General der Infanterie Otto Lasch Born: 25 Jun 1893 in Pless, Upper Silesia (Oberschlesien) Died: 29 Apr 1971 in Bad Godesberg, North Rhine-Westphalia Promotions:
F�hnrich (22 Mar 1914); Leutnant (07 Aug 1914); Oberleutnant (22 Mar 1918); Polizei-Oberleutnant (01 Jan 1920); Polizei-Hauptmann (01 Apr 1921); Polizei-Major (06 Nov 1933); Major (15 Oct 1935); Oberstleutnant (01 Jan 1937); Oberst (01 Dec 1939); Generalmajor (01 Aug 1942); Generalleutnant (01 Apr 1943); General der Infanterie (09 Nov 1939) Career:
Entered Army Service (27 Mar 1913)
Fahnenjunker In the 2nd J�ger-Battalion (27 Mar 1913-02 Aug 1914)
Company-Leader in the 2nd J�ger-Battalion (02 Aug 1914-00 Nov 1914)
Wounded, in Hospital (00 Nov 1914-1915)
Adjutant with the 2nd J�ger-Replacement-Battalion (1915-1915)
Observer with the 52nd Flying-Battalion; Observer with Flying-Battalion A 280; Adjutant of the Commander of Flying of the 19th Artillery (1915-01 Jan 1920)
Transferred to Police Service (01 Jan 1920)
With the Police in Lyck (01 Jan 1920-1924)
With the Police Administration in Magdeburg (1924-1927)
At the Police School in Sensburg (1927-1934)
Chief Intelligence Officer (Ic) with the State-Police-Inspection Breslau (1934-15 Oct 1935)
Transferred to Army Service (15 Oct 1935)
With the Staff of the 45th Infantry-Regiment (15 Oct 1935-01 Oct 1936)
Commander of III. Battalion of the 3rd Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1936-26 Oct 1939)
Commander of the 43rd Infantry-Regiment (26 Oct 1939-12 Sep 1942)
F�hrer-Reserve (12 Sep 1942-27 Sep 1942)
Commander of the 217th Infantry-Division (27 Sep 1942-00 Oct 1943)
Commander of the 349th Infantry-Division (20 Nov 1933-01 Sep 1944)
Commanding General of LXIV. Army-Corps (01 Sep 1944-01 Nov 1944)
Commanding General of the Replacement I. Army-Corps and Commander in Military-Districtn 1 (09 Nov 1949-09 Apr 1945)
At the same time, Fortress-Commandant K�nigsberg (28 Jan 1046-09 Apr 1945)
In Soviet Captivity (09 Apr 1945-08 Oct 1955)
Releassed (08 Oct 1955)
Awards & Decorations:
- Ritterkreuz (362): am 17.07.1941 als Oberst und Kommandeur des Infanterie-Regiments 43
- Eichenlaub (578): am 10.09.1944 als Generalleutnant und Kommandeur der 349. Infanterie-Division
- EK I: 02.07.1916
- EK II: 05.10.1914
- Ehrenkreuz f�r Frontk�mpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse
- Spange zum EK I: 20.10.1939
- Spange zum EK II: 13.09.1939
- Anerkennungsurkunde des Oberbefehlshabers des Heeres: am 03.07.1941 als Oberst und Kommandeur des Infanterie-Regiments 43
- Wehrmachtbericht: 01.07.1941; 02.07.1942; 12.04.1945
- Medaille �Winterschlacht im Osten 1941/1942�
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