(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalleutnant Ludwig von der Leyen
Born: 17 Aug 1885 in Berlin-Charlottenburg
Died: 03 Feb 1967 in Malente, Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen)
Promotions:
Fähnrich (24 Apr 1904); Leutnant (27 Jan 1905); Oberleutnant (27 Jan 1913); Hauptmann (24 Dec 1914); Major (01 Feb 1927); Oberstleutnant (01 Apr 1931); Oberst (01 Oct 1933); Generalmajor (01 Oct 1936); Generalleutnant (01 Jun 1938)
Career:
Entered Army Service (01 Oct 1903)
Fahnenjunker in the Guards-Rifle-Battalion (01 Oct 1903-07 Feb 1910)
Transferred to the Protection Troop in Cameroon (07 Feb 1910-01 Feb 1912)
Transferred back into the Guards-Rifle-Battalion (01 Feb 1912-01 Oct 1913)
Detached to the War Academy (01 Oct 1913-01 Aug 1914)
Company-Leader in the Guards-Rifle-Battalion (01 Aug 1914-00 Jan 1915)
With the Replacement-Battalion of the Guards-Rifle-Battalion (00 Jan 1915-00 Nov 1915)
Adjutant with the General-Command of XXI. Army-Corps (00 Nov 1915-00 Aug 1916)
With the Staff of the General-Command of X. Army-Corps (00 Aug 1916-00 Jan 1917)
In the General-Staff of the 20th Landwehr-Division (00 Jan 1917-00 Apr 1917)
With the General-Staff of Army-Group Kronzprinz Rupprecht von Bayern (00 Apr 1917-00 Apr 1918)
Chief of Operations (Ia) in the General-Staff of the 220th Infantry-Division (00 Apr 1918-01 Oct 1919)
With the Staff of Command-Office VI (01 Oct 1919-01 Oct 1920)
Company-Chief in the 6th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1920-01 Feb 1922)
Advisor in the Training-Department T4, RWM (01 Feb 1922-01 Feb 1925)
With the Staff of Infantry-Leader I (01 Feb 1925-01 Mar 1928)
Instructor at the Infantry School (01 Mar 1928-01 Nov 1930)
Commander of III. Battalion of the 6th Infantry-Regiment (01 Nov 1930-01 Feb 1933)
Commandant of the Fortifications around Lötzen (01 Feb 1933-01 Apr 1938)
Commander of the 12th Division (01 Apr 1938-01 Apr 1940)
General of Infantry with the Commander-in-Chief East (01 Apr 1940-00 Jun 1940)
Military-Replacemwnt-Inspector Allenstein (00 Jun 1940-15 Nov 1940)
Military-Replacement-Inspector Metz (15 Nov 1940-00 Sep 1944)
Rhine-Commandant Mainz (00 Sep 1944-00 Nov 1944)
Führer-Reserve OKH (00 Sep 1944-28 Feb 1945)
Retired (28 Feb 1945)

Awards & Decorations:
- RK des Kgl. Preuss. Hausordens von Hohenzollern mit Schwertern
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Kgl. Preuss. Kronen-Orden IV. Klasse mit Schwertern
- Kgl. Bayer. Militär-Verdienstorden IV. Klasse mit Schwertern
- Hamburgisches Hanseatenkreuz
- Braunschweigisches Kriegsverdienstkreuz II. Klasse
- Grossherzoglich Oldenburgisches Friedrich August-Kreuz II. Klasse
- Grossherzoglich Oldenburgisches Friedrich August-Kreuz I. Klasse
- Fürstl. Lippisches Kriegsverdienstkreuz
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse
- Spange zum EK II


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