Eugen Beyer
Eugen Beyer (born February 18, 1882 in Pohrlitz ( Moravia ), † July 25, 1940 in Salzburg ) was an Austrian Lieutenant Field Marshal and German infantry general during the Second World War .
Life
Eugen Beyer joined the Austro-Hungarian army on August 18, 1902 , and became a cadet in the 31st Infantry Regiment . He completed an officer training and was transferred to the General Staff in 1910 . During the First World War he was among other things General Staff Officer of the 17th Infantry Division. After the war he was accepted into the armed forces and was given command of the 6th Division in Innsbruck .
When connecting Austria on 15 March 1938 he was in the German Wehrmacht adopted. On April 1, he was given command of the XVIII. Army Corps , which he held until his death. When he was appointed to the command, he was also the commander of military district XVIII until the mobilization in the summer of 1939 . Beyer, who was already suffering from cancer, died on July 25, 1940 in Salzburg and was buried in Hietzing .
Military promotions
- 18 August 1902 Cadet
- 1st November 1903 lieutenant
- 1st November 1909 first lieutenant
- May 1, 1913 Captain
- November 1, 1917 Major
- July 8, 1921 Lieutenant Colonel
- June 1, 1924 Colonel
- February 24, 1926 Colonel
- September 30, 1931 Major General
- 22nd December 1936 Lieutenant Field Marshal
- April 1, 1938 General of the Infantry
Awards
- Iron Cross (1914) 2nd class
- kuk Österr. Military Jubilee Cross 1848–1908
- kuk Österr. Military Merit Cross III. Class with the war decorations and swords
- kuk Österr. Order of the Iron Crown III. Class with the war decorations and swords
- kuk Österr. Silver Military Merit Medal (“Signum Laudis”) on the ribbon of the Military Merit Cross with swords
- kuk Österr. Bronze Military Merit Medal (“Signum Laudis”) on the ribbon of the Military Merit Cross with swords
- Austrian war memorial medal with swords
- Gold medal for services to the Republic of Austria
Individual evidence
- ↑ Peter Broucek (Ed.): A General in the Twilight. The memories of Edmund Glaise von Horstenau. Volume 1: Kuk General Staff Officer and Historian. Böhlau, Vienna 1980, ISBN 3-205-08740-2 , pp. 193-194.
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| SURNAME | Beyer, Eugene |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian Lieutenant Field Marshal and German Infantry General |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 18, 1882 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Pohrlitz ( Moravia ) |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 25, 1940 |
| Place of death | Salzburg |