(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)

Generalmajor Eberhard Loeven
Born: 29 Jun 1897 in Heidelberg
Died: 13 Nov 1944 south of Schwenten (Automobile Accident)
Promotions:
Unteroffizier (03 Dec 1914); F�hnrich (18 Jun 1915); Leutnant (18 Jun 1915); Oberleutnant (01 Feb 1926); Hauptmann (01 Sep 1933); Major (01 Oct 1937); Oberstleutnant (01 Apr 1940); Oberst (01 Apr 1942); Generalmajor (nachtr�glich) (01 Nov 1944)
Career:
Entered Army Service (11 Aug 1914)
War Volunteer in the 164th Infantry-Regiment (11 Aug 1914-20 Mar 1915)
In the Field with the 164th Infantry-Regiment (20 Mar 1915-18 Jun 1915)
F�hnrich & Leutnant in the 164th Infantry-Regiment (18 Jun 1915-30 Jun 1915)
Adjutant of III. Battalion of the 164th Infantry-Regiment (30 Jun 1915-06 Feb 1917)
Detached for Special Use to the General-Command of III. Reserve-Corps (06 Feb 1917-08 Mar 1917)
Detached to the Field-Recruitment-Depot of the 111th Infantry-Division (08 Mar 1917-01 Apr 1917)
Company-Leader with the Field-Recruitment-Depot of the 111th Infantry-Division (01 Apr 1917-24 Dec 1917)
Leader of the Field-Recruitment-Depot of the 111th Infantry-Division (24 Dec 1917-21 Mar 1918)
Ordinance-Officer with the Inspector of the Field-Recruitment-Depot with Army High Command 17 (21 Mar 1918-15 Dec 1918)
Adjutant of the Command-Office and of Prison-Camp Hameln (15 Dec 1918-05 Mar 1920)
Transferred back to the 164th Infantry-Regiment (05 Mar 1920-31 Mar 1920)
Retired (31 Mar 1920)
Reactivated to Army Service (01 Aug 1924)
Leutnant in the 5th Infantry-Regiment (01 Aug 1924-01 Nov 1927)
Detached to Course on light MG in D�beritz (22 Apr 1925-19 May 1925)
Detached to Weapons-School-Course at D�beritz (08 Apr 1926-20 Aug 1926)
Detached to Signals-Course at the Artillery School (03 May 1927-31 Aug 1927)
Platoon-Leader in the 4th (MG) Company of the 5th Infantry-Regiment (01 Nov 1927-01 Oct 1930)
Regiments-Signals-Officer of the 5th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1930-01 Oct 1931)
Regiments-Adjutant of the 5th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1931-01 Oct 1934)
Regiments-Adjutant of Infantry-Regiment Stettin (01 Oct 1934-15 Oct 1935)
Company-Chief in the 5th Infantry-Regiment (15 Oct 1935-12 Oct 1937)
IIb in the General-Staff of II. Army-Corps (12 Oct 1937-10 Mar 1939)
Detached to the General-Command of XVII. Army-Corps (10 Mar 1939-01 Apr 1939)
Adjutant of the General-Command of XVII. Army-Corps (01 Apr 1939-26 Aug 1939)
Adjutant with the Deputy General-Command of XVII. Army-Corps (26 Aug 1939-10 Mar 1941)
Commander of I. Battalion of the 5th Rifle-Regiment (10 Mar 1941-19 Sep 1941)
Commander of the 5th Rifle-Regiment (19 Sep 1941-27 Sep 1941)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (27 Sep 1941-11 Feb 1942)
F�hrer-Reserve Neapel - scheduled as Regiment Commander in the DAK (11 Feb 1942-15 Mar 1942)
Delegated with the Leadership of the 361st Rifle-Regiment (15 Mar 1942-01 Jul 1942)
Commander of the 361st Rifle-Regiment (01 Jul 1942-09 Jul 1942)
F�hrer-Reserve Vienna (09 Jul 1942-15 Oct 1942)
Adjutant of Army High Command 1 (15 Oct 1942-04 May 1944)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (04 May 1944-07 Jun 1944)
Detached to Panzer Troop School Bergen (07 Jun 1944-17 Aug 1944)
Commander of the 59th Panzer-Grenadier-Regiment (17 Aug 1944-13 Nov 1944)
Killed in an automobile accident (13 Nov 1944)

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