Lerchenfeld, Freiherr von, Rudolf (PAA 27)
- Date of birth:
- August 27th, 1897 (Heinersreuth / Oberfranken)
- Date of death:
- August 3rd, 1979 (Heinersreuth / Oberfranken)
- Nationality:
- German
Biography
Oberst Rudolf Wilhelm Maria Karl August Herbert Ludwig Freiherr von Lerchenfeld
Promotions:
00.00.1917: Leutnant
00.00.1925: Oberleutnant
00.00.1934: Rittmeister - RDA 01.04.1934 (148)
01.12.1939: Major (10)
01.03.1942: Oberstleutnant (295)
01.08.1944: Oberst (12)
Career:
00.00.1917: Ulanen-Regiment 1
00.00.1920: retired
01.10.1934: Reiter-Regiment 17, Bamberg
15.10.1935: Chef, 3. Eskadron, Reiter-Regiment 17, Bamberg
06.10.1936: Chef, 3.Schwadron, Kavallerie-Regiment 17, Bamberg
26.08.1939: Kommandeur, Aufklärungs-Abteilung 27
15.01.1942: Kommandeur, Kradschützen-Ersatz-Bataillon 55
07.10.1942: Kommandeur, Kradschützen-Ausbildungs-Bataillon 55
01.04.1943: Stab, LXXXI. Armee-Korps
15.04.1943: Adjutant, LXXXI. Armee-Korps
01.05.1944: Führerreserve OKH (XIII)
12.05.1944: Adjutant, 1. Armee
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Eisernes Kreuz 2.Klasse (1914)
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Awarded on:
- 1934
- Awarded on:
- 1936
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- October 4th, 1939
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- November 30th, 1939
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- December 28th, 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Major
- Unit:
- Kdr, Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 27, 17. Panzer-Division
- Awarded on:
- January 6th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- September 28th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- April 20th, 1943
Sources
- - Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht
- Oberst Rudolf Freiherr von Lerchenfeld (1897-1979) - Axis History Forum
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