Löhr, Alexander
- Date of birth:
- May 20th, 1885 (Turnu-Severin, Romania)
- Date of death:
- February 16th, 1947 (Belgrade, Romania)
- Nationality:
- Austrian
Biography
Promotions:
August 18th, 1906: Leutnant;
November 1st, 1911: Oberleutnant;
March 1st, 1915: Hauptmann im Generalstab;
July 1st, 1920: Major im Generalstab;
January 1st, 1921: Oberstleutnant im Generalstab;
July 1st, 1928: Oberst im Generalstab;
September 25th, 1934: Generalmajor;
March 24th, 1938: Generalleutnant;
March 25th, 1939: General der Flieger;
May 3rd, 1941: Generaloberst;
Career:
May 1st, 1934: Kommandant der Luftstreitkrafte.
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Jubiläums-Kreuz 1908
- Awarded on:
- December 2nd, 1908
- Awarded on:
- November 1st, 1913
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Awarded on:
- May 15th, 1915
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Awarded on:
- August 10th, 1916
IV. Klasse des Militärverdienstordens
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Awarded on:
- November 4th, 1918
Goldenes Ehrenzeichen für Verdienste um die Republik Österreich
- Awarded on:
- March 17th, 1930
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Awarded on:
- June 14th, 1933
Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 13. März 1938
- Awarded on:
- November 30th, 1938
- Awarded on:
- June 7th, 1939
- Awarded on:
- July 1st, 1939
- Awarded on:
- July 1st, 1939
- Awarded on:
- July 1st, 1939
- Awarded on:
- July 1st, 1939
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Awarded on:
- August 8th, 1939
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- September 12th, 1939
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- September 25th, 1939
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- General der Flieger
- Unit:
- Chef Luftflotte 4
- Awarded on:
- September 30th, 1939
4th Award.
War Victory Cross Order 1st Class
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- October 20th, 1939
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- 1940
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- April 12th, 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- April 23rd, 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- August 8th, 1941
Ordinul Mihai Viteazul Clasa 3
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- General der Flieger
- Unit:
- Kommandierender General Luftflotte 4
- Awarded on:
- September 19th, 1941
Royal Decree no. 2628, dated 19th September 1941.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- October 11th, 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- October 11th, 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- October 12th, 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- May 19th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- May 20th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- July 29th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- May 30th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- March 23rd, 1943
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- July 28th, 1943
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- June 26th, 1944
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- January 19th, 1945
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Generaloberst
- Unit:
- Oberbefehlshaber Heeresgruppe E
- Awarded on:
- January 20th, 1945
Awarded for his command of the German evacuation from the Balkans in conjunction with Generalfeldmarschall von Weichs. With great foresight Löhr evacuated a great number of German troops from the Greek islands before the withdrawal to the north commenced. Despite the large numbers of partisans, the Germans nonetheless were able to conduct an orderly withdrawal through Greece, Albania and Yugoslavia back to the relative safety of the Alps.
705th Award.
705th Award.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- May 9th, 1945
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
Sources
- Photo 1: Wehrkundearchiv
- Photo: Deutsches Wehrkundearchiv
- - THOMAS, FRANZ & WEGMANN, GÜNTER, Die Eichenlaubträger 1940-1945, Biblio-Verlag, 1998.
- Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht (CD), VMD-Verlag GmbH, Osnabrück, 2002
- Kwasny A., Kwasny G., Die Eichenlaubträger 1940-1945 (CD), Deutsches Wehrkundearchiv, Lage-Waddenhausen, 2001
- Fellgiebel W.P., Elite of the Third Reich, The recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939-1945: A Reference, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003, ISBN 1-874622-46-9
- Lexikon der Wehrmacht
- Wehrmacht Awards
- Axis History Biographical Research via Axis History Forum
- Stefan Kuess
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