Karl Löwrick
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Karl Löwrick
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Born | Podlechen |
8 November 1894
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Pillau |
Allegiance | German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1920) Nazi Germany |
Service/ |
Heer |
Years of service | 1912–20 1936–45 |
Rank | Generalleutnant |
Commands held | 93. Infanterie-Division 542. Infanterie-Division 542. Volksgrenadier-Division |
Battles/wars | World War I
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Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves |
Karl Löwrick (8 November 1894 – 8 April 1945) was a Generalleutnant 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. Karl Löwrick was killed on 8 April 1945 in an accident in Pillau.
Awards and decorations
- Iron Cross (1914)
- Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
- Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939)
- Eastern Front Medal
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- Knight's Cross on 5 August 1940 as Oberstleutnant and commander of III./Infanterie-Regiment 272[2]
- 247th Oak Leaves on 17 May 1943 as Oberst and commander of Grenadier-Regiment 272[3]
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Preceded by
General der Artillerie Horst von Mellenthin
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Commander of 93. Infanterie-Division 1 October 1943 – 20 June 1944 |
Succeeded by Generalleutnant Erich Hofmann |
Preceded by
None
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Commander of 542. Infanterie-Division 15 July 1944 – 9 October 1944 |
Succeeded by Renamed 542. Volksgrenadier-Division |
Preceded by
Previously 542. Infanterie-Division
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Commander of 542. Volksgrenadier-Division 9 October 1944 – 8 April 1945 |
Succeeded by None |
Categories:
- 1894 births
- 1945 deaths
- People from Kętrzyn County
- Lieutenant generals of the German Army (Wehrmacht)
- German military personnel of World War I
- German police officers
- Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- People from East Prussia
- German military personnel killed in World War II
- Accidental deaths in Germany