(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalmajor Kurt Loebell
Born: 26 Jul 1890 in Zwingenberg, Hessen
Died: 21 Apr 1968 in Wiesbaden
Promotions:
Fähnrich zur See (15 Apr 1911); Leutnant zur See (27 Sep 1913); Oberleutnant zur See (22 Mar 1916); Charakter als Kapitänleutnant (27 Aug 1920); Kapitänleutnant a.D. (04 Jan 1935); Hauptmann (01 May 1935); Major (01 Aug 1935); Oberstleutnant (01 Oct 1938); Oberst (01 Jun 1941); Generalmajor (01 Jan 1945)
Career:
Entered the Army at Infantry Training at the Naval-School (01 Apr 1910-12 May 1910)
Seekadett on Board the School-Ship ‘Hansa’ (13 May 1910-31 Mar 1911)
Officer-Course at the Naval-School (01 Apr 1911-31 Mar 1912)
Artillery-Course at the Ship-Artillery-School (01 Apr 1912-30 Jun 1912)
Torpedo-Course on the Torpedo-School-Ship ‘Württemberg’ (01 Jul 1912-31 Aug 1912)
Infantry-Course with the II. Sea-Battalion (01 Sep 1912-30 Sep 1912)
Radio-Course and Officer-Candidate Of The Sea on Board the Liner ‘Helgoland’ (01 Oct 1912-26 Sep 1913)
II. Radio-Officer on the Liner ‘Helgoland’ (27 Sep 1913-11 Jun 1916)
Watch-Officer on the Torpedo-Boat ‘S 126’ (11 Mar 1916-03 Jun 1916)
Group-Leader with the Merchant-Protection-Flotilla (04 Jun 1916-30 Sep 1917)
At the same time, Commandant of SMS ‘M 31’ (06 Jun 1916-30 Jul 1917)
At the same time, Commandant of SMS ‘H. Vorwärts’ (31 Jul 1917-30 Sep 1917)
Commandant-Course at the Submarine-School (01/10/1917-01/01/1918); Artillery-Officer-Course on the Heavy Cruiser ‘Kaiserin Augusta’ (02 Jan 1918-08 Jan 1918)
Placed to the Disposal of the Submarine-Cruiser-Formation (09 Jan 1918-13 Jan 1918)
Transferred for Information on Board ‘U 153’ (14 Jan 1918-20 Jan 1918)
Artillery-Officer-Course on the Heavy Cruiser ‘Kaiserin Augusta’ (21 Jan 1918-02 Mar 1918)
Course at the Submarine-School (03 Mar 1918-05 May 1918)
Submarine-Torpedo-Officer-Course on Board the Artillery-School-Ship ‘Württemberg’ (06 May 1918-08 Jun 1918)
Transferred for Information on ‘UB 110’ (09 Jun 1918-19 Jul 1918)
In British Captivity (19 Jul 1918-26 Oct 1919)
Released and Granted Leave (27 Oct 1919-15 Jan 1920)
II. Adjutant of the Commander Wilhelmshaven (16 Jan 1920-02 Mar 1920)
Placed to the Disposal of the Admiralty (03 Mar 1920-30 Mar 1920)
Retired (27 Aug 1920)
Entered Luftwaffe Service as a Supplemental-Officer (Active-Officer from 01 Jun 1941) and at Supplemental-Officer-Course at the Air-Signals-School Halle/Saale (04 Jan 1935-28 Feb 1935)
Delegated with the Leadership of the Courses for Flight-Security at the Air-Signals-School, Halle/Saale (01 Mar 1935-30 Sep 1936)
Leader of the Courses for Flight-Security at the Air-Signals-School, Halle/Saale (01 Oct 1936-30 Nov 1937)
Detached to the Staff of Air-District-Command II (01 Dec 1937-31 Dec 1937)
Radio and Flight Security Administrator with the Staff of Air-District-Command II (01 Jan 1938-30 Jun 1938)
Radio and Flight Security Administrator with the Signals-Leader of Luftwaffe-Group-Command 1 (01 Jul 1938-31 Jan 1939)
Radio and Flight Security Administrator with the Signals-Leader of Air-Fleet-Command 1 (01 Feb 1939-31 Aug 1939)
Radio and Flight Security Administrator with the Higher Signals-Leader of Air-Fleet-Command 1 (01 Sep 1939-02 Nov 1939)
Special-Agent for Flight-Security-Regulations with the Chief of Signals-Liaison-Affairs, RLM (03 Nov 1939-26 Mar 1941)
Signals-Leader with the V. Flying-Corps and Commander of the 35th Air-Signals-Regiment (27 Mar 1941-31 Mar 1942)
Higher Signals Leader with Luftwaffe-Command East and Commander of the 35th Air-Signals-Regiment (01 Apr 1942-01 Oct 1942)
Signals-Leader with X. Flying-Corps (01 Oct 1942-30 Sep 1943)
Flight-Security-Inspector with the Chief of Communication-Affairs then with the General-Signals-Leader of the Luftwaffe, RLM (01 Oct 1943-08 May 1945)
No Post War Captivity

Decorations & Awards:
- Deutsches Kreuz in Silber: am 07.12.1942 als Oberst und Nachrichtenführer beim Luftwaffen-Kommando Ost
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis III. Klasse
- Spange zum EK I
- Spange zum EK II
- Kriegsverdienstkreuz II. Klasse mit Schwertern
- Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern
- Medaille “Winterschlacht im Osten 1941/1942”


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