Hermann
Ritter von Lenz
(23.06.1872 - 20.12.1959)
place of birth: Neu-Ulm,
Bayern (Bavaria)
Königreich
Bayern: AOK-Stabschef,
Oberstleutnant
Royal Bavarian infantry officer
Herman von Lenz began the Great War as General von
Fasbender's operations officer (Ia) with the I. Bavarian Reserve Corps.
Lenz later built his wartime reputation serving as Crown Prince
Rupprecht's Operation's Officer in 1916. He then served as a Chief of
Staff at both the corps level and field army level. For his noteworthy actions
in the field, he was awarded the Ritterkreuz (Knight's Cross) of
Bavaria's highest military order - the Militär-Max-Joseph-Orden and was
officially presented with the decoration on 14.01.1918. On 2 September of
1918, Lenz was put in command of the Bavarian 5th Infantry Regiment,
but was seriously injured the following day and effectively removed
from action for the the rest of the War. After retiring from the Army
in 1921, von Lenz was brevetted as a major general in August of 1939 in
remembrance of Tannenberg.
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Oberstleutnant |
17.04.1917 |
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Pour
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10.04.1918 |
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Militär-Max-Joseph |
09.04.1917
Ritter |
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