Herbert Loch

Herbert Loch
Born	(1886-08-05)5 August 1886 Idar-Oberstein
Died	Landau
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1905–45
Rank	General der Artillerie
Commands held	17. Infanterie-Division XXVIII. Armeekorps 18. Armee
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Annexation of Austria Invasion of Poland Battle of Łódź (1939) Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Białystok–Minsk Siege of Leningrad
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Herbert Loch (5 August 1886 – 28 October 1976) was a highly decorated General der Artillerie in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded the XXVIII. Corps. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Herbert Loch was captured in 1945 by American troops and was released in 1948

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1914)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
• Anschluss Medal
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Eastern Front Medal
• German Cross in Gold (22 April 1942)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 16 June 1940 as Generalleutnant and commander of 17. Infanterie-Division
• Mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht (11 April 1944)

Wehrmachtbericht reference

Date	Original German Wehrmachtbericht wording	Direct English translation
11 April 1944	Südlich Pleskau griffen die Sowjets auch gestern nicht wieder an. Seit dem 31. März 1944 haben hier deutsche Truppen unter dem Oberbefehl des Generals der Artillerie Loch und unter Führung von Generalleutnant Matzky die Durchbruchsversuche weit überlegener feindlicher Infanterie- und Panzerverbände vereitelt und dem Feind hohe Menschen- und Materialverluste zugefügt.	The Soviets again did not attack south of Pskov yesterday. Since 31 March 1944, German troops under the overall command of General of Artillery Loch and led by Lieutenant General Matzky have prevented the breakthrough attempts of far superior enemy infantry and tank units and inflicted high human and material losses to the enemy.

External links

• World War 2 Awards.com
• Lexikon der Wehrmacht

Military offices
Preceded by Generalleutnant Erich Friderici	Commander of 17. Infanterie-Division 1 April 1939 – 28 October 1941	Succeeded by Generalmajor Ernst Güntzel
Preceded by General der Infanterie Mauritz von Wiktorin	Commander of XXVIII. Armeekorps 28 October 1941 – 25 May 1943	Succeeded by Generalleutnant Otto Sponheimer
Preceded by Generalleutnant Otto Sponheimer	Commander of XXVIII. Armeekorps 30 June 1943 – 28 March 1944	Succeeded by Generalleutnant Gerhard Matzky
Preceded by Generaloberst Georg Lindemann	Commander of 18. Armee 29 March 1944 – 2 September 1944	Succeeded by General der Infanterie Ehrenfried-Oskar Boege