Lothar Berger
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Lothar Berger
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Born | (1900-12-31)31 December 1900 Halberstadt |
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Bad Schwartau |
Allegiance | German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany |
Service/ |
Heer |
Years of service | 1918–20 1924–45 |
Rank | Generalmajor |
Commands held | 75. Infanterie-Division |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves |
Lothar Berger (31 December 1900 – 5 November 1971) 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. Lothar Berger was initially captured by Soviet troops in May 1945, but was transferred to British custody and was released in 1946.
Awards and decorations
- Iron Cross (1914)
- Wound Badge (1914)
- in Black
- Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 (1 January 1935)
- Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939)
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
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External links
- World War 2 Awards.com
- Ritterkreuztraeger 1939-1945
- Lothar Berger @ Axis Biographical Research at the Wayback Machine (archived October 28, 2009)
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Preceded by
Generalmajor Karl Arning
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Commander of 75. Infanterie-Division 6 April 1945 – May 1945 |
Succeeded by Oberst Gerhard Matthaiss |
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the 8th Jäger Division (8th Infantry Division)
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Infanterie/Jäger-Regiment 28 | ||
Infanterie/Jäger-Regiment 38 |
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Infanterie-Regiment 84 |
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Artillerie-Regiment 8 | ||
Panzerjäger-Abteilung 8 | ||
Aufklärungs/Radfahr-Abteilung 8 | ||
Pionier-Bataillon 8 | ||
1Oak Leaves with Korps "Laux". 2Oak Leaves with the 211th Infantry Division. 3Oak Leaves with Grenadier-Regiment 532 (383rd Infantry Division), Swords with Grenadier-Regiment 164 (62nd Volksgrenadier Division). 4Oak Leaves with Grenadier-Regiment 208 (79th Infantry Division). 5Oak Leaves with Brigade z.b.V. 100. 6Oak Leaves with the 6th Infantry Division.
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Categories:
- 1900 births
- 1971 deaths
- People from Halberstadt
- 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 Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- World War II prisoners of war held by the Soviet Union
- World War II prisoners of war held by the United Kingdom
- German prisoners of war
- People from the Province of Saxony
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