Awarded on:

December 16th, 1935

Nr. 72.723

Awarded on:

1937

Awarded on:

1937

Awarded on:

1939

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

SS-Hauptsturmführer (Captain)

Awarded on:

December 15th, 1940

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

SS-Sturmbannführer (Major)

Awarded on:

September 3rd, 1941

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Awarded on:

April 24th, 1942

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Awarded on:

1942

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

SS-Obersturmbannführer (Lieutenant-colonel)

Unit:

Kommandeur, SS-Kavallerie-Regiment 1, SS-Kavallerie-Division, Waffen-SS

Awarded on:

February 11th, 1943

Unit is written in Patzwall / Scherzer as SS-Reiter-Regiment 1.

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

SS-Obersturmbannführer (Lieutenant-colonel)

Unit:

Kommandeur, SS-Kavallerie-Regiment 1, SS-Kavallerie-Division, Waffen-SS

Awarded on:

March 10th, 1943

Lombard’s Knight’s Cross recommendation reads as follows…

“On the evening of the 25.11.1942 SS-Obersturmbannführer Lombard and his SS-Kav.Rgt. 1 moved to the Beloussewo—Sergejewka area. There they were to serve as an OKH reserve with instructions to only be deployed upon receiving special orders. When the unit arrived in the area a messenger from the 2. Lw.F.Div. reported that an enemy force had broken through near Romanowo with about 100 tanks and 2000-3000 men. An attempted telephone call to the 2. Lw.F.Div. to confirm this report received no response, however an immediately dispatched reconnaissance probe confirmed that the enemy had indeed broken through and in fact had already made it to Cholomedina with about 25 tanks and 300-400 men.

Without waiting for orders, Lombard decided to thrust forward through the forest north of Beloussewo. He and his men overran weak enemy security elements on the northern edge of the woods, and they continued to attack in the night hours with the help of the moon’s light. By doing so SS-Obersturmbannführer Lombard attained favourable positions for his Regiment that enabled it to secure the line it had reached. This propped up the right wing of the 2. Lw.F.Div. and prevented it from being rolled up any further (this would have been inevitable otherwise, as friendly lines had already been breached to a depth of 15 km and no other significant friendly forces were available to stop any further hostile advance).

In order to deceive the enemy as to the length of his defensive front (which was stretched very thin and thereby was very vulnerable to being outflanked) Lombard dispatched 2 strong patrols (reinforced by Pak guns) to deceive the enemy in the area of his open right flank. Ultimately the Regiment was able to hold its position, and on the following night the hastily dispatched Kav.Rgt. 2 was able to extend the defensive front towards the east and thereby remove the danger to the flank.

On the following day the enemy only exhibited minor activity. Lombard was able to suppress their offensive preparations with carefully employed artillery strikes. At this time the Regiment needed to obtain better defensive positions in order to maintain a viable defense in the long-term. Lombard once again acted on his own initiative and captured Okuliza and Knjashe. At the same time the key point of Medwedewo was seized by a Schwadron in a bold frontal attack. Prisoner statements confirmed that the enemy had planned to launch an attack that was to break through the positions of the Regiment, however because of Lombard’s preemptive strike this could not be carried out. The Division could not be contacted at the time of the attack due to the signals units having been unable to reposition from the Division’s old sector because of a fuel shortage.

In the defensive combat which followed the Regiment sustained high losses in officers, NCOs and men. However SS-Obersturmbannführer Lombard was always at the most critical sectors of the combat, and his personal conduct in the combat inspired his troops to hold their ground.

The two decisive countermeasures that Lombard carried out on his own initiative were critical for preventing a hostile breakthrough here.

SS-Obersturmbannführer Lombard is completely worthy of this high award, as he has also previously demonstrated decisiveness during the winter of 1941/42 on several occasions.”

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

SS-Standartenführer (Colonel)

Awarded on:

February 1945

other sources give 00.01.1944