Theo-Helmut Lieb

Theo-Helmut Lieb
Nickname(s) Theobald
Lion of Cherkassy
Born 25 November 1889
Freudenstadt, Kingdom of Württemberg, German Empire
Died 20 March 1981(1981-03-20) (aged 91)
Freudenstadt, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany
Allegiance  German Empire (to 1918)
 Weimar Republic (to 1933)
 Nazi Germany
Service/branch Heer
Years of service 1910–45
Rank Generalleutnant
Commands held 306. Infanterie-Division
112. Infanterie-Division
XXXXII. Armeekorps
34. Infanterie-Division
Battles/wars

World War I


World War II

Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Theo-Helmut Lieb (25 November 1889 – 20 March 1981) was a German general who held several divisional commands during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Theo-Helmut Lieb was captured by American troops in May 1945 in Italy and was released in 1947.

Awards and decorations

References

Citations

  1. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 238.
  2. 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. 
  • Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2. 
  • Thomas, Franz (1998). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 2: L–Z [The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 2: L–Z] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2300-9. 

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Military offices
Preceded by
General der Artillerie Georg Pfeiffer
Commander of 306. Infanterie-Division
21 February 1943 – 30 March 1943
Succeeded by
General der Kavallerie Carl-Erik Koehler
Preceded by
General der Artillerie Rolf Wuthmann
Commander of 112. Infanterie-Division
3 September 1943 – 1 February 1944
Succeeded by
None
Preceded by
General der Infanterie Friedrich Hochbaum
Commander of 34. Infanterie-Division
31 May 1944 – May 1945
Succeeded by
Oberst Ferdinand Hippel


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