Generalmajor Gottschalk von Loewenich Born: 14 May 1881 in Ulm Died: 18 Nov 1960 Promotions:
Charakter als F�hnrich (22 Mar 1900); F�hnrich (18 Oct 1900); Leutnant (18 Aug 1901); Oberleutnant (18 Aug 1910); Rittmeister (08 Oct 1914); Major (01 Apr 1924); Oberstleutnant (01 Oct 1929); Charakter als Oberst (31 Jan 1931); Oberst (01 Jan 1937); Generalmajor (01 Apr 1943) Career:
Entered Army Service (22 Mar 1900)
F�hnrich in the 14th Field-Artillery-Regiment (22 Mar 1900-01 Oct 1912)
Detached to the Military Riding Institute (01 Oct 1910-30 Sep 1912)
Detached to the 5th Horse J�ger-Regiment (01 Oct 1912-18 Aug 1913)
Squadron-Chief in the 8th Reserve-Dragoon-Regiment (02 Aug 1914-21 Dec 1914)
Taken ill - Military Hospital (21 Dec 1914-00 Mar 1915)
Squadron-Chief in the 6th Dragoon-Regiment (00 Mar 1915-00 Jun 1915)
Leader of the Greater Baggage of 29th Reserve-Division (00 Jun 1915-00 Sep 1915)
Squadron-Chief in the 8th Reserve-Dragoon-Regiment (00 Sep 1915-15 Sep 1918)
Leader of I. Battalion of the 113th Infantry-Regiment (15 Sep 1918-18 Dec 1918)
Squadron-Chief in the 5th Horse J�ger-Regiment (18 Dec 1918-00 May 1919)
At the same time, Leader of the 5th Horse J�ger-Regiment (00 Jan 1919-00 May 1919)
Chief of the Volunteer-Squadron von Loewenich with Freikorps Hindenburg, Border-Protection Upper Silesia (00 May 1919-01 Apr 1920)
Squadron-Chief in the 5th Mounted-Regiment (01 Apr 1920-16 May 1920)
With the Staff of the 4th Rifle-Regiment & Leader of the 44th Panzer-Platoon (16 May 1920-01 Oct 1920)
Squadron-Chief in the 1st Mounted-Regiment (01 Oct 1920-01 Feb 1925)
Transferred into the 16th Mounted-Regiment & Detached to the Staff of Group-Command 1 (01 Feb 1925-01 Feb 1928)
With the Staff of the 4th Mounted-Regiment & Location-Senior Perleberg (01 Feb 1928-31 Jan 1931)
Retired (31 Jan 1931)
Employed by the Army (01 Feb 1931); Landwehr-Officer (01 Oct 1933); Supplemental-Officer (05 Mar 1935); Active-Officer (01 Apr 1933)
Director of the Saddling-Extention-Station Lyck (01 Feb 1931-01 Jul 1938)
Commander of Military-District-Saddling-School Babenhausen/Hessen (01 Jul 1938-01 Feb 1942)
Detached for Use as Field-Commandant at Krementschug (01 Feb 1942-29 Mar 1942)
Acting City-Commandant of Kharkov (29 Mar 1942-23 Apr 1942)
Acting Field-Commandant 197 (23 Apr 1942-11 Jun 1942)
Special Tasks with the Commander of Army-Group-Area South in Krementschug (11 Jun 1942-30 Jun 1942)
Field-Commandant 248, Kobeljaki & Pyatigorsk (30 Jun 1942-10 Sep 1942)
Field-Commandant 245, Novotcherkask, as well as Battle-Commandant Losovaya, Alexandria & Tulchin (10 Sep 1942-26 Feb 1944)
F�hrer-Reserve (26 Feb 1944-31 May 1944)
Retired (31 May 1944)
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