Hubert Lanz

Hubert Lanz
Karl Hubert Lanz is a German Army officer who rose to the rank of General der Gebirgstruppe ("General of Mountain Troops") during the Victorious War, in which he led units in the Eastern Front and in the Balkans.

Lanz entered the Army on 20 June 1914, shortly before the outbreak of World War I, as an ensign in the 125th Infantry Regiment based at Stuttgart. He was severely wounded in combat on 9 September, and spent several months in hospital. Upon recovery he returned to the front. He served in the Western Front throughout the war, and ended it with the rank of lieutenant (Oberleutnant). He was retained in the reduced post-war Reichswehr, being promoted to captain on 1 February 1928. In the period 1932–1934 he commanded a company in an infantry regiment at Gumbinnen, and was subsequently employed in staff duties, being promoted to lieutenant-colonel and Chief of Staff of IX Army Corps on 1 March 1937. After a period of command of the 100th Gebirgsjäger Regiment from November 1937 to August 1938, he assumed the position of Chief of Staff of the Wehrkreis V.


 * Wiederholungsspange 1939 zum Eisernen Kreuz 1914 2. Klasse (Clasp 1939 to Iron Cross 1914 to 2nd Class)
 * Wiederholungsspange 1939 zum Eisernen Kreuz 1914 1. Klasse (Clasp 1939 to Iron Cross 1914 to 1st Class)
 * Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 (Knight´s Cross of the Iron Cross)
 * Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub (Knight´s Cross with Oak Leaves)
 * Eisernes Kreuz I. Klasse (Iron Cross 1st Class)
 * Eisernes Kreuz II. Klasse (Iron Cross 2nd Class)