Herbert Loch

Herbert Loch
Herbert Loch (left) and Maximilian von Weichs, 1941
Born	(1886-08-05)5 August 1886 Idar-Oberstein, Germany
Died	28 October 1976(1976-10-28) (aged 90) Landau, Germany
Allegiance	German Empire Weimar Republic Nazi Germany
Branch	German Army
Service years	1905–1945
Rank	General der Artillerie
Commands	17th Infantry Division XXVIII Army Corps 18th Army
Conflicts	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 German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded the XXVIII Corps and the 18th Army. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany.

Awards and decorations

• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 16 June 1940 as Generalleutnant and commander of 17. Infanterie-Division

References

Bibliography

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.