Early Life and Military Service
Georg Luger was born in Steinach am Brenner, Tyrol to Dr. Bartholomaeus von Luger, M.D. a surgeon. Georg grew up with Italian as his second mother tongue and finished school and Gymnasium (tertiary prep high school) in Padua, Italy. After graduation, his parents sent him to Vienna, where he studied at the Wiener Handelsakademie (Vienna Commercial School), the predecessor organization to today's Vienna Business School.
In October 1867, Luger volunteered for military service as a Reserve Officer Cadet with the 78th Infantry Regiment. He was promoted to Cadett-Corporal (Officer Cadet Corporal) on June 1, 1868, and to Faehnrich (Ensign) on October 1. Luger's good marksmanship brought him to the attention of his superiors, he was sent to the Austro-Hungarian Military Firearms School at Camp Bruckneudorf, where he soon became an instructor. There, his interest in automatic loading systems began. In 1871 Luger was promoted to Leutnant der Reserve (lieutenant) and moved to the military reserve.
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