Ewald von Lochow
Appearance
Ewald von Lochow | |
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![]() Ewald von Lochow during WWI | |
Born | 1 April 1855 Petkus,Kingdom of Prussia |
Died | 11 April 1942 Berlin-Charlottenburg,Nazi Germany | (aged 87)
Allegiance | ![]() |
Service/ | Army |
Years of service | 1878–1917 |
Rank | General der Infanterie |
Commands held |
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Battles/wars | World War I |
Awards | Pour le Mérite with Oakleaves |
Ewald Constantin Ferdinand Friedrich von[1]Lochow(1 April 1855 inPetkus– 11 April 1942 inBerlin-Charlottenburg) was aPrussianofficerand laterGeneral of InfantryduringWorld War I.He was a recipient ofPour le Méritewith Oakleaves.[2]
Awards[edit]
- Iron CrossII Class (1914)
- Iron CrossI Class (1914)
- Pour le Mérite(14 January 1915) and Oakleaves (13 November 1915)[3]
- Order of the Crown
- Order of the Zähringer Lion
- Order of Albert the Bear
- Hanseatic Cross Lübeck
- Order of the Red Eagle
- Bavarian Military Merit Order
- Albert Order
- Württemberg Order of the Crown
- Friedrich Order
References[edit]
- ^InGermanpersonal names,vonis aprepositionwhich approximately meansoforfromand usually denotes some sort of nobility. Whilevon(always lower case) is part of the family name or territorial designation, not a first or middle name, if the noble is referred to by his last name, useSchiller,ClausewitzorGoethe,notvon Schiller,etc.
- ^"Orden Pour le Mérite".Retrieved2 November2012.
- ^Hanns Möller:Die Geschichte der Ritter des Ordens „pour le merite “im Weltkrieg 1914–1918.Deutsches Wehrkundearchiv 2007, DW-34001-00
Categories:
- 1855 births
- 1942 deaths
- People from Teltow-Fläming
- Generals of Infantry (Prussia)
- German Army generals of World War I
- Recipients of the Pour le Mérite (military class)
- Recipients of the Iron Cross (1914), 1st class
- Military personnel from the Province of Brandenburg
- Grand Crosses of the Military Merit Order (Bavaria)
- Commanders of the Order of Franz Joseph
- Recipients of the Order of Saint Stanislaus (Russian), 3rd class
- Recipients of the Hanseatic Cross (Lübeck)
- Grand Officers of the Order of Military Merit (Bulgaria)
- Commanders of the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus
- Recipients of the Order of the Rising Sun
- German military personnel stubs