(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalmajor Fritz Löb
Born: 14 Sep 1895 in Berlin
Died: 22 Jun 1940 on the Flight-Location Grevères near Brussels, Belgium
Promotions:
Fahnenjunker-Unteroffizier (26 Jul 1913); Fähnrich (20 Nov 1913); Leutnant (01 Aug 1914); Oberleutnant (27 Jan 1918); Rittmeister (01 Feb 1926); Major (01 Jul 1933); Oberstleutnant (01 Jul 1935); Oberst (01 Dec 1936); Generalmajor (01 Feb 1938)
Career:
Entered the Army in the 9th Pioneer-Battalion (13 Feb 1913-30 Dec 1915)
Adjutant of the Commander Of Pioneers of the IX. Army-Corps (31 Dec 1915-08 Mar 1918)
Ordinance-Officer with the Staff of the 18th Infantry-Division (09 Mar 1918-29 Dec 1918)
Transferred to the Staff of the 9th Pioneer-Battalion (30 Dec 1919-31 Jan 1919)
Battalion-Adjutant in the Infantry-Regiment Von Oven (01 Feb 1919-11 May 1919)
Adjutant of the 3rd (Reserve) Pioneer-Battalion (12 May 1919-30 Sep 1920)
Adjutant of the 3rd Pioneer-Battalion (01 Oct 1920-02 Jan 1921)
Subsidiary-Leadership-Training with Military-District-Command III (03 Jan 1921-30 Sep 1922)
Platoon-Leader in the 3rd Pioneer-Battalion (01 Oct 1922-31 Mar 1924)
Chief of the Bridging-Column of the 3rd Pioneer-Battalion (01 Apr 1924-30 Sep 1924)
General-Staff-Training in the RWM, T 4 (01 Oct 1924-30 Sep 1925)
Advisor in the RWM, T 2, T 5 (01 Oct 1925-30 Sep 1930)
Company-Chief in the 6th Pioneer-Battalion (01 Oct 1930-28 Feb 1933)
Staff-Officer with the Staff of Infantry-Leader VI (01 Mar 1933-14 Mar 1934)
Placed to the Disposal of Army Command (15 Mar 1934-31 Mar 1934)
Transferred to Luftwaffe Service (01 Apr 1934-01 May 1934)
Chief of the Provisions Department in the Technical Office, RLM (01 May 1934-31 Mar 1936)
Group-Commander in Flying-Wing 155 and Commandant of Air-Base Ansbach (01 Apr 1936-30 Apr 1936)
Officer with Special Duties of the RLM and Commander-in-Chief of the Luftwaffe (01 May 1936-30 Nov 1936)
Leader of the Raw Materials and Devises Staff, RLM (01 Dec 1936-31 Mar 1937)
Chief of the Office for German Raw and Factory Materials in the Five-Year-Plan (01 Apr 1937-31 Jan 1938)
Leader of the Head-Department I, Reichs Economics Ministry (01 Feb 1938-31 Jan 1939)
Chief of the Luftwaffe Administration Office, RLM (01 Feb 1939-29 May 1940)
Commanding General and Commander in Air-Region Belgium-North France (30 May 1940-22 Jun 1940)
Died in a fatal accident (22 Jun 1940)

Decorations & Awards:
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Grossherzoglich Mecklenburgisch-Strelitzsches Verdienstkreuz für Auszeichnung im Kriege II. Klasse
- Bremisches Hanseatenkreuz
- Verwundetenabzeichen, 1918 in Schwarz
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse


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