Wilhelm Lorenz
Wilhelm Lorenz | |
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Born | 25 April 1894 |
Died | 2 January 1943 Demyansk | (aged 48)
Allegiance | ![]() |
Service/ | Army |
Years of service | 1912–30 1938–43 |
Rank | Generalmajor (Posthumously) |
Commands held | 12th Infantry Division |
Battles/wars | Demyansk Pocket † |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Wilhelm Lorenz (25 April 1894 – 2 January 1943) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Lorenz was wounded on 27 December 1942, and died from his wounds on 2 January 1943 in Demyansk, occupied Soviet Union. He was posthumously promoted to Generalmajor.
Awards[]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 28 December 1942 as Oberst and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 376[1]
References[]
Citations[]
- ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 242.
Bibliography[]
- (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
Categories:
- 1894 births
- 1943 deaths
- Military personnel from Hamburg
- 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
- German military personnel killed in World War II
- Prussian Army personnel
- Reichswehr personnel