(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalmajor Hermann Lichtenberger
Born: 20 Aug 1892 in Germersheim
Died: 15 Jan 1959 in Germersheim
Promotions:
Unteroffizier (01 Oct 1912); Vizefeldwebel (17 Aug 1915); Offizier-Stellvertreter (20 Oct 1917); Leutnant (01 Jan 1922); Oberleutnant (01 Apr 1925); Hauptmann (01 Aug 1929); Major (01 Oct 1935); Oberstleutnant (01 Apr 1938); Oberst (01 Aug 1939); Generalmajor (01 Feb 1943)
Career:
Entered the Army in the 2nd Bavarian Foot-Artillery-Regiment (20 Oct 1911-31 Aug 1914)
Transferred into the 6th Bavarian Reserve-Foot-Artillery-Battalion (01 Sep 1914-31 May 1919)
Transferred into the 24th Artillery-Battalion (01 Jun 1919-18 Nov 1920)
Transferred into the 7th Artillery-Regiment (19 Nov 1920-30 Sep 1929)
Military Specialist for Motor-Vehicles with the Staff of the 7th Transport-Battalion (01 Oct 1929-31 Oct 1932)
Battery-Chief in the 7th Artillery-Regiment (01 Nov 1932-30 Sep 1935)
Transferred to Luftwaffe Service as Commander of the III. Battalion of the 8th Flak-Regiment (01 Oct 1935-31 Mar 1936)
Commander of the I. Battalion of the 18th Flak-Regiment (01 Apr 1936-02 Aug 1937)
Commander of the 88th Motorised-Flak-Battalion – Legion Condor (03 Aug 1937-13 Apr 1938)
Commander of the I. Battalion of the 18th Flak-Regiment (24 Apr 1938-13 Jul 1939)
Transferred to the Staff of Air-Region-Command XIII, Nuremberg (14 Jul 1939-14 Nov 1939)
Commander of the 5th Flak-Regiment, Munich (15 Nov 1939-04 Jun 1940)
Commander of the 104th Flak-Regiment (05 Jun 1940-17 Nov 1941)
Führer-Reserve OKL (17 Nov 1941-15 Mar 1942)
Inspector of Flak-Artillery in Air-Region Holland (16 Mar 1942-28 Sep 1942)
Commander of Flak-Brigade IV, Munich (29 Sep 1942-26 Nov 1942)
Taken ill and Granted Leave (26 Nov 1942-31 Oct 1943)
Retired (31 Oct 1943)

Decorations & Awards:
- Ritterkreuz (369): am 12.11.1941 als Oberst und Kommandeur Flak-Regiment 104 (mot)
- 1914 EK II: 17.06.1917
- Kgl. Bayer. Militär-Verdienstkreuz II. Klasse mit Schwertern
- Verwundetenabzeichen, 1918 in Schwarz
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse
- Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 01.10.1938
- Spange zum EK II: 11.06.1940
- 1939 EK I: 27.05.1941


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