(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)

Generalmajor Eugen-Alexander Lobach
Born: 09 May 1887 in Friedrichstein, East Prussia (Ostpreu�en)
Died: 30 Jun 1963 in Langenburg
Promotions:
F�hnrich (01 Oct 1906); Leutnant (16 Aug 1907); Oberleutnant (27 Jan 1915); Hauptmann (25 Nov 1916); Major a.D. (01 Feb 1931); Major (01 Oct 1933); Oberstleutnant (01 Apr 1937); Oberst (01 Dec 1940); Generalmajor (20 Apr 1945)
Career:
Entered Army Service (28 Feb 1906)
Fahnenjunker in the 152nd Infantry-Regiment (28 Feb 1906-18 Aug 1914)
Ordinance-Officer in the Staff of the 74th Infantry-Brigade (18 Aug 1914-19 Sep 1914)
Company-Leader, Battalion-Adjutant & Ordinance-Officer in the 152nd Infantry-Regiment (19 Sep 1914-13 Jun 1915)
Company-Leader in the 7th J�ger-Battalion (13 Jun 1915-?? ??? 1916)
Leader of the Assault-Battalion of the 4th Cavalry-Division (?? ??? 1916-24 Aug 1917)
Transferred to the Staff of the 2nd Infantry-Division & Leader of Field-Hospital 131 and of the Field-Recruitment-Depot of the Division (24 Aug 1917-02 Mar 1918)
Leader of I. Battalion of the 347th Infantry-Regiment (02 Mar 1918-05 May 1918)
Commander of I. Battalion of the 347th Infantry-Regiment (05 Mar 1918-06 Apr 1918)
Commander of III. Battalion of the 19th Reserve-Infantry-Regiment (06 Apr 1918-?? ??? 1918)
Commander of II. Battalion of the 19th Reserve-Infantry-Regiment (?? ??? 1918-21 Jun 1918)
With the Staff of the 9th Reserve-Division (21 Jun 1918-07 Oct 1918)
Adjutant of the 18th Reserve-Infantry-Brigade (07 Oct 1918-01 Feb 1919)
Adjutant of the 233rd Infantry-Brigade (01 Feb 1919-21 Jul 1919)
Transferred into the 64th Reichswehr-Infantry-Regiment (21 Jul 1919-20 Sep 1919)
With the General-Staff of VI. Army-Corps (20 Sep 1919-20 Oct 1919)
Detached as District Administrator to District Administration Grottkau (20 Oct 1919-01 Feb 1920)
Retired (01 Feb 1920)
Director of the Technical Emergency Berlin West (01 Sep 1922-01 Sep 1925)
Employed by the Army (01 Sep 1925)
Landwehr Civil Employee with Military-District-Command II (01 Sep 1925-01 Dec 1934)
Entered Army Service as a Landwehr-Officer (01 Oct 1933); Supplemental-Officer (05 Mar 1935); Active-Officer (01 Dec 1940)
In the RWM (01 Dec 1934-01 Apr 1935)
Economics-Officer with Economics-Inspection III (01 Apr 1935-01 Nov 1935)
Group-Director in the Army Weapons Office (01 Nov 1935-01 Feb 1936)
Chief of the Instruction Staff for Economics (01 Feb 1936-01 May 1941)
Chief of Group Wehrmacht in Economics-Staff East (01 May 1941-01 Oct 1941)
Armaments-Inspector I (01 Oct 1941-01 Feb 1942)
Inspector of Economics Replacement & Training Matters in OKW (01 Feb 1942-01 Jun 1944)
Field-Commandant Toulouse (01 Jun 1944-01 Nov 1944)
Commandant of Marienwerder (01 Nov 1944-28 Jan 1945)
Commander of Battle-Group Lobach (on the Vistula) (28 Jan 1945-11 Mar 1945)
Commander of Division Hela Ost (11 Mar 1945-09 Apr 1945)
Taken ill, in Hospital (09 Apr 1945-09 May 1945)
In Captivity (09 May 1945-23 May 1945)
Released (23 May 1945)

Awards & Decorations:
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Schlesisches Adler-Orden II. Stufe
- Schlesisches Adler-Orden I. Stufe
- Ehrenkreuz f�r Frontk�mpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis II. Klasse
- Kriegsverdienstkreuz II. Klasse mit Schwertern
- Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern


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