(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalleutnant Vollrath Lübbe
Born: 04 Mar 1894 in Klein-Lunow, Mecklenburg
Died: 25 Apr 1969 in Bad Bramstedt, Schleswig-Holstein
Promotions:
Fähnrich (20 Mar 1912); Leutnant (24 Feb 1914); Oberleutnant (18 Aug 1917); Hauptmann (01 Apr 1925); Major (01 May 1934); Oberstleutnant (01 Oct 1936); Oberst (01 Jun 1939); Generalmajor (01 Oct 1942); Generalleutnant (01 Apr 1943)
Career:
Entered Army Service (20 Mar 1912)
Fähnrich in the 103rd Infantry-Regiment (20 Mar 1912-01 Oct 1919)
Transferred to the 23rd Reichswehr-Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1919-01 Oct 1920)
Transferred to the 10th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1920-01 Apr 1925)
Company-Chief in the 9th Infantry-Regiment (01 Apr 1925-01 Jan 1935)
Tactics Instructor at the War School Dresden (01 Jan 1935-01 Sep 1937)
Battalion Commander in the 103rd Infantry-Regiment (01 Sep 1937-01 Oct 1938)
Commander of the 13th Cavalry-Rifle-Regiment (01 Oct 1938-01 Aug 1941)
Commander of the 2nd Rifle-Brigade (01 Aug 1941-05 Sep 1942)
Delegated with the Leadership of the 2nd Panzer-Division (05 Sep 1942-20 Oct 1942)
Commander of the 2nd Panzer-Division (20 Oct 1942-01 Feb 1944)
Führer-Reserve (01 Feb 1944-05 Apr 1944)
Commander of the 81st Infantry-Division (05 Apr 1944-01 Jul 1944)
Taken ill - Führerreserve (01 Jul 1944-09 Oct 1944)
Commander of the 462nd Infantry-Division (09 Oct 1944-23 Oct 1944)
Commander of the 49th Infantry-Regiment (00 Nov 1944-05 Dec 1944)
Commander of Division 433 (27 Dec 1944-31 Jan 1945)
In Soviet captivity (02 Feb 1945-09 Oct 1955)
Released (09 Oct 1955)

Awards & Decorations:
- Ritterkreuz: am 17.08.1943 als Generalleutnant und Kommandeur 2. Panzer-Division
- Deutsches Kreuz in Gold: am 06.03.1943 als Generalmajor und Kommandeur 2.Panzer-Division
- 1914 EK I:
- 1914 EK II:
- Ritterkreuz I. Klasse des Sächsische Albrechts-Orden mit Schwertern
- Ritterkreuz II. Klasse des Badische Orden vom Zähringer Löwen mit Schwertern
- Mecklenburg-Schwerinsches Militär-Verdienstkreuz I. Klasse
- Mecklenburg-Schwerinsches Militär-Verdienstkreuz II. Klasse
- Spange zum EK I
- Spange zum EK II
- Verwundetenabzeichen, 1918 in Schwarz
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnungen I. und III. Klasse

Notes:
* Father of Bundeswehr General Ernst-Vollrath Lübbe (* 00.00.1920, + 00.05.2001) (see http://www.panzerbataillon14.de/home/chronik/kommandeure/luebbe.htm)

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