(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)

Generalmajor Meinrad von Lauchert
Born: 29 Aug 1905 in Potsdam, Brandenburg
Died: 04 Dec 1987 in Stuttgart, Baden-W�rttemberg
Promotions:
F�hnrich (01 Aug 1928); Oberf�hnrich (01 Aug 1929); Leutnant (01 Feb 1931); Oberleutnant (01 Jul 1933); Rittmeister (01 Mar 1937); Major (01 Apr 1941); Oberstleutnant (01 Aug 1943); Oberst (01 Feb 1944); Generalmajor (01 Mar 1945)
Career:
Entered Army Service (01 Apr 1924)
Fahnenjunker in the 5th Mounted-Regiment (01 Apr 1924-15 Oct 1935)
Company-Chief in the 5th Antitank-Battalion (15 Oct 1935-10 Nov 1938)
Chief of 2nd Company of the 35th Panzer-Regiment (10 Nov 1938-01 Sep 1939)
Commander of I. Battalion of the 35th Panzer-Regiment (01 Sep 1939-10 Dec 1942)
Commander of the 59th Panzer-Training-Battalion, Neuruppin (10 Dec 1942-05 Jun 1943)
Delegated with the Leadership of Panzer-Regiment Grafenw�hr (05 Jun 1943-07 Aug 1943)
Commander of the 15th Panzer-Regiment (07 Aug 1943-01 Aug 1944)
F�hrer-Reserve (01 Aug 1944-24 Aug 1944)
13th Division-Leaders-Course in Hirschberg (07 Aug 1944-02 Sep 1944)
Leader of Panzer-Special-Unit Strachwitz (24 Aug 1944-15 Dec 1944)
Delegated with the Leadership of the 2nd Panzer-Division (15 Dec 1944-01 Mar 1945)
Commander of the 2nd Panzer-Division (01 Mar 1945-19 Mar 1945)
In Captivity (19 Mar 1945-1947)
Released (1947)

Awards & Decorations:
- Ritterkreuz (472): am 08.09.1941 als Major und Kommandeur der I. Abteilung/ Panzer-Regiment 35
- Eichenlaub (396): am 12.02.1944 als Oberstleutnant und Kommandeur des Panzer-Regiment 15
- Deutsches Kreuz in Gold: am 05.09.1943 als Oberstleutnant und Kommandeur des Panzer-Regiment 15
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis III. Klasse
- 1939 EK II: 22.09.1939
- 1939 EK I: 23.10.1939
- Panzerkampfabzeichen in Silber
- Nennung im Ehrenblatt des Heeres: am 08.08.1941 als Major und Kommandeur der I. Abteilung/ Panzer-Regiment 35
- Medaille �Winterschlacht im Osten 1941/1942�
- Wehrmachtbericht: 25.10.1944


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