Wilhelm Lorenz

Wilhelm Lorenz
Born	25 April 1894 Hamburg
Died	Demyansk
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1930) Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1912–30 1938–43
Rank	Generalmajor (Posthumously)
Commands held	12. Infanterie-Division
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Siege of Leningrad Demyansk Pocket †
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
Other work	Military Advisor to China

Wilhelm Lorenz (25 April 1894 – 2 January 1943) was a highly decorated Generalmajor in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Lorenz was wounded on 27 December 1942, and died from his wounds on 2 January 1943 in Demyansk, Russia. He was posthumously promoted to Generalmajor.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1914)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Wound Badge (1914)
  • in Black
• Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Eastern Front Medal
• German Cross in Gold (3 October 1942)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 28 December 1942 as Oberst and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 376

External links

• Wilhelm Lorenz @ Axis Biographical Research at the Wayback Machine (archived November 17, 2010)
• World War 2 Awards.com

Military offices
Preceded by Oberst Gerhard Müller	Commander of 12. Infanterie-Division 11 July 1942 – 20 July 1942	Succeeded by Generalleutnant Kurt-Jürgen Freiherr von Lützow