Theo-Helmut Lieb

Theo-Helmut Lieb
Born25 November 1889
Freudenstadt, Kingdom of Württemberg, German Empire
Died20 March 1981(1981-03-20) (aged 91)
Freudenstadt, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany
Military career
Allegiance German Empire (to 1918)
Weimar Republic (to 1933)
Nazi Germany
Branch
Imperial German Army
Reichswehr
Army (Wehrmacht)
Service years
1910–1945
Rank
Generalleutnant
Commands306th Infantry Division
112th Infantry Division
XXXXII Army Corps
34th Infantry Division
Conflicts
World War I
World War II
AwardsKnight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Theo-Helmut Lieb (25 November 1889 – 20 March 1981) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany who held several divisional commands during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves.

Lieb was born at Freudenstadt in the Kingdom of Württemberg in 1889. He entered the Imperial German Army in 1910 and fought in World War I. At the end of the war, he was an Hauptmann on the general staff of the 240th Infantry Division. He remained in the post-war Reichswehr as a career officer, serving as a commander of anti-tank forces from 1936 to 1938. He next commanded Infantry Regiment 27 from 1938 to 1940. He was the military commander of Wuppertal and Frankfurt for the next few years. He then led the 112th and 34th infantry divisions.

Awards and decorations

References

Citations

  1. 1 2 3 Webb 2024, p. 246.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Reichswehrministerium (Ed.): Rangliste des Deutschen Reichsheeres. E.S. Mittler & Sohn, Berlin: 1930, p. 129.
  3. ↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 238.
  4. ↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 67.

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.
  • Webb, James Jack (2024). Generals and Admirals of the Third Reich: For Country or Fuehrer. Vol. 2: H–O. Havertown, PA: Casemate Publishers. ISBN 978-1-952-71517-4.