Karl Zwengauer

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Karl Zwengauer (born October 20, 1882 in Neuhausen-Nymphenburg , † September 30, 1943 in Garmisch-Partenkirchen ) was a German officer , last lieutenant general in World War II .

Life

Karl was the son of the landscape painter Anton Georg Zwengauer and the grandson of the Biedermeier painter Anton Zwengauer .

In 1901, after completing his cadet training, Zwengauer joined the 8th field artillery regiment of the Bavarian Army as an ensign . After graduating from the Munich War School , he was promoted to lieutenant on March 9, 1903 and transferred back to his regular unit as a battery officer . Around 1911 he was promoted to first lieutenant and in autumn 1914 to captain .

He took part in the First World War and after the surrender in 1919 was taken over as captain and battery chief in the Reichswehr Artillery Regiment 21. In spring 1924 at the latest, he was assigned to the Reichswehr Ministry , Army Weapons Office in Berlin . In February 1925, he was promoted to major . On April 1, 1929 he was commander of the II. Division of the 7th (Bavarian) Artillery Regiment in Landsberg am Lech and promoted to lieutenant colonel on November 1, 1929 . On April 1, 1931, he was transferred back to the Army Weapons Office. On October 1, 1932, he was appointed colonel . July 1, 1935 it was character as a major general of the character of Lieutenant General assigned (final promotion on 1 January 1937) and on 1 August 1938 allocated (final promotion on February 1, 1941).

During the Second World War, Zwengauer was summoned to Leipzig at the beginning of February 1940 as inspector of the military replacement inspection. In the same year he gave the inspection again and beginning of April 1941, the leader Reserve of the Army High Command (OKH) allocated. On March 31, 1943, he was finally retired from active service in the Wehrmacht . He passed away six months later.

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  1. ↑ a b c d Ranking list of the German Imperial Army. Ed .: Reichswehr Ministry . ES Mittler & Sohn . Berlin 1930. p. 118.
personal data
SURNAME Zwengauer, Karl
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German officer, most recently lieutenant general in World War II
DATE OF BIRTH October 20, 1882
PLACE OF BIRTH Neuhausen-Nymphenburg
DATE OF DEATH September 30, 1943
Place of death Garmisch-Partenkirchen