Generalmajor Eugen Walland
Born: 23 Apr 1881 in Krainburg, Carniola (Krain)
Died: 16 Apr 1966 in Graz
Promotions:
Korporal (29 Mar 1902); Feldwebel (01 Oct 1902); Kadett-Offiziersstellvertreter (01 Jan 1903); Leutnant (01 Nov 1904); Oberleutnant (01 Nov 1910); Hauptmann (01 Mar 1915); Major (01 Jan 1920); Oberstleutnant (23 Jun 1923); Oberst (18 Jun 1935); Generalmajor (01 Nov 1941)
Career:
Entered the Austrian Army (01 Oct 1901)
One-Year-Volunteer in the 27th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1901-01 Oct 1902)
Discharged to Reserve (01 Oct 1902)
Reactivated (19 Nov 1902)
Platoon-Leader, Company-Officer, Battalion-Adjutant and Company-Commander in the 27th Infantry-Regiment (19 Nov 1902-02 Nov 1918)
In Italian Captivity (02 Nov 1918-18 Aug 1919)
With the Staff of the 16th Border-Guard-Battalion (19 Aug 1919-01 Jun 1920)
Adjutant of the I. Battalion of the 10th Alpine-Jäger-Regiment (02 Jun 1920-14 Feb 1923)
Company-Commander in the 10th Alpine-Jäger-Regiment (15 Feb 1923-31 Mar 1930)
Special-Duties-Staff-Officer with the Regiment-Staff of the 10th Alpine-Jäger-Regiment (01 Apr 1930-31 Jan 1932)
Commander of the II. Battalion of the 10th Alpine-Jäger-Regiment (01 Feb 1932-30 Nov 1933)
With the Staff of the 8th Alpine-Jäger-Regiment (01 Dec 1933-31 Mar 1935)
Commander of the 8th Alpine-Jäger-Regiment (01 Apr 1935-30 Jul 1937)
Infantry-Brigadier of the 3rd Division (01 Jul 1937-31 May 1938)
Transferred into the German Army (15 Mar 1938)
Transferred into the Luftwaffe as a Supplemental-Officer (01 Jun 1938); Active-Officer (01 Dec 1938)
Officer with Special Duties of the RLM and C-in-C Luftwaffe (01 Jun 1938-30 Jun 1938)
Detached to the Staff of Military-District-Command VII (01 Jul 1938-02 Jan 1939)
Group-Director Luftwaffe with Military-Replacement-Inspection Nuremberg (03 Jan 1939-30 Apr 1940)
Group-Director Luftwaffe with Military-Replacement-Inspection Vienna (01 May 1940-17 Mar 1941)
Commander of Luftwaffe-Construction-Brigade IV (18 Mar 1941-30 Nov 1942)
Retired (30 Nov 1942)
Placed to Disposal without Mobilisation (01 Dec 1942-31 May 1943)
Retired (31 May 1943)

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