Karl Lorenz

Karl Lorenz
Karl Lorenz (second from left) wearing an officer cap and an Oberst's uniform (Panzergrenadier-Division Grossdeutschland, South of Ukraine, January 1944).
Born(1904-01-24)24 January 1904
Hanau
Died3 October 1964(1964-10-03) (aged 60)
Bad Godesberg
Allegiance Nazi Germany
Service/branchArmy
RankGeneralmajor
Commands heldPanzer Division Grossdeutschland
Battles/warsWorld War II
AwardsKnight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Karl Lorenz (24 January 1904 – 3 October 1964) was a German general during World War II who commanded the Panzer Division Grossdeutschland. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves of Nazi Germany.

Awards and decorations

  • Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (23 September 1939) & 1st Class (24 June 1940)[1]
  • German Cross in Gold on 2 January 1942 as Major in Pionier-Battalion 290[2]
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
    • Knight's Cross on 17 December 1942 as Major and commander of Pionier-Battalion "Großdeutschland"[3]
    • Oak Leaves on 12 February 1944 as Oberst and commander of Grenadier-Regiment "Großdeutschland"[4]

References

Citations

  1. ^ Thomas 1998, p. 38.
  2. ^ Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 285.
  3. ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 242.
  4. ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 67.

Bibliography

  • Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
  • Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
  • Thomas, Franz (1998). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 2: L–Z [The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 2: L–Z] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2300-9.
Military offices
Preceded by
Generalleutnant Hasso von Manteuffel
 Commander of the Panzer-Grenadier-Division Großdeutschland
1 September 1944 - April 1945 		Succeeded by
None
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