Lohmeyer, Carl: Generalmajor (1893 - 1942)

Generalmajor Carl Lohmeyer*

Born: 25 Dec 1893 in Königsberg, Ostpreussen
Died: 04 Jan 1942 in Menovsha near Tigoda, Russia

Career:

 Entered Army Service (Reserves) (Aug 1914)

• War Volunteer in the 5th Ulanen-Regiment (Aug 1914-1915)
• Transferred to the 57th Infantry-Regiment (1915 - 06 Sep 1917)

Active Officer (06 Sep 1917)

• Leutnant in the 299th Infantry-Regiment, Platoon & Company Leader
  (06 Sep 1917-01 Oct 1919)
• Transferred to the 102nd Reichswehr-Infantry-Regiment
  (01 Oct 1919-01 Oct 1920)
• Transferred to the 4th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1920-01 Apr 1928)
• Company-Leader in the 4th Infantry-Regiment (01 Apr 1928-01 Jan 1934)
• Tactics Instructor at the War School Munich (01 Jan 1934-10 Nov 1938)
• Commander of II. Battalion of the 24th Infantry-Regiment (10 Nov 1938-06 Feb 1940)
• Commander of the 505th Infantry-Regiment (06 Feb 1940-04 Jan 1942)

from Udo Wossidlo (vielen Dank!)Killed in action on the Russian Front about 3km east of Menovscha (04 Jan 1942)

Finally laid to rest at the War Cemetary in Sologubowka-St.Petersburg: Block 2 Row 82 Grave No. 8565

Promotions:
Leutnant der Reserve (10 Dec 1915); Leutnant (06 Sep 1917); Oberleutnant (01 Jul 1923);
Hauptmann (01 Apr 1928); Major (01 Feb 1935); Oberstleutnant (01 Oct 1937);
Oberst (01 Oct 1940); Generalmajor (post-humous) (02 Jan 1942)

Awards & Decorations:
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes (15 Jul 1941)

From Udo Wossidlo (vielen Dank!) 

*Information and image from a Geocities website which was taken offline and discontinued by Yahoo many years ago. Additional information on the location of his death and gravesite from www.volksbund.de