Alexander Loehr
Alexander Loehr was born 20 house 1885 year in the Romanian city of Turnu-Severin. Quite late for a completely devoted army person, Because only at the age 21 He joined the army years. After four years of service in the infantry of the Austro-Hungarian Army, a year 1910 He started studying at the Vienna Military School. After its completion in the year 1913 was directed to the General Staff.
The entire first world war of Loehr sat in the staff. From 1916 of the year he worked in the Air Force Department of the General Staff, which had a significant impact on his later air career.
After the war, he joined the army of the newly created Austrian Republic, where he was entrusted with the issues of Austrian air defense and civilian aviation protection matters. W 1921 year he was promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel, Seven years later he was appointed a colonel and at the same time the head of the Air Force Department of the Ministry of War. In year 1934 He becomes the commander of the Austrian Air Force, which function he performs up to Anschlusu taking place in the year 1938. After this event, he is admitted to the Wehrmacht and having received promotion to the General of the Lieutenant from 15 Marci is entitled to the office of Luftwaffe commander in Austria. In March 1939 of the year, he is promoted to the rank of aviation general and receives commands over 4. Air fleet of German aviation.
The head of his fleet participates in the September campaign, during which the task was to fill the air support of the army group marching from Lower Silesia and Slovakia “South”. He was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross for his merits in this campaign. 4. He also commanded the air fleet during the campaign in the Balkans in the year 1941, after which he was promoted to the rank of general colonel. In May of that year, During the attack on the island of Crete, he served as the commander -in -chief of the entire operation.
During surgery “Barbarossa” He cooperated again with a group of army “South”, providing her with air support by commanding her 4. Luftflotte during an attack on Ukraine. Second July 1942 he left Luftwaffe in the year, As he was moved, for the position of commander, do 12. Army stationed in the Balkans. For the first nine days he served as commander of the field army, But 11 July changed to the commander of the staff of this unit. He remained in this position until the end of the year. At the beginning 1943 (1 January) He was appointed the commander -in -chief operational area “Southern-east” and at the same time he took the position of the Chief of Staff stationed in Greece and Yugoslavia of the army group “E”, which function he held until the end of hostilities. In the meantime, he made oak leaves to his cross, which he received as a reward for efficient evacuation of German troops from Greece to Croatia and Hungary.
8 Maja Loehr submitted the surrender of his army group in front of the Yugoslav army. As he was afraid of the Yugoslavians (During his rule, he committed several war crimes in their country) He escaped in the territory occupied by the British and gave himself into their hands. However, they came back to the Yugoslav army again. Loehr stood before the war court, who sentenced him to death by shooting. The verdict took place 16 February 1947 year in Belgrade.