Mar 1938); Oberst (01 Apr 1939); Generalmajor (01 Nov 1944)
Career:
Entered the Austrian Army (18 Aug 1907)
Officer-Aspirant in the 17th Infantry-Regiment (18 Aug 1907-31 Mar 1908)
Officer-Aspirant in the 32nd Landwehr-Infantry-Regiment (01 Apr 1908-15 Dec 1908)
Platoon and Company Commander in Tyrolean Kaiser-Rifle-Regiment III (16 Dec 1908-18 Nov 1918)
Company-Commander in Volkswehr-Battalion Schärnding/Inn then Imst/Tyrol (19 Nov 1918-20 Mar 1919)
With the Liquidation-Command/Replacement-Battalion of the Tyrolean Rifle-Regiment III (21 Mar 1919-20 May 1921)
In the 12th Alpine-Jäger-Regiment (21 May 1921-31 May 1937)
Battalion-Commander in the Tyrolean Jäger-Regiment (01 Jun 1937-31 May 1938)
Transferred into the German Army (15 Mar 1938)
Transferred into the Luftwaffe (01 Jun 1938)
Officer with Special Duties of the RLM and C-in-C Luftwaffe (01 Jun 1938-04 Jan 1939)
With the Airport-Commander Fritzlar (05 Jan 1939-31 Mar 1939)
Commander of the I. Battalion of the 5th Flak-Regiment, subsequently Commander of a Flak-Regiment (01 Apr 1939-1941)
Flak-Group-Commander Kassel (1941-31 Dec 1941)
Commander of the 1st Luftwaffe-Field-Regiment (01 Jan 1921-22 Feb 1942)
Wounded, in Hospital and Placed to Disposal of the Field-Replacement-Battalion of Luftwaffe No. 1 (22 Feb 1942-14 Jun 1943)
Detached to Military-Replacement-Inspection Insbruck for Briefing - Command as Commander of Military-District-Command Munich I did not begin due to his injury and thereby was conditioned unfit for active service (15 Jun 1943-15 Oct 1943)
Führer-Reserve OKL - to the Disposal of the 64th Flak-Replacement-Battalion - in Fritzlar Hospital (16 Oct 1943-20 May 1944)
Commandant of the Wehrmacht-Troop-Exercise-Grounds Lilaste by Riga and Commandant of Battle-Section Mitau (21 May 1944-00 Jul 1944)
Wounded, in Fritzlar Hospital and to the Disposal of the 64th Heavy Flak-Replacement-Battalion (00 Jul 1944-31 Dec 1944)
Retired (31 Dec 1944)

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