(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalleutnant Theobald (Theo-Helmut) Lieb
Born: 25 Nov 1889 in Freudenstadt
Died: 20 Mar 1981 in Freudenstadt
Promotions:
Fähnrich (16 Nov 1910); Leutnant (18 Aug 1911); Oberleutnant (18 Aug 1915); Hauptmann (20 Sep 1918); Major (01 Feb 1932); Oberstleutnant (01 Oct 1934); Oberst (01 Apr 1937); Generalmajor (01 Jun 1941); Generalleutnant (01 Jun 1943)
Career:
Entered Army Service (20 Mar 1910)
Fahnenjunker in the 123rd Grenadier-Regiment (20 Mar 1910-17 Sep 1914)
Company-Leader in the 123rd Grenadier-Regiment (17 Sep 1914-04 Oct 1915)
Transferred into the Württemberg Mountain-Battalion (04 Oct 1915-07 May 1917)
Ordinance-Officer with Special-Purpose-General-Command 64 (07 May 1917-24 May 1918)
In the General-Staff of the 240th Infantry-Division (24 May 1918-19 Dec 1918)
Placed to the Disposal of the Württemberg War Ministry (19 Dec 1918-28 Feb 1919)
Company-Leader in the 1st Württemberg Volunteer-Regiment (28 Feb 1919-16 Jul 1919)
Transferred into the 13th Jäger-Battalion (16 Jul 1919-01 Oct 1919)
Transferred into the 25th Reichswehr-Rifle-Regiment (01 Oct 1919-28 Nov 1919)
Detached to the RWM (28 Nov 1919-12 Feb 1920)
Officer of the Army (12 Feb 1920-16 May 1920)
With the Staff of the 5th Division (16 May 1920-01 Oct 1921)
Transferred into the 4th Infantry-Regiment & Detached to Subsidiary-Leadership-Training (01 Oct 1921-01 Oct 1922)
With the Staff of the 15th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1922-01 Apr 1925)
Company-Chief in the 15th Infantry-Regiment (01 Apr 1925-01 Mar 1929)
Transferred into the 6th Mounted-Regiment (01 Mar 1929-01 Aug 1932)
Detached to the Staff of 4th Division (01 Aug 1932-01 May 1933)
Transferred into the Staff of the 4th Division (01 May 1933-15 Oct 1935)
Placed to the Disposal of the C-in-C of the Army (15 Oct 1935-06 Oct 1936)
Commander of the 38th Antitank-Battalion (06 Oct 1936-12 Oct 1937)
Commander of Antitank-Troop XII (12 Oct 1937-10 Nov 1938)
Commander of the 27th Infantry-Regiment (10 Nov 1938-09 Sep 1940)
Führer-Reserve (09 Sep 1940-24 Oct 1940)
Commandant of Wuppertal (24 Oct 1940-17 Jun 1941)
Führer-Reserve Army-Group C (17 Jun 1941-17 Sep 1941)
Delegated with the Temporary Leadership of the 290th Infantry-Division (17 Sep 1941-10 Nov 1941)
Führer-Reserve (10 Nov 1941-16 Apr 1942)
Commandant of Frankfurt/Main (16 Apr 1942-14 Feb 1943)
Führer-Reserve (14 Feb 1943-21 Feb 1943)
Commander of the 306th Infantry-Division (21 Feb 1943-30 Mar 1943)
Führer-Reserve (30 Mar 1943-03 Sep 1943)
Commander of the 112th Infantry-Division (03 Sep 1943-02 Nov 1943)
Leader of Corps-Detachment B (02 Nov 1943-01 Feb 1944)
Führer-Reserve (23 Mar 1944-01 Jun 1944)
Commander of the 34th Infantry-Division (01 Jun 1944-28 Oct 1944)
In US Captivity (08 May 1945-1947)
Released (1947)

Awards & Decorations:
- Ritterkreuz (2649): am 07.02.1944 als Generalleutnant und Führer des XLII. Armee-Korps
- Eichenlaub (400): am 18.02.1944 als Generalleutnant und Führer des XLII. Armee-Korps
- RK des Kgl. Württembg. Militär-Verdienstordens: 30.08.1915
- EK I: 22.08.1915
- EK II: 19.09.1914
- Kgl. Württembg. Goldene Militär-Verdienstmedaille: 01.11.1914
- RK II. Klasse des Kgl. Württembg. Friedrichs-Ordens mit Schwertern
- Hamburgisches Hanseatenkreuz
- k.u.k. Österr. Militär-Verdienstkreuz III. Klasse mit der Kriegsdekoration
- Verwundetenabzeichen, 1918 in Schwarz
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse
- Spange zum EK I
- Spange zum EK II
- Medaille “Winterschlacht im Osten 1941/1942”
- Wehrmachtbericht: 20.02.1944


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