| Herbert Loch | |
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 Generalleutnant Herbert Loch and Generaloberst Maximilian von Weichs, September 1941 | |
| Born | (1886-08-05)5 August 1886 Idar-Oberstein, Germany |
| Died | 28 October 1976(1976-10-28) (aged 90) Landau, Germany |
| Allegiance |  Nazi Germany |
| Service | Army (Wehrmacht) |
| Rank | General of the Artillery |
| Commands | 17th Infantry Division XXVIII Army Corps 18th Army |
| Battles / wars | World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Herbert Loch (5 August 1886 – 28 October 1976) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded the XXVIII Corps and the 18th Army. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany.
Awards and decorations
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 16 June 1940 as Generalleutnant and commander of 17. Infanterie-Division
References
Citations
- Fellgiebel 2000, p. 241.
Bibliography
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) . Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
| Military offices | ||
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| Preceded byGeneralleutnant Erich Friderici | Commander of 17. Infanterie-Division 1 April 1939 – 28 October 1941 |
Succeeded byGeneralmajor Ernst Güntzel |
| Preceded byGeneral der Infanterie Mauritz von Wiktorin | Commander of XXVIII. Armeekorps 28 October 1941 – 25 May 1943 |
Succeeded byGeneralleutnant Otto Sponheimer |
| Preceded byGeneralleutnant Otto Sponheimer | Commander of XXVIII. Armeekorps 30 June 1943 – 28 March 1944 |
Succeeded byGeneralleutnant Gerhard Matzky |
| Preceded byGeneraloberst Georg Lindemann | Commander of 18. Armee 29 March 1944 – 2 September 1944 |
Succeeded byGeneral der Infanterie Ehrenfried-Oskar Boege |
| Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the 17th Infantry Division | |
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| Knight's Cross and Oak Leaves with Jäger-Regiment 75 (5th Jäger Division). | |
- 1886 births
- 1976 deaths
- German Army generals of World War II
- Generals of Artillery (Wehrmacht)
- German Army personnel of World War I
- Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class
- Recipients of the Gold German Cross
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- German prisoners of war in World War II held by the United States
- People from Birkenfeld (district)
- Military personnel from the Rhine Province
- Military personnel from Rhineland-Palatinate