Emil Leeb Military person

Emil Leeb (17 June 1881 – 8 September 1969) was a Bavarian-German general who saw active service during both World Wars. His older brother, who became Field Marshal Wilhelm Ritter von Leeb, had the knightly rank of "Ritter" and the nobiliary particle of "von", not by birth, but thanks to the conferment of the Bavarian Military Order of Max Joseph and a patent of nobility. Hence, the older brother had “von” between his names, but the younger brother did not.

Personal facts

Emil Leeb
Birth dateJune 17, 1881
Birth place
Passau
Date of deathSeptember 08, 1969
Place of death
Munich

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Military person

allegiance
Nazi Germany
German Empire (to 1918)
Weimar Republic (to 1933)
military commandCommander of ‘Military District XI’; Chief des Heereswaffenamt
service start1901
service end1945

Emil Leeb on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Personenregister/L/LeebEmil.htm