Valentin Feurstein

Valentin Feurstein
Valentin Feurstein
Born	January 18, 1885; Bregenz, Austria-Hungary
Died	8 June 1970 (aged 85); Innsbruck, Austria
Allegiance	Austria-Hungary (to 1918); Austria (to 1938); Nazi Germany
Service / branch	Army (Wehrmacht)
Years of service	1907–1945
Rank	General der Gebirgstruppe
Commands	2nd Mountain Division; LI.Gebirgsarmeekorps
Battles / wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Valentin Feurstein (1 January 1885 – 8 June 1970) was an Austrian military officer who served in the Austrian and German armies.

Feurstein joined the Austro-Hungarian Army in 1907, he served in World War I and in the Austrian Bundesheer in the 1930s. He was commander of 3rd Division (stationed in St. Pölten). After the Anschluss and the incorporation of the Bundesheer into it, Feurstein served as a general in the Wehrmacht.^[1]

He commanded the 2nd Mountain Division during Fall Weiss and during the Norwegian Campaign. In 1941, he was promoted to full general of mountain troops (Gen.d.Geb.Tr.). He also served on the Italian front in 1943.^[1]

Feurstein was city commander of Bregenz in 1945 and tried to declare Bregenz a non-combat zone.

Valentin Feurstein died on 8 June 1970.^[1]

Awards and decorations

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (12 August 1944)^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939-1945 (in German). Ranis/Jena: Scherzers Militaer-Verlag. p. 306. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.

Military offices
Preceded by none	Commander of 2. Gebirgs-Division 1 March 1938 – 4 March 1941	Succeeded by Generalleutnant Ernst Schlemmer
Preceded by none	Commander of Höheres Kommando z.b.V. LXX Commander of LXX. Armeekorps 4 May 1941 - 22 June 1943	Succeeded by General der Artillerie Hermann Tittel
Preceded by none	Commander of LI. Gebirgs-Armeekorps 25 August 1943 - January 1945	Succeeded by General der Gebirgstruppe Friedrich-Wilhelm Hauck