Generalmajor Leopold Leeb Born: 24 Apr 1888 in Vienna (Wien) Died: 16 Sep 1958 in Biedenkopf Promotions:
Kadett-Offiziersstellvertreter (18 Jun 1908); Leutnant (01 Nov 1911); Oberleutnant (01 Aug 1914); Hauptmann (01 Nov 1917); Major (Titel) (01 Jan 1921); Stabs-Hauptmann (01 Mar 1923); Major (20 Jan 1928); Oberstleutnant (01 Mar 1938); Oberst (01 Jan 1939); Generalmajor (01 Sep 1942) Career:
Entered Austrian Army Service (18 Aug 1908)
Kadett-Offiziersstellvertreter in the 4th Fortress-Artillery-Regiment, later renamed 7th Heavy Artillery-Regiment (18 Aug 1908-1914)
Platoon & Battery Commander (1914-1918)
Assigned to the 5th Brigade-Artillery-Battalion (01 Mar 1921-01 Jul 1926)
Transferred into the Independant Artillery-Regiment (01 Jul 1926-01 Nov 1928)
Transferred into the 2nd Brigade-Artillery-Battalion (01 Nov 1928-01 Feb 1931)
Transferred into the 1st Brigade-Artillery-Battalion (01 Feb 1931-01 Nov 1932)
Transferred to Instruction-Battalion I (01 Nov 1932-01 Mar 1933)
Granted Leave on Wartegeld (01 Mar 1933-16 Sep 1935)
Retired (16 Sep 1935)
Reactivated to Army Service (01 Mar 1938)
With the 1st Light Artillery-Regiment (01 Mar 1938-01 Apr 1938)
Transferred into the German Army (15 Mar 1938)
Transferred to the Staff of the 19th Artillery-Regiment (01 Apr 1938-26 Aug 1939)
Commander of the 385th Artillery-Regiment (26 Aug 1939-15 Sep 1939)
Commander of the 19th Artillery-Replacement-Regiment z.b.V. (15 Sep 1939-28 Sep 1939)
Commander of Artillery-Regiment-Staff 708 (28 Sep 1939-01 Dec 1939)
Commander of the 229th Artillery-Regiment (01 Dec 1939-15 Nov 1940)
Commander of the 355th Artillery-Regiment (15 Nov 1940-15 Jan 1942)
Commander of the 385th Artillery-Regiment (15 Jan 1942-19 Sep 1942)
Artillery-Commander 107 (19 Sep 1942-1943)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (1943-31 Jul 1943)
Artillery-Commander 170 (31 Jul 1943-10 Mar 1945)
Higher Artillery Commander 305 (10 Mar 1945-08 May 1945)
In Captivity (08 May 1945-1947)
Released (1947)
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