Alexander Löhr
German general
Died when: 61 years 282 days (741 months)Star Sign: Taurus
Alexander Löhr (20 May 1885 – 26 February 1947) was an Austrian Air Force commander during the 1930s and, after the annexation of Austria, he was a Luftwaffe commander.
Löhr served in the Luftwaffe during World War II, rising to commander of Army Group E and then to commander-in-chief in Southeastern Europe (OB Südost).
Löhr was captured by Yugoslav Partisans at the end of the war in Europe.He was tried and convicted of war crimes by the Yugoslav government for anti-partisan reprisals committed under his command, and the bombing of Belgrade in 1941.
He was executed by firing squad on 26 February 1947 In Belgrade, Yugoslavia.
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