Herbert Loch

Herbert Loch
Born	(1886-08-05)5 August 1886
Died	28 October 1976(1976-10-28) (aged 90)
Allegiance	German Empire Weimar Republic Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Rank	General der Artillerie
Commands held	17. Infanterie-Division XXVIII. Armeekorps 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 also 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^[1]
Mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht (11 April 1944)

Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. 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.
Die Wehrmachtberichte 1939–1945 Band 3, 1. Januar 1944 bis 9. Mai 1945 [The Wehrmacht Reports 1939–1945 Volume 3, 1 January 1944 to 9 May 1945] (in German). München, Germany: Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag GmbH & Co. KG. 1985. ISBN 978-3-423-05944-2.

Military offices
Preceded by Generalleutnant Erich Friderici	Commander of 17. Infanterie-Division 1 April 1939 – 28 October 1941	Succeeded by Generalmajor Ernst Güntzel
Preceded by General der Infanterie Mauritz von Wiktorin	Commander of XXVIII. Armeekorps 28 October 1941 – 25 May 1943	Succeeded by Generalleutnant Otto Sponheimer
Preceded by Generalleutnant Otto Sponheimer	Commander of XXVIII. Armeekorps 30 June 1943 – 28 March 1944	Succeeded by Generalleutnant Gerhard Matzky
Preceded by Generaloberst Georg Lindemann	Commander of 18. Armee 29 March 1944 – 2 September 1944	Succeeded by General der Infanterie Ehrenfried-Oskar Boege

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the 17th Infantry Division

Staff	Herbert Loch Max Sachsenheimer¹ (Oak Leaves & Swords) Richard Zimmer

Units	Georg Haus Karl-Wilhelm Specht (Oak Leaves) Josef Bader Walter Elflein (Oak Leaves) Max Lemke

¹ Knight's Cross and Oak Leaves with Jäger-Regiment 75 (5th Jäger Division).

Authority control	WorldCat Identities VIAF: 263366469 GND: 1026194954

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