Generalmajor Max-Hermann von Loefen Born: 05 Mar 1892 in Erfurt Died: 04 Jan 1942 in Ivanova-Mayonovka near Kharkov, USSR Promotions:
Leutnant (22 Mar 1912); Oberleutnant (18 Aug 1917); Polizei-Oberleutnant (13 Feb 1920); Polizei-Hauptmann (12 Jul 1921); Polizei-Major (10 Mar 1931); Major (15 Oct 1935); Oberstleutnant (01 Oct 1936); Oberst (01 Jun 1939); Generalmajor (nachtr�glich) (01 Jul 1944) Career:
Entered Army Service (22 Mar 1912)
Leutnant in the 74th Infantry-Regiment (22 Mar 1912-29 Aug 1914)
Company-Leader in the 74th Infantry-Regiment (29 Aug 1914-04 Oct 1916)
Adjutant of I. Battalion of the 74th Infantry-Regiment (04 Oct 1916-03 Nov 1917)
Leader of I. Battalion of the 74th Infantry-Regiment (03 Nov 1917-27 Jan 1918)
Regiments-Adjutant of the 74th Infantry-Regiment (27 Jan 1918-01 Sep 1918)
Adjutant of the 37th Infantry-Brigade (01 Sep 1918-09 May 1919)
Company-Leader with Border Protection (09 May 1919-13 Feb 1920)
Transferred into Police Service (13 Feb 1920)
With the Command-Staff of the Security-Police Weimar (13 Feb 1920-29 Jan 1921)
With the Protection Police in K�slin, Halle/Saale and Wittenberg (29 Jan 1921-15 Nov 1922)
With the Protection Police in Altona (15 Nov 1922-01 Oct 1931)
With the Protection Police in Halle/Saale (01 Oct 1931-20 Mar 1933)
Polizei-Major in the Prussian Ministry of the Interior (20 Mar 1933-01 May 1935)
Commander of State-Police-Detachment G�rlitz (01 May 1935-15 Oct 1935)
Transferred to Army Service (15 Oct 1935)
Commander of IV. Battalion of the 30th Infantry-Regiment (15 Oct 1935-06 Oct 1936)
Commander of III. Battalion of the 30th Infantry-Regiment (06 Oct 1936-26 Aug 1939)
Commander of the 190th Infantry-Regiment (26 Aug 1939-04 Jan 1942)
Died of a heart-attack (04 Jan 1942)
Awards & Decorations:
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold (18 Oct 1941)
Ritterkreuz des k�niglich Hausordens von Hohenzollern mit Schwertern (18 May 1918)
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