(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalmajor Lothar von Block
Born: 21 May 1889 in Lübben
Died: 03 Mar 1967 in Bonn
Promotions:
Fahnenjunker-Unteroffizier (16 Aug 1909); Fähnrich (19 Nov 1909); Leutnant (22 Aug 1910); Oberleutnant (27 Jan 1916); Hauptmann (01 Apr 1922); Major (01 Dec 1932); Oberstleutnant (01 Jul 1935); Oberst (01 Jan 1938); Generalmajor (01 Feb 1942)
Career:
Entered Army Service (27 Feb 1909)
Fahnenjunker in the Guards-Fusilier-Regiment (27 Feb 1909-26 Nov 1914)
Battalion-Adjutant in the 261st Reserve-Infantry-Regiment (26 Nov 1914-14 Aug 1915)
Taken ill – Officers-Convalescence-Home (14 Aug 1915-03 Oct 1915)
Company-Leader in the 261st Reserve-Infantry-Regiment (03 Oct 1915-21 Feb 1917)
Detached as Liaison-Officer with the 70th Honved-Infantry-Troop-Division (29 Jul 1916-10 Sep 1916)
Detached as Director of the Unteroffiziers-School in Mitau (26 Nov 1916-14 Dec 1916)
Signals-Officer with the Staff of the 261st Reserve-Infantry-Regiment (21 Feb 1917-03 Apr 1917)
Admitted to the Reserve-Field-Hospital 110 with a foot injury (03 Apr 1917-20 Apr 1917)
Ordinance-Officer in the Staff of the 261st Reserve-Infantry-Regiment (20 Apr 1917-22 Mar 1917)
Wounded, in Field-Hospital 84 (22 Mar 1917-07 Jun 1917)
Transferred into the Replacement-Battalion of the 261st Reserve-Infantry-Regiment (07 Jun 1917-22 Jun 1917)
Regiments-Adjutant of the 261st Reserve-Infantry-Regiment (22 Jun 1917-26 Aug 1917)
Wounded, in War-Hospital 33 (26 Aug 1917-27 Nov 1917)
Transferred into the Replacement-Battalion of the 261st Reserve-Infantry-Regiment (27 Nov 1917-14 Apr 1919)
Transferred back into the Guards-Fusilier-Regiment (14 Apr 1919-17 Sep 1919)
Company-Leader in the Volunteer-Guards-Grenadier-Battalion (17 Sep 1919-10 Feb 1920)
Leader of the Signals-Platoon of the Volunteer-Guards-Grenadier-Battalion (10 Feb 1920-01 May 1920)
Leader of the Signals-Platoon of the 102nd Reichswehr-Infantry-Regiment (01 May 1920-01 Oct 1920)
Transferred into the 4th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1920-01 Jan 1922)
Hauptmann with the Staff of the 4th Infantry-Regiment (01 Jan 1922-01 Apr 1922)
Detached to Signals-Courses with the 2nd Signals-Battalion (05 Feb 1922-31 Mar 1922)
Signals-Officer with the Staff of the 4th Infantry-Regiment (01 Apr 1922-01 Oct 1924)
Company-Chief in the 4th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1924-01 Apr 1932)
Transferred into the 9th Mounted-Regiment and Detached to the Staff of the 4th Division (01 Apr 1932-01 May 1933)
2nd Personnel-Officer (IIb) in the General-Staff of the 4th Division (01 May 1933-01 Oct 1934)
Transferred into the General-Staff of Military-District-Command IV (01 Oct 1934-15 Oct 1935)
Commander of the II. Battalion of the 9th Infantry-Regiment (15 Oct 1935-01 Apr 1938)
Transferred into the Staff of the 9th Infantry-Regiment (01 Apr 1938-10 Nov 1938)
Commander of the 123rd Border-Infantry-Regiment (10 Nov 1938-04 Apr 1940)
Führer-Reserve OKH (04 Apr 1940-01 Jun 1940)
Detached to OKH/Inspection for the Suitability-Examinations (14 May 1940-01 Jun 1940)
Commander of the Office for Suitability-Examinations in Military-District XX (01 Jun 1940-01 Jul 1942)
Commander of the Acceptance-Office for Officer-Applicants in Military-District IV (01 Jul 1942-01 Feb 1943)
Führer-Reserve OKH (01 Feb 1943-20 Feb 1943)
At the same time, Detached to Course for POW-Affairs in Vienna (01 Feb 1943-10 Feb 1943)
Commander of POWs in Military-District IV (20 Feb 1943-01 Apr 1945)
Commander of POWs in Military-District XVII (01 Apr 1945-07 May 1945)
In US captivity (07 May 1945-31 Mar 1947)
Released (31 Mar 1947)

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