Herbert Loch (5 August 1886 – 28 October 1976) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded the XXVIII Corps and the 18th Army. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany.
Herbert Loch | |
|---|---|
 Generalleutnant Herbert Loch and Generaloberst Maximilian von Weichs, September 1941 | |
| Born | 5 August 1886 Idar-Oberstein, Germany |
| Died | 28 October 1976 (aged 90) Landau, Germany |
| Allegiance |  Nazi Germany |
| Service | Army (Wehrmacht) |
| Rank | General of the Artillery |
| Commands | 17th Infantry Division XXVIII Army Corps 18th Army |
| Battles / wars | World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Awards and decorations
edit- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 16 June 1940 as Generalleutnant and commander of 17. Infanterie-Division[1]
References
editCitations
edit- ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 241.
Bibliography
edit- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
