Karl Lorenz
Karl Lorenz | |
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Born | Hanau | 24 January 1904
Died | 3 October 1964 Bad Godesberg | (aged 60)
Allegiance | Nazi Germany |
Service/ | Army |
Rank | Generalmajor |
Commands held | Panzer Division Grossdeutschland |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Awards | Knight'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)
- German Cross in Gold on 2 January 1942 as Major in Pionier-Battalion 290
- 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"
- Oak Leaves on 12 February 1944 as Oberst and commander of Grenadier-Regiment "Großdeutschland"
Categories:
- 1904 births
- 1964 deaths
- People from Hanau
- People from Hesse-Nassau
- Major generals of the German Army (Wehrmacht)
- Recipients of the Gold German Cross
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- German prisoners of war in World War II held by the United States
- Military personnel from Hesse