Block, Lothar von.

Block, Lothar von, born on 21-05-1889 in Lübben, just one month after Adolf Hitler (did you know), entered the Army as a Fahnenjunker in the Guards Fusilier Regiment on 27-02-1909, 19 years old. Block was a front warrior during World War I

and as Ordinace Officer in the Staff of the 261^thReserve Infantry Regiment he two times was wounded in hospital. Transferred to the Replaced Battalion of the 261^th IR as an Oberleutnant, he ends the war. He remained in the new 10 divisions, Reichswehr, promoted to Hauptmann on 01-04-1922, Major on 01-12-1932, Oberstleutnant on 01-07-1935 and Oberst on 01-01-1938. With the beginning of World War II, he is commander of the 123^rd Border Infantry Regiment. Temporary in the infamous Führer Reserve till 01-06-1940. He became a Generalmajor on 01-02-1942, age 52. Not a spectacular General he became the commander of the POW’s in the military District IV and later XVIII until 07-05-1945. Von Block came in U.S captivity and was released on 31-03-1947.

Lothar was married to Freiin Luise Mathilde von Wolfframsdorff and later with Christa-Ria von Block, born Nostitz-Wallwitz, He was the father of Irmgard von Block; Eberhardt von Block; Gabriele von Block and Elisabeth von Block.

  , Generalmajor der Luftnachrichtentruppe, Kommandeur Wehrmacht in Holland, Heinrich Claes

   General der Flieger, Department Chief of the Air Ministry, Hans Georg von Seidel and the famous defender of Fortress Königsberg  , General der Infanterie, Otto Lasch. Major General Lothar von Block died, at the age of 77, on 03-03-1967. He, with his wife Christa, born Nostitz-Wallwitz, who died in 2000, and his fellow Generals are buried on the Zentral Cemetery of Bonn, Bad Godesberg.

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