About Anton Höfer
Lived 1871 – 1949 (aged 77–78). Anton Höfer was an Austrian military personnel.
Anton Höfer (1 January 1871, Bozen - 22 July 1949, Vienna) was a General in the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
He was appointed Chief Quartermaster on 1 January 1916 for the Austro-Hungarian Armeeoberkommando. Then on 5 January 1917 he was appointed Präsidenten des Amtes für Volksernährung (president of the office for the People's Food).
In January 1918 he was contacted by the workers council formed during the 1918 Austro-Hungarian January Strike following the reduction in the flour ration. He received a deputation from the Wiener Neustadt Workers Council, accompanied by Karl Renner, a politician with the Sozialdemokratische Arbeiterpartei Österreichs (SDAPÖ).
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Who was Anton Höfer?
Austro-Hungarian general
When was Anton Höfer born?
Anton Höfer was born in 1871 in Bolzano.
When did Anton Höfer die?
Anton Höfer died on 22 July 1949 in Vienna.
What was Anton Höfer's occupation?
Anton Höfer was a military personnel.
What nationality was Anton Höfer?
Anton Höfer was Austrian.
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