Generalmajor Bernhard von Loßberg Born: 26 Jul 1899 in Berlin-Wilmersdorf Died: 15 Mar 1965 in Wiesbaden Promotions:
Fahnenjunker-Gefreiter (30 Aug 1916); Fahnenjunker-Unteroffizier (11 Nov 1916); Fähnrich (15 Aug 1917); Leutnant (26 Sep 1917); Oberleutnant (31 Jul 1925); Hauptmann (01 Apr 1933); Major (01 Aug 1936); Oberstleutnant (01 Apr 1939); Oberst (01 Jan 1942); Generalmajor (01 Sep 1944) Career: Entered Army Service (19 Jul 1916)
Fahnenjunker in the Replacement-Battalion of the 2nd Foot Guards-Regiment (19 Jul 1916-19 Jul 1917)
Transferred to the Regiment in the Field (19 Jul 1917-13 Sep 1917)
Wounded, in Hospital (13 Sep 1917-15 Dec 1917)
Assigned to the Replacement-Battalion of the 2nd Foot Guards-Regiment (15 Dec 1917-12 Jan 1918)
Transferred to the Regiment in the Field (12 Jan 1918-07 Apr 1918)
Wounded (remained in the field) (28 Mar 1918)
Wounded, in Hospital (07 Apr 1918-29 Aug 1918)
2nd Bureau-Officer with the Staff of the General Quartermaster (29 Aug 1918-01 Jul 1919)
Transferred into the 30th Reichswehr-Infantry-Regiment (01 Jul 1919-10 Oct 1919)
Transferred to Group Command 2 (10 Oct 1919-12 Dec 1919)
Transferred into the 115th Reichswehr-Infantry-Regiment (12 Dec 1919-01 Oct 1920)
Transferred into the 5th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1920-01 Jan 1922)
Platoon Leader in the 8th Company of the 5th Infantry-Regiment (01 Jan 1922-01 Nov 1923)
Leader of the Signals Platoon of the II. Battalion of the 5th Infantry-Regiment (01 Nov 1923-01 Feb 1926)
At the same time, detached to course with the 2nd Signals-Battalion (16 Feb 1925-21 Mar 1925)
Adjutant of the II. Battalion of the 5th Infantry-Regiment (01 Feb 1926-01 Mar 1929)
Transferred to the Staff of Command Office Berlin (01 Mar 1929-01 Oct 1930)
Transferred to the Staff of Group-Command 1 & detached for Subsidiary Leadership Training to the 3rd Division (01 Oct 1930-01 Oct 1932)
Transferred to the Staff of Group-Command 2 & detached to Command Office Berlin (01 Oct 1932-01 Oct 1933)
Transferred to the RWM (01 Oct 1933-21 May 1935)
Transferred to the Army Department (T 1), RKM (21 May 1935-01 Jul 1935)
Transferred to the 1st Department of the Army General Staff (01 Jul 1935-06 Oct 1936)
Company Chief in the 44th Infantry-Regiment (06 Oct 1936-01 Jul 1937)
Supply Officer (Ib)in the General Staff of the I. Army Corps (01 Jul 1937-01 Nov 1937)
Taken ill, placed to the disposal of OKH (01 Nov 1937-01 Apr 1938)
Advisor in the 4th Department of the Army General Staff (01 Apr 1938-15 Aug 1938)
Detached as Chief of Staff of Special Staff W (Spanish Staff) (15 Aug 1938-10 Nov 1938)
Officer with Special Duties with the Commander-in-Chief of the Army while retaining Command with Special Staff W (10 Nov 1938-01 Apr 1939)
Transferred to the Wehrmacht Operations Staff, OKW and 1st General Staff Officer of the Wehrmacht Operations Staff & Chief of the Operations Department of the Army (Op.H.) (01 Apr 1939-02 Jan 1942)
Detached to the General Staff of Army High Command Norwegen (02 Jan 1942-12 Jan 1942)
Chief of Operations (Ia) in the General Staff of Army High Command Norwegen (12 Jan 1942-05 May 1944)
Führer-Reserve OKH (05 May 1944-15 Jun 1944)
Chief of the General Staff of Special Commission Donau (Generaladmiral Alfred Saalwächter) (15 Jun 1944-01 Nov 1944)
Taken ill, Führer-Reserve OKH (01 Nov 1944-10 Jan 1945)
Chief of the General Staff of the Replacement VIII. Army-Corps (10 Jan 1945-00 Mar 1945)
Führer-Reserve OKH (00 Mar 1945-08 May 1945)
In British captivity (08 May 1945-26 Jan 1947)
Released (26 Jan 1947)
Awards & Decorations:
- 1914 EK I: 16.04.1918
- 1914 EK II: 21.09.1917
- Lübeckisches Hanseatenkreuz
- Verwundetenabzeichen, 1918 in Silber
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer: 05.12.1934
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis II. Klasse: 02..10.1936
- Cruz Blanca del Mérito Militar de 3ª clase de España: 12.04.1939
- Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 01.10.1938
- Spanienkreuz in Silber ohne Schwerter: 06.06.1939
- Spange zum EK I
- Spange zum EK II
- Finn. Freiheitskreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern: 25.03.1942
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