(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalmajor Anton-Carl Longin
Born: 05 Apr 1896 in Vienna (Wien)
Died: 27 Jan 1967 in Vienna (Wien)
Promotions:
Kadett der Reserve (01 Aug 1915); Leutnant der Reserve (01 Aug 1916); Oberleutnant der Reserve (01 Nov 1917); Hauptmann (01 Jan 1921); Major (24 Jul 1931); Oberstleutnant (18 Sep 1932); Oberst (25 Jun 1936); deutscher Oberst (15 Mar 1938); Generalmajor (01 Aug 1943)
Career:
Entered the Austrian Army as Volunteer, Cadet, Platoon-Commander, Commandant of a Fighting-Detachment, Battalion and Regiment Adjutant in the 75th Infantry-Regiment (01 Dec 1914-06 Nov 1918)
In Italian Captivity (06 Nov 1918-15 Oct 1919)
Released and Discharged (15 Oct 1919)
With the Forestry Protection Wienerwald (16 Dec 1919-13 Apr 1920)
With the POW and Civilian Internment Office (14 Apr 1920-31 Aug 1920)
Entered the Austrian Federal Army as Battalion-Adjutant in the 3rd Infantry-Regiment (01 Sep 1920-30 Sep 1921)
With the 2nd Brigade-Liaison-Company (01 Oct 1921-00 Mar 1922)
3rd Adjutant in the Federal Ministry For Army Affairs (00 Mar 1922-00 Jul 1926)
Company-Commander in the 3rd Infantry-Regiment (00 Jul 1926-00 Oct 1928)
Leader of Training with the 2nd Brigade-Command, Vienna (00 Oct 1928-00 Mar 1930)
2nd Adjutant of the Federal Ministry for Army Affairs (00 Mar 1930-30 Apr 1932)
Press-Chief of the Federal Ministry for Defence (01 May 1932-31 Jul 1935)
Military and Air Attaché in Prague and Warsaw (01 Aug 1935-10 Apr 1938)
Transferred into the German Army (15 Mar 1938)
Liaison-Officer for the Transitional Austrian Federal Army into the German Wehrmacht in OKW (11 Apr 1938-09 Nov 1938)
Transferred to Luftwaffe Service (01 Jun 1938)
Leader of Group I and Representative of the Department-Chief in OKW, Foreign Defence (10 Nov 1938-31 Mar 1939)
Chief Of Staff of the Wehrmacht-Plenipotentiary with the Reichs Protector of Bohemia and Moravia (01 Apr 1939-11 Nov 1941)
Chief Of Staff of Air-Region-Command XVII (12 Nov 1941-15 Apr 1943)
Commander of the 24th Luftwaffe-Field-Regiment (16 Apr 1943-10 Sep 1943)
Commander of the 9th Luftwaffe-Field-Division (11 Sep 1943-04 Nov 1943)
Führer-Reserve OKL (05 Nov 1943-08 May 1944)
Airport-Area-Commandant 4/I, Riga (09 May 1944-25 Jul 1944)
Temporary-Commanding General of Field-Air-Region XXVI, Riga (26 Jul 1944-31 Aug 1944)
Commander of Special-Purpose-Division 604 in the Parachute-Army (24 Sep 1944-27 Nov 1944)
Airport-Area-Commandant 6/VII (28 Nov 1944-08 May 1945)
In Captivity (08 May 1945-20 Jun 1947)
Released (20 Jun 1947)

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