Austria-Hungary Identification of General

[VJK]

Hi!

This picture is currently advertised on ebay.de. Clearly he is not wearing K.u.k. general's insignia - is he a post-war Austrian general, or not Austrian but German? Can anyone please put a name to him.

http://cgi.ebay.de/GROSSES-PHOTO-KUK-GENER...1QQcmdZViewItem

Many thanks in advance,

VJK

[Glenn J]

Hi Valdis,

I don't immediately recognize him but he is an Austrian Bundesheer General officer wearing the pre 1933 pattern uniform. 1933 saw a reintroduction of the traditional k.u.k. pattern insignia.

Regards

Glenn

[VJK]

Hi Glenn,

Sorry for the delay in replying, but I'm spending most of the summer in Georgia (Caucasus, not USA) and have only occasional access to the net. Many thanks for your info, I hope someone will be able to put a name to our mystery man.

Best regards,

Valdis

[VJK]

I'd like to come back to this pic - maybe after 8 years there is a possibility to identify him.

Kind regards,

VJK

[Christian1962]

no, is not. We have tried for many times. His decorations are too common.

Regards

Christian

[graham]

VJK,

He looks somewhat like Generalmajor Eduard Barger????

historica.fandom.com/wiki/Eduard_Barger

[Bayern]

VJK , Austrian Bundesheer General with the first type of uniform . very like the German Reichswehr ones. the man is a Cavalry or Artillery officer as his sabre shows

[Glenn J]

On 20/06/2019 at 05:20, graham said:

VJK,

He looks somewhat like Generalmajor Eduard Barger????

historica.fandom.com/wiki/Eduard_Barger

Hi Graham,

I don't think he could be General Barger. The General was not promoted to Generalmajor until 24 December 1935, some two and a half years after the reintroduction of the former k.u.k. style uniform. Eduard Barger is pictured here still as a colonel in the newly reintroduced uniform whereas the General officer at the beginning of this thread is wearing the older pattern Bundesheer uniform.

Regards

Glenn

[graham]

Glenn,

Thanks for the info. No cigar this time, but is was fun doing the research.

Regards,

Graham