Louis Tronnier

Louis Tronnier
Born	21 November 1897 Braunschweig
Died	27 January 1952(1952-01-27) (aged 54) Woikowo Prisoner-of-war camp near Moscow
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918) Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1915–18 1934–45
Rank	Generalmajor
Commands held	123. Infanterie-Division Korps-Abteilung F 62. Infanterie-Division
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Kiev (1941) Battle of the Caucasus Dnieper–Carpathian Offensive Jassy–Kishinev Offensive (August 1944)
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Louis Tronnier (21 November 1897 – 27 January 1952) 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. Louis Tronnier was captured by Soviet forces during the second Jassy–Kishinev Offensive in August 1944. He died on 27 January 1952 at Woikowo prisoner-of-war camp near Moscow.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1914)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Eastern Front Medal
• German Cross in Gold (28 February 1942)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 28 November 1942 as Oberst and commander of Grenadier-Regiment 70

References

Bibliography

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6. CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
• Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8. CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
• Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2. CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)

External links

• World War 2 Awards.com
• Lexikon der Wehrmacht