Josef Eitzenberger

Josef Jakob Anton Eitzenberger (born October 1, 1905 in Vienna ; † January 24, 1978 in Salzburg ) was an Austrian remote control and radar specialist .

Life

Eitzenberger was significantly involved in the development of the V1 , V2 rockets and the radar. After the Second World War , Eitzenberger worked at the Berlin Institute for the reconstruction of German anti-aircraft missiles as head of the radio and radio measurement technology department and was then, like many German scientists, deported to the Soviet Union as part of the Ossawakim campaign, where he was obliged to undertake research and development work to make amends for the consequences of the war . In 1946 he came to the Soviet military academy in Monino near Moscow , from 1950 he worked in Tushino and from 1955 in Agudserie near Sukhumi on the Black Sea , where he was forced to do scientific work for the Soviet missile development and remote control. He was also involved in the development of the steering of Sputnik 1 and Sputnik 2 , as well as the optical control of guided missiles, etc. a. on the fire control system for the S-25 Berkut .

Eitzenberger did not return to his homeland until 1958. From 1958 to 1968 he was the main department head for electrical engineering and electronics at the Battelle Institute in Frankfurt am Main . There he worked on government contracts for the Ministry of Defense, such as a navigation aid for the German version of the Starfighter . He was also involved in the development of a longwave messaging system for NATO .

Following an anonymous tip-off, he was arrested on March 23, 1968. He was accused of having betrayed American and German military secrets to the Soviet Union and of spying for the Soviet secret service KGB . After two years of pre-trial detention, the proceedings against him were discontinued because he was permanently incapable of trial and detention.

Josef Eitzenberger died in Salzburg in 1978.

Honors

A street in Leobersdorf in Lower Austria is named after him.

Individual evidence

^ ^A ^b Matthias Uhl : Stalin's V-2. The technology transfer of German radio controlled weapons technology to the USSR and the development of the Soviet missile industry from 1945 to 1959 . Dissertation with reproduction of many original documents. Bernard & Graefe Verlag, Bonn 2001, ISBN 978-3-7637-6214-9 (304 pages).
^ Research with Gustav. In: Der Spiegel 17/1970. April 20, 1970, p. 100 , accessed December 28, 2012 .
↑ Light in the head. In: Der Spiegel 14/1968. April 1, 1968, p. 64 , accessed December 28, 2012 .
↑ Broken long ago. In: Der Spiegel 43/1970. October 19, 1970, p. 119 , accessed December 28, 2012 .
↑ Important personalities. Leobersdorf market town, accessed on December 28, 2012 (Eitzenbergerstrasse is a cross street from ARED Strasse west of Hauptstrasse).

personal data
SURNAME	Eitzenberger, Josef
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Eitzenberger, Josef Jakob Anton
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Austrian radio control and radar specialist
DATE OF BIRTH	October 1, 1905
PLACE OF BIRTH	Vienna
DATE OF DEATH	January 24, 1978
Place of death	Salzburg

[Uhl-1] A ^b Matthias Uhl : Stalin's V-2. The technology transfer of German radio controlled weapons technology to the USSR and the development of the Soviet missile industry from 1945 to 1959 . Dissertation with reproduction of many original documents. Bernard & Graefe Verlag, Bonn 2001, ISBN 978-3-7637-6214-9 (304 pages).

[2] Research with Gustav. In: Der Spiegel 17/1970. April 20, 1970, p. 100 , accessed December 28, 2012 .

[3] Light in the head. In: Der Spiegel 14/1968. April 1, 1968, p. 64 , accessed December 28, 2012 .

[4] Broken long ago. In: Der Spiegel 43/1970. October 19, 1970, p. 119 , accessed December 28, 2012 .

[5] Important personalities. Leobersdorf market town, accessed on December 28, 2012 (Eitzenbergerstrasse is a cross street from ARED Strasse west of Hauptstrasse).