▁in ▁P ione er ▁Battalion ▁ 2 ▁in ▁Sp and au ▁and ▁then ▁completed ▁training ▁at ▁the ▁Ne i ße ▁Military ▁School . ▁Al ready ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 4 ▁he ▁was ▁made ▁a ▁lieutenant , ▁and ▁after ▁various ▁other ▁commands , ▁eventually ▁a ▁first ▁lieutenant ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 2 . ▁Then ▁came ▁his ▁transfer ▁to ▁the ▁Mag de burg ▁P ione er ▁Battalion ▁ 4 , ▁where ▁he ▁took ▁over ▁command ▁of ▁a ▁search light ▁pl ato on . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁First ▁World ▁War ▁broke ▁out , ▁Lo eper ▁was ▁then ▁deployed ▁between ▁ 1 9 1 4 ▁and ▁ 1 9 1 8 ▁at ▁the ▁Western ▁Front ▁as ▁a ▁captain ▁and ▁company ▁chief ▁of ▁P ione er ▁Battalion ▁ 1 9 . ▁He ▁was ▁wounded ▁several ▁times . ▁For ▁the ▁service ▁in ▁the ▁World ▁War ▁I , ▁he ▁was ▁decor ated ▁with ▁the ▁both ▁classes ▁of ▁Iron ▁Cross , ▁both ▁classes ▁of ▁the ▁Me ck len burg - Sch wer in ▁Military ▁Mer it ▁Cross , ▁Frederick sc ross , ▁Pr uss ian ▁Service ▁Cross ▁and ▁W ound ▁Bad ge ▁in ▁Black . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁war ▁ended , ▁Lo eper ▁became ▁leader ▁of ▁a ▁Fre ikor ps ▁that ▁saw ▁deployment ▁both ▁in ▁the ▁Balt ic ▁States ▁and ▁the ▁Ru hr ▁area . ▁In ▁this ▁capacity , ▁he ▁was ▁involved ▁in ▁qu elling ▁the ▁Spart ak us ▁u pr ising . ▁ ▁With ▁the ▁found ing ▁of ▁the ▁Reichs wehr , ▁Lo eper ▁became ▁company ▁chief ▁of