August Möslinger

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Karl-August Möslinger (born June 14, 1871 in Regensburg , † August 20, 1944 in Munich ) was a German officer, most recently in the rank of major general , and a paramilitary activist. In the latter capacity he was a leading member of the Front Soldiers' Union Stahlhelm and honorary rank leader in the SA with the rank of SA group leader .

Live and act

Möslinger was the son of a chief cashier. After visiting a humanistic Gymnasium he entered 10 August 1890 as an ensign in the 4th Field Artillery Regiment "King" of the Bavarian army and was after attending the War College on March 5, 1892, Lieutenant promoted. From October 1, 1896, he served as a department adjutant. From 1900 to 1903 Möslinger graduated from the war academy , which pronounced him qualification for the higher adjutantage. As a first lieutenant he was then appointed adjutant of the 1st Field Artillery Brigade and promoted to captain on April 19, 1905 . On May 27, 1905, Möslinger became battery chief in the 1st field artillery regiment "Prince Regent Luitpold" before he was assigned to the railway department of the General Staff in Berlin on September 1, 1909 . From there Möslinger came to the central office of the General Staff in Munich in 1911, became major the following year and in 1913 line commander in Ludwigshafen am Rhein .

At the beginning of the First World War Möslinger returned to the troop service and became leader of the 1st division of the 3rd field artillery regiment "Prince Leopold" . In 1915 he became a board member and in 1916 commander of the Military Railway Directorate 5 in Charleroi . In the same year Möslinger was appointed commander of the Military Railway Directorate 9. In 1918 he was placed at the disposal of the War Ministry and transferred to the occupation army in Romania .

After the end of the war, Möslinger was line commander in Munich and was retired from active military service in 1920 as a lieutenant colonel .

During the Weimar Republic , Möslinger was a member of the Frontsoldatenbund Stahlhelm, one of the most important organizations in the camp of the paramilitary right, in which he eventually became one of the leading men. In 1932 at the latest, he became head of the adjutant office of the Federal Governor of the Stahlhelm Franz von Stephani . As part of the incorporation of the Stahlhelm into the National Socialist SA, Mösligner was appointed SA honorary leader in 1934. He reached his highest rank on June 14, 1941 when he was promoted to SA group leader. From 1936 at the latest, he was also head of the transport department in the deployment staff of the SA leadership under Rudolf Michaelis .

During the Second World War , Möslinger was reactivated as an officer and, on September 19, 1939, was initially made available to the chief of transport. During this time he was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel zV on March 16, 1940 (patent backdated to March 1, 1938). On October 6, 1940, he was transferred to the German Army Mission in Romania , before moving to the Southeast Transport Department on May 1, 1941. On February 1, 1942 Möslinger was appointed commander of the Bucharest transport district and at the same time promoted to Colonel zV (with a patent from March 1, 1941). From June 15, 1943 to March 1, 1944, Möslinger finally acted as German transport agent in Romania. After he had been promoted to major general on April 1, 1944, his mobilization use was revoked on May 31, 1944.

Promotions

In military service:

  • March 5, 1892: Lieutenant
  • October 24, 1900: First Lieutenant
  • April 19, 1905: Captain
  • 1912: Major
  • 1920: Lieutenant Colonel
  • April 1, 1944: Major General


In the SA:

  • before 1936: SA Oberführer
  • after 1935: SA brigade leader
  • June 14, 1941: SA group leader

literature

  • Othmar Hackl : The Bavarian War Academy (1867-1914). CH Beck´sche publishing house bookstore. Munich 1989. ISBN 3-406-10490-8 . P. 526.
  • Wolf Keilig: The generals of the army. Podszun-Pallas, Friedberg 1983, ISBN 3-7909-0202-0 , p. 229.
  • Rudolf von Xylander : History of the 1st field artillery regiment "Prince Regent Luitpold". Berlin 1911. p. 744.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ (≈ paymaster / auditor) is really in the template, probably a Bavarian regional name
  2. ↑ Othmar Hackl: The Bavarian War Academy (1867-1914). CH Beck´sche publishing house bookstore. Munich 1989. ISBN 3-406-10490-8 . P. 526.
  3. ↑ Horkenbach: The German Empire from 1918 to today. 1932. p. 567.
personal data
SURNAME Möslinger, August
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Karl-August
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German major general
DATE OF BIRTH June 14, 1871
PLACE OF BIRTH regensburg
DATE OF DEATH August 20, 1944
Place of death Munich