Date of birth:

July 1st, 1897 (Friedheim, German Empire)

Date of death:

October 29th, 1976 (Munich, West Germany)

Nationality:

German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Herbert Olbrich reached the rank of Generalleutnant in 1944. He was arrested in Flensburg on 12 May 1945 and released in 1948.

Promotions:
September 17th, 1917: Fahnrich zur See;
September 18th, 1919: Leutnant zur See;
April 1st, 1922: Oberleutnant zur See;
October 1st, 1929: Kapitanleutnant;
December 1st, 1934: Major;
January 1st, 1937: Oberstleutnant;
April 1st, 1939: Oberst;
April 1st, 1942: Generalmajor;
April 1st, 1944: Generalleutnant.

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• Photo: Bundesarchiv Bild 183-2007-0104-500, Herbert Olbrich
  
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  - Bundesarchiv Bild 183-2007-0104-500, Herbert Olbrich