(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalleutnant Franz Auer
Born: 17 May 1878 in Passau
Died: 15 Aug 1967 in Staubing
Promotions:
Fähnrich (08 Feb 1899); Leutnant (07 Mar 1900); Oberleutnant (25 Jun 1910); Hauptmann (20 Oct 1914); Major (28 Sep 1921); Oberstleutnant (01 Feb 1927); Oberst (01 Mar 1930); Generalmajor (01 Feb 1933); Generalleutnant z.V. (01 Jan 1943)
Career:
Entered Army Service (16 Jul 1898)
Fahnenjunker in the 2nd Bavarian Foot-Artillery-Regiment (16 Jul 1898-03 Aug 1914)
Detached to the War Academy (01 Oct 1909-30 Sep 1912)
Detached to the Bavarian War Ministry (01 Oct 1912-03 Aug 1914)
Adjutant of the 1st Bavarian Foot-Artillery-Brigade (03 Aug 1914-19 Nov 1914)
Battery-Chief in the 1st Bavarian Foot-Artillery-Regiment (19 Nov 1914-23 Sep 1916)
With Special Duties in the Bavarian General of Foot Artillery 3 (23 Sep 1916-27 Feb 1917)
Officer with Special Duties in the Bavarian Artillery-Commander 14 (27 Feb 1917-01 Sep 1917)
Wounded, in Hospital (01 Sep 1917-22 Sep 1917)
Transferred into the Replacement-Battalion of the 3rd Bavarian Foot-Artillery-Regiment (22 Sep 1917-20 Oct 1917)
General-Staff-Candidate in the Staff of the 14th Bavarian Infantry-Division (20 Oct 1917-08 Nov 1917)
Chief Supply Officer (Ib) in the Staff of the 5th Bavarian Reserve-Division (08 Nov 1917-10 May 1918)
General-Staff-Officer in Area Bapaume/Staff of Army High Command 17 (10 May 1918-09 Sep 1918)
Chief Intelligence Officer (Ic) In the General-Staff of Army High Command 6 (09 Sep 1918-19 Dec 1918)
Advisor in the Bavarian War Ministry (19 Dec 1918-28 Dec 1918)
Adjutant of the Bavarian Foot-Artillery-Brigade (28 Dec 1918-19 May 1919)
Adjutant of the Artillery-Leader 21 (19 May 1919-1920)
With the Staff of the 24th Artillery-Regiment (1920-01 Jan 1921)
With the Staff of the 7th Artillery-Regiment (01 Jan 1921-20 Mar 1922)
Artillery-Officer with the Commander Ingolstadt (20 Mar 1922-01 Jan 1923)
Advisor with the Inspection of Artillery/RWM (01 Jan 1923-06 Sep 1927)
Commander of the III. Battalion of the 7th Artillery-Regiment (06 Sep 1927-01 Oct 1929)
Department-Director in the Army Weapons Office/RWM (01 Oct 1929-31 Mar 1933)
Retired (31 Mar 1933)
Army Civil Employee (01 Apr 1933)
Employee in the Army Weapons Office with Seat in Suhl (01 Apr 1933-26 Aug 1939)
Placed to Disposal (Army) (01 Nov 1938)
Commissioner for Infantry Weapons in the Army Weapons Office/Office W I.Rü (26 Aug 1939-16 May 1941)
Chief of Service Office Paris of the Army Weapons Office (16 May 1941-01 Dec 1942)
As a result of an automobile accident, was in hospital for treatment (02 Sep 1941-04 Oct 1941)
Führer-Reserve (01 Dec 1942-01 Feb 1943)
Employed by the State Labour Office in Central Germany (07 Apr 1943-31 Jul 1945)
Retired from Army Service (30 Apr 1943)

Decorations & Awards:
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Kgl. Bayer. Prinz-Regent-Luitpold Jubiläums-Medaille
- Verwundetenabzeichen, 1918 in Schwarz
- Kgl. Bayer. Militär-Verdienstorden IV Klasse mit Schwertern
- Kgl. Bayer. Militär-Verdienstorden IV Klasse mit der Krone und Schwertern
- Ritterkreuz I Klasse des kgl. Sächs Albrechts-Orden mit Schwertern
- Ritterkreuz I Klasse des kgl. Württembg. Friedrichs-Orden mit Schwertern
- Kgl. Bayer. Dienstauszeichnungskreuz II Klasse
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung I Klasse


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