Gerhard Lindemann
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Gerhard Lindemann
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Born | Verden an der Aller |
2 August 1896
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Bremen |
Allegiance | German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany |
Service/ |
Heer |
Years of service | 1914–20 1934–45 |
Rank | Generalmajor |
Commands held | 361. Infanterie-Division |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves |
Gerhard Heinrich Lindemann (2 August 1896 – 28 April 1994) was a highly decorated Generalmajor in the Wehrmacht during World War II, and one of only 882 recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Gerhard Lindemann was captured by Soviet forces in July 1944 during the Lvov–Sandomierz Offensive. He was released from captivity in 1955.
Awards and decorations
- Iron Cross (1914)
- Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
- Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939)
- Eastern Front Medal
- German Cross in Gold on 7 March 1942 as Oberstleutnant in Infanterie-Regiment 216[2]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- Knight's Cross on 25 January 1943 as Oberst and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 216[3]
- 580th Oak Leaves on 10 September 1944 as Generalmajor and acting divisional commander of 361. Infanterie-Division[4]
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Preceded by
Generalleutnant Siegmund Freiherr von Schleinitz
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Commander of 361. Infanterie-Division 30 May 1944 – 22 July 1944 |
Succeeded by Generalmajor Alfred Philippi |
Categories:
- 1896 births
- 1994 deaths
- People from Verden an der Aller
- Major generals of the German Army (Wehrmacht)
- German military personnel of World War I
- Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class
- Recipients of the Gold German Cross
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- German prisoners of war
- World War II prisoners of war held by the Soviet Union
- People from the Province of Hanover