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Carl (Freiherr von) Bardolff (* September 3rd, 1865 in Graz - † May 17th, 1953) was a Austrian SA-Oberführer in the SA and a Politician in the NSDAP during World War II.

Training and military career
Bardolff, whose father was a court official, visited from 1872 to 1884, the primary school and the Humanistic Gymnasium in his hometown. As a one-year volunteer, he served from October 1884 to September 1885 in the Austro-Hungarian Infantry Regiment Nr. 4 "high and German masters" in Graz. He was born on January 1, 1885 Lieutenant of the Reserve transported. From October 1885 to September 1888 studied Bardolff Jus at the University of Graz, 1889 doctorate he. During his studies he joined the German Academic Choral Society, which later became Academic singers shaft "Gothia" at about Graz.

After studying Bardolff was a professional soldier ; March 1, 1889, he was in active service accepted. Initially, he served as a lieutenant in the Infantry Regiment No. 27. from October 1891 to 1893 he graduated from the war school. On May 1, 1893 Lieutenant transported Bardolff was the from the November 1, 1893 Troop General Staff assigned or served as an officer in the General Staff positions. From November 1903 to October 1906, he taught military history and strategy of the war school. After subsequent promotions - May 1, 1904 Major and on 1 May 1908. Lieutenant Colonel - Bardolff reached on 1 May 1911, the rank of colonel.

On 1 December 1911, he became the successor of Alexander von Brosch-Aarenau to who had recommended him the heir to the throne, and served as adjutant and commanding officer in the military office of the Archduke and heir, Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria (since 1913 Inspector General of the entire armed power ), which at one on 28 June 1914 assassination in Sarajevo was murdered. Bardolff was an eyewitness to the attack, some four weeks of the First World War caused.

After the dissolution of the military office, he took up a long vacation, but requested by the mobilization early August 1914 for a frontal command. Bardolff was transferred command of the 29th Infantry Brigade, the part of Lieutenant-General Friedrich von Wodnianskys 15th Infantry division in the VI. Army Corps of General Svetozar of Boroevic was. On 27 September 1914, he was Chief of Staff of the 2nd Army, from November 1915 at the same time Chief of Staff of the Army Group Böhm-Ermolli. Appointed in January 1918, the commander of the entire Austrian troops of the hinterland, Bardolff took on 9 March 1918 as a successor of Louis Goiginger command of the 60th Infantry Brigade, which was used on the southern front.

On September 3, 1918 Bardolff joined the Imperial and Royal War Ministry and took over the clothing and food section. Bardolff was during the war on March 1, 1915 (rank of 2 March of the year) to Major General and promoted on 1 February (1918 Rank of 4 March 1918) to Lieutenant. [1] He was awarded the Prussian Order Pour le Mérite and was a Knight of the Order of Maria Theresa.

In the First Republic
After the armistice of Carl Bardolff was adopted in January 1919 from the army and entered into pension on 1 April 1919. In the same month were in German Austria with the needle repeal Act abolished the title of nobility.

Carl Bardolff worked as a trainee lawyer in Gröbming in Styria; then from 1921, probably until 1932, as executive director of an industrial group. In addition, he was an employee of policy and technical periodicals; In 1937 he published the book German-Austrian soldiering in the World War.

Bardolff remained lifelong monarchist, but sympathized in the 1930s with the Nazis. From 1932 to 1937 he was chairman of the "German People's Council" in Austria and also chairman of the German Club in Vienna, a center of the German national movement during the First Republic.

Time of National Socialism
After the so-called " connection "of Austria to the German Reich Bardolff was on April 10, 1938 Deputy in the largely meaningless Reichstag. In the Reichstag manual [2] Bardolff was listed as "non-party". His accession to the NSDAP 1938-1940 is likely but not guaranteed detectable. Even before that, on 12 March 1938, he was the SA joined the rank of top leader.

In the era of National Socialism Bardolff held a number of positions in the economy:

Member of the Supervisory Board of Berndorfer metal factory Arthur Krupp AG Member of the Supervisory Board of Felten & Guilleaume factory of electric cables, steel and copper Werke AG in Vienna Member of the Supervisory Board of Schoeller-Bleckmann steel Werke AG in Vienna Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Wiener radio station (Wirag) (1941-1945) Member of the Supervisory Board of Railway Wittmannsdorf-Ebenfurth (1941-1945)

Carl von Bardolff 1938 or before In addition Bardolff held several honorary positions; he was Reich Very judge the German Labor Front (DAF), President of the Vienna branch of the German-Japanese Society and Honorary President of the German Association of Defence policy and military sciences. Bardolff continued to publish on military issues.

On August 1, 1938 Bardolff was a lieutenant general at the disposal of the Wehrmacht and put on 27 August 1939, he received the Tannenbergtag the character as General of Infantry awarded. Its active use during the Second World War did not take place.

After the Second World War
After the war, Carl was Bardolff of the Allied occupation forces detained and the Austrian authorities temporarily banned from writing and assigned. He lived until his death in Graz, which belonged to the British zone of occupation.

Awards

 * Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse (1914)


 * Ritter des Maria-Theresien-Ordens


 * Orden Pour le Mérite