the Austro-Hungarian Army he was adopted by the Army of the First Republic. In 1922 he was given command of the Dragoon Regiment No.5, which was probably operated as an enhanced squadron for cost reasons. During 1929 he was promoted to Inspector of Cavalry of the Austrian army and commander of the cavalry barracks in Graz; In 1932 he was promoted to Generalmajor and then he was placed in temporary retirement in 1934 : (due to political uncertainty in the Ständestaat as "notoriously loyal to the Austrian Emperor"). In the German army he was listed as Generalmajor ZV. After World War II during his retirement Bregant was busy as winery owner, as President of the Campagnereiter Society group of Styria and acted as mentor for the later highly successful Austrian military rider and Military pentathlon Colonel Peter Lichtner-Hoyer. From 1920 to 1956, he at first lived with his family in the Leechgasse and then from 1928 in the Schumanngasse 27 district Leonhard nearest the Great Cavalry Barracks in Graz. On February 21 of 1956, he died on a bus ride near Arnfels, in Leibnitz District, southern Styria. Anecdotes In December 1914, captain Bregant personally took over the investigations in the field. September 1915 : Captain Bregant experienced an unpleasant adventure during a trip to Trieste. In the pitch-dark night - Trieste was completely obscured due to air raids - he fell into a deep channel with high seawalls, from which he could not free himself. A random passerby out walking got help from a nearby guest house; and with tied together tablecloths he succeeded in freeing the deathly exhausted Bregant from his awkward position. Awards Highly decorated with the Military Merit Cross (Austria-Hungary) of the Empire of Austria II. and III. Class (first promotion was on January 26, 1915) with war decoration and swords and the Bronze and Silver Military Merit Medal on the band as well as the Karl Troop Cross Bregant returned home from the war. In the first Republic he was awarded with the commemorative medal with golden swords for World War I participants as well as the silver medal for Services and the Knight's Cross of the First Austrian Republic. References External links 1879 births 1955 deaths Military personnel from Trieste Military personnel from Graz Austrian generals Austro-Hungarian Army officers Austro-Hungarian military personnel of World War I Recipients of the Medal for Bravery (Austria-Hungary) Austrian jockeys