Generalmajor Carl Lohmeyer*

Born: 25 Dec 1893 in Königsberg, Ostpreussen
Died: 04 Jan 1942 in Menovsha near Tigoda, Russia

Career:

 Entered Army Service (Reserves) (Aug 1914)

• War Volunteer in the 5th Ulanen-Regiment (Aug 1914-1915)
• Transferred to the 57th Infantry-Regiment (1915 - 06 Sep 1917)

Active Officer (06 Sep 1917)

• Leutnant in the 299th Infantry-Regiment, Platoon & Company Leader
  (06 Sep 1917-01 Oct 1919)
• Transferred to the 102nd Reichswehr-Infantry-Regiment
  (01 Oct 1919-01 Oct 1920)
• Transferred to the 4th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1920-01 Apr 1928)
• Company-Leader in the 4th Infantry-Regiment (01 Apr 1928-01 Jan 1934)
• Tactics Instructor at the War School Munich (01 Jan 1934-10 Nov 1938)
• Commander of II. Battalion of the 24th Infantry-Regiment (10 Nov 1938-06 Feb 1940)
• Commander of the 505th Infantry-Regiment (06 Feb 1940-04 Jan 1942)

Killed in action on the Russian Front about 3km east of Menovscha (04 Jan 1942)

Finally laid to rest at the War Cemetary in Sologubowka-St.Petersburg: Block 2 Row 82 Grave No. 8565

Promotions:
Leutnant der Reserve (10 Dec 1915); Leutnant (06 Sep 1917); Oberleutnant (01 Jul 1923);
Hauptmann (01 Apr 1928); Major (01 Feb 1935); Oberstleutnant (01 Oct 1937);
Oberst (01 Oct 1940); Generalmajor (post-humous) (02 Jan 1942)

Awards & Decorations:
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes (15 Jul 1941)

*Information and image from a Geocities website which was take offline and discontinued by Yahoo some time ago. Additional information on the location of his death and gravesite from www.volksbund.de