(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalleutnant Herbert Lemke
Born: 03 Jan 1888 in Danzig
Died: 06 Sep 1945 in Marburg, Lahn
Promotions:
Fahnenjunker-Gefreiter (01 Jul 1907); Fahnenjunker-Unteroffizier (21 Sep 1907); Fähnrich (27 Jan 1908); Leutnant (19 Nov 1908); Oberleutnant (22 Mar 1915); Hauptmann (25 Feb 1918); Major (01 Feb 1931); Oberstleutnant (01 Jul 1934); Oberst (01 Aug 1936); Oberst (E) (01 Jan 1937); Generalmajor (01 Aug 1941); Generalleutnant (01 Aug 1944)
Career:
Entered Army Service (12 May 1907)
Fahnenjunker in the 141st Infantry-Regiment (12 May 1907-31 Jul 1914)
Detached to the War-School Neiße (15 Jan 1908-25 Sep 1908)
Detached to Firing School Course in Warthelager (02 Nov 1911-05 Dec 1911)
Detached to Gun Factory Spandau (02 Oct 1913-31 Oct 1913)
Company-Leader in the 3rd Fortress-MG-Battalion (31 Jul 1914-10 Aug 1914)
Transferred into the 1st Fortress-MG-Battalion (10 Aug 1914-22 Oct 1914)
Company-Leader in the 141st Infantry-Regiment (22 Oct 1914-18 Nov 1914)
Regiments-Adjutant of the 141st Infantry-Regiment (18 Nov 1914-28 Jan 1915)
Taken ill and transferred to the Replacement-Battalion of the 141st Infantry-Regiment (28 Jan 1915-01 Sep 1915)
Adjutant of Landsturm-Battalion Gruppe (01 Sep 1915-22 Jun 1916)
Regiments-Adjutant of the 141st Infantry-Regiment (22 Jun 1916-25 Jul 1916)
Detached to Army High Command of 2nd Army (25 Jul 1916-14 Aug 1916)
Taken ill and transferred to the Replacement-Battalion of the 141st Infantry-Regiment (14 Aug 1916-11 Jan 1917)
MG-Officer with the Staff of the 342nd Infantry-Regiment (11 Jan 1917-15 Apr 1918)
At the same time, Director of the Artillery-MG-Training-Courses of the 93rd Infantry-Division (02 Jan 1918-11 Mar 1918)
Leader of II. Battalion of the 342nd Infantry-Regiment (15 Apr 1918-21 Jun 1918)
MG-Officer with the Staff of the 68th Infantry-Regiment (21 Jun 1918-29 Aug 1918)
MG-Officer with the Staff of the 255th Infantry-Division (29 Aug 1918-24 Nov 1918)
Transferred back into the 141st Infantry-Regiment (24 Nov 1918-01 Feb 1919)
Company-Leader with the Border Protection Formations in the Area of XVII. Army-Corps (01 Feb 1919-21 Feb 1920)
Company-Leader in the 73rd Reichswehr-Infantry-Regiment (21 Feb 1920-01 Apr 1920)
Company-Leader in the 17th Infantry-Regiment (01 Apr 1920-18 Dec 1920)
Signals-Officer with the Staff of the 4th Infantry-Regiment (18 Dec 1920-01 Oct 1921)
Transferred to the Staff of III. Battalion of the 5th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1921-01 Oct 1922)
Company-Chief in the 5th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1922-01 Apr 1923)
Transferred to the Staff of III. Battalion of the 5th Infantry-Regiment (01 Apr 1923-01 Jun 1925)
Company-Chief in the 5th Infantry-Regiment (01 Jun 1925-01 Oct 1927)
Director of Unteroffizier-Courses in the 5th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1927-01 Oct 1930)
Welfare-Officer with the Staff of the Training-Battalion of the 5th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1930-01 Feb 1931)
Transferred to the Staff of Infantry-Leader 1 & Detached to II. Battalion of the Ships-Cadre-Division of the Baltic Sea (01 Feb 1931-01 Feb 1932)
Transferred to the Staff of Command-Office Wilhelmshaven & Detached to II. Battalion of the Ships-Cadre-Division of the Baltic Sea (01 Feb 1932-01 May 1933)
Officer with Special Duties of the Chief of Army Command (01 May 1933-01 Apr 1934)
Commander of the Training-Battalion of the 3rd Infantry-Regiment (01 Apr 1934-01 Oct 1934)
Commander of the Training-Battalion of Infantry-Regiment Deutsch-Eylau (01 Oct 1934-15 Oct 1935)
Commander of II. Battalion of the 24th Infantry-Regiment (15 Oct 1935-01 Jan 1937)
Supplemental-Officer (01 Jan 1937)
Training-Director Plauen 2 (01 Jan 1937-26 Aug 1939)
Commander of the 304th Rifle-Regiment (26 Aug 1939-26 Aug 1940)
Führer-Reserve - Military-District-Command IV (26 Aug 1940-28 Nov 1940)
Commander of the 75th Infantry-Replacement-Regiment (28 Nov 1940-17 Apr 1941)
Führer-Reserve - Military-District-Command II (17 Apr 1941-04 Sep 1941)
At the same time, Delegated with the Leadership of the 702nd Infantry-Division (17 Apr 1941-04 Sep 1941)
Active-Officer (01 Jun 1941)
Führer-Reserve OKH (04 Sep 1941-24 Jan 1942)
Commander of Division 180 (24 Jan 1942-20 Sep 1944)
Führer-Reserve OKH (05 Oct 1944-08 May 1945)
In Captivity (08 May 1945-06 Sep 1945)
Died in Captivity (06 Sep 1945)

Awards & Decorations:
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse


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