- Source: Gerhard Lindemann
Gerhard Heinrich Lindemann (2 August 1896 – 28 April 1994) was a German general (Generalmajor) in the Wehrmacht during World War II, and a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, awarded by Nazi Germany for successful military leadership.
Lindemann surrendered to the Red Army in the course of the Soviet July 1944 Lvov–Sandomierz Offensive. Convicted as a war criminal in the Soviet union, he was held until 1955.
Awards and decorations
Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (5 October 1915) & 1st Class (25 April 1918)
Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class & 1st Class (10 June 1940)
German Cross in Gold on 7 March 1942 as Oberstleutnant in 216th Infantry Regiment
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
Knight's Cross on 25 January 1943 as Oberst and commander of 216th Infantry Regiment
580th Oak Leaves on 10 September 1944 as Generalmajor and acting divisional commander of 361st Infantry Division
References
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=Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Martin Luther
- Daftar tokoh Jerman
- Grup Angkatan Darat Utara
- Daftar komponis
- Eintracht Braunschweig
- Universitas Ruprecht Karl Heidelberg
- Gerhard Lindemann
- Lindemann
- General Lindemann
- Werner Lindemann
- Gerhard Kittel
- Verden, Aller
- Tobias Lindemann
- 361st Infantry Division
- Communist front
- List of Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients (L)
