(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalleutnant Hans Lieber
Born: 26 Aug 1882 in Bunzlau
Died: 19 Dec 1952 in Gießen
Promotions:
Fähnrich (14 Oct 1901); Leutnant (18 Oct 1902); Oberleutnant (18 Oct 1910); Hauptmann (08 Oct 1914); Major (01 Jan 1925); Oberstleutnant (01 Oct 1929); Oberst (01 Apr 1932); Generalmajor (01 Jun 1935); Charakter als Generalleutnant (25 May 1937); Generalleutnant z.V. (01 Jun 1942)
Career:
Entered Army Service (22 Mar 1901)
Fahnenjunker in the 72nd Field-Artillery-Regiment (22 Mar 1901-01 Oct 1908)
Adjutant of I. Battalion of the 72nd Field-Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1908-22 Mar 1914)
Detached to the War Academy (01 Oct 1910-00 Jul 1913)
Detached to the Grand General Staff (22 Mar 1914-1914)
In Troop Service and in General Staff Positions, lastly Chief of Operations (Ia) in the General-Staff of the 226th Infantry-Division (1914-1918)
With the Staff of the 20th Reichswehr-Brigade (01 Oct 1919-01 Oct 1920)
Battery-Chief in the 1st Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1920-01 Oct 1923)
With the Staff of Group-Command 1 (01 Oct 1923-01 Apr 1926)
With the Staff of Command-Office Lötzen (01 Apr 1926-01 Feb 1930)
Commander of II. Battalion of the 1st Artillery-Regiment (01 Feb 1930-01 Oct 1931)
Commandant of Marienburg (01 Oct 1931-01 Oct 1935)
Military-Replacement-Inspector Königsberg (01 Oct 1935-30 Apr 1937)
Retired (30 Apr 1937)
Placed to Disposal (Army) (26 Aug 1939)
Artillery-Leader with the General-Staff of the 7th Army (26 Aug 1939-00 Oct 1939)
Director of Archive-Branch Prague (00 Oct 1939-30 Sep 1942)
Retired (31 Aug 1943)

Awards & Decorations:
- RK des Kgl. Preuss. Hausordens von Hohenzollern mit Schwertern
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- RK I. Klasse des Kgl. Sächs. Albrechts-Orden mit Schwertern
- Bremisches Hanseatenkreuz
- k.u.k. Österr. Militär-Verdienstkreuz III. Klasse mit der Kriegsdekoration mit goldener Spange
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse


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