General der Gebirgstruppe Karl Hubert Lanz Born: 22 May 1896 in Entringen, W�rttemberg Died: 12 May 1982 in Munich (M�nchen) Promotions:
Fahnenjunker-Unteroffizier (00 Sep 1914); F�hnrich (12 Nov 1914); Leutnant (04 Feb 1915); Oberleutnant (18 Oct 1918); Hauptmann (01 Feb 1928); Major (01 Aug 1934); Oberstleutnant (01 Mar 1937); Oberst (27 Aug 1939); Generalmajor (01 Nov 1940); Generalleutnant (01 Dec 1942); General der Gebirgstruppe (26 Jan 1943) Career:
Entered Army Service (20 Jun 1914)
Fahnenjunker in the 125th Infantry-Regiment (20 Jun 1914-08 Aug 1914)
In the Field with the 125th Infantry-Regiment (08 Aug 1914-09 Sep 1914)
Wounded, in Hospital - later transferred into the Replacement-Battalion of the 125th Infantry-Regiment (09 Sep 1914-01 May 1915)
In the Field as Platoon-Leader in the 125th Infantry-Regiment (01 May 1915-05 Aug 1915)
Adjutant of II. Battalion of the 125th Infantry-Regiment (05 Aug 1915-01 Jun 1918)
Adjutant of the W�rttemberg Mountain-Infantry-Regiment (01 Jun 1918-00 Mar 1919)
Advisor in the W�rttemberg War Ministry (00 Mar 1919-11 Sep 1919)
Adjutant of I. Battalion of the 25th Reichswehr-Infantry-Regiment (11 Sep 1919-03 Oct 1919)
Regiments-Adjutant of the 25th Reichswehr-Infantry-Regiment (03 Oct 1919-01 Oct 1920)
Transferred into the 4th (MG) Company of the 13th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1920-01 Oct 1921)
Transferred into the 3rd Mounted-Regiment & Detached to Subsidiary-Leadership-Training with the Staff of the 5th Division (01 Oct 1921-01 Oct 1922)
While retaining previous Command, transferred into the 15th Mounted-Regiment (01 Oct 1922-01 Apr 1923)
While retaining previous Command, transferred into the 11th Mounted-Regiment (01 Apr 1923-01 Oct 1923)
While retaining previous Command, transferred into the 14th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1923-01 Dec 1923)
Transferred to the Staff of the 5th Division (01 Dec 1923-01 Oct 1924)
Platoon-Leader in the 6th Company of the 14th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1924-01 Mar 1926)
Supervision-Officer at the Infantry-School Ohrdruf (01 Mar 1926-01 Oct 1926)
Chief of 16th Company of the 13th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1926-01 Oct 1927)
Transferred as Auxiliary-Officer into Department T 3, RWM (01 Oct 1927-01 Oct 1928)
Detached to the 3rd Signals-Battalion (01 Jun 1926-30 Jun 1926)
Detached to the 5th Motor-Transport-Battalion (02 Jul 1926-20 Aug 1926)
Detached to the 16th Mounted-Regiment (10 Sep 1926-30 Sep 1926)
Transferred to the Staff of the Training-Battalion of the 15th Infantry-Regiment & Detachedto the 9th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1928-01 Oct 1929)
Transferred to Department T 3, RWM (01 Oct 1929-01 Oct 1932)
Chief of 9th Company of the 1st Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1932-01 Oct 1934)
Detached to Watch-Regiment Berlin (01 Jan 1933-00 Apr 1933)
Chief Supply Officer (Ib) in the Staff of Army-Service-Office Kassel (01 Oct 1934-01 May 1935)
Chief Supply Officer (Ib) in the General-Staff of IX. Army-Corps (01 May 1935-01 Mar 1937)
Chief of Operations (Ia) in the General-Staff of IX. Army-Corps (01 Mar 2937-31 Jul 1938)
Commander of the 100th Mountain-Infantry-Regiment (10 Nov 1938-26 Aug 1939)
Chief of the General Staff of the Replacement V. Army-Corps, Stuttgart (26 Aug 1939-15 Feb 1940)
Chief of the General Staff of XVIII. Army-Corps (15 Feb 1940-25 Oct 1940)
Commander of the 1st Mountain-Division (25 Oct 1940-17 Dec 1942)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (17 Dec 1942-01 Feb 1943)
Commander of Army-Detachment Lanz (01 Feb 1943-20 Feb 1943)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (20 Feb 1943-25 Aug 1943)
At the same time, Delegated with the Leadership of XXXXIX. Mountain-Corps (26 Jun 1943-26 Jul 1943)
Commanding General of XXII. Army-Corps (25 Aug 1943-08 May 1945)
In US Captivity (08 May 1945-13 May 1947)
Accused before an Allied Military Court in the Nuremberg Follow-Up Trails against the 'South-East Generals' (Case VII), reading of the indictment (War Crimes Against Humanity). Judgement: 12 Years Imprisonment (13 May 1947-03 Feb 1951)
Released prematurely from War Criminal Prison Landsberg/Lech after Pardoned (on 31 Jan 1951) by US High Commissioner John J. McCloy (03 Feb 1951)
Awards & Decorations:
- Ritterkreuz (234): am 01.10.1940 als Oberst i.G. und Chef des Generalstabes des XVIII. Armee-Korps
- Eichenlaub (160): am 23.12.1942 als Generalleutnant und Kommandeur der 1. Gebirgs-Division
- Ritterkreuz des Kgl. W�rttembg. Milit�r-Verdienstordens
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Ritterkreuz II. Klasse des Kgl. W�rttembg. Friedrichs-Ordens mit Schwertern
- Kgl. W�rttembg. Goldene Milit�r-Verdienst-Medaille
- k.u.k. �sterr. Milit�r-Verdienstkreuz III. Klasse mit der Kriegsdekoration
- Verwundetenabzeichen, 1918 in Schwarz
- L�Ordre de Vytantas le Grand V. Klasse (Litauischer Orden) : 08.09.1933
- Ehrenkreuz f�r Frontk�mpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis II. Klasse
- Heeresbergf�hrer-Abzeichen
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung I. Klasse
- Spange zum EK I: 08.06.1940
- Spange zum EK II: 22.05.1940
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