Karl Löwrick
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| Karl Löwrick | |
|---|---|
| Born |
8 November 1894 Podlechen |
| Died |
8 April 1945 (aged 50) Pillau |
| Allegiance |
 German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1920).svg.png){kind=small} Nazi Germany |
| Service/branch | Heer |
| Years of service |
1912–1920 1936–1945 |
| Rank | Generalleutnant |
| Commands held |
93. Infanterie-Division 542. Infanterie-Division 542. Volksgrenadier-Division |
| Battles/wars |
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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)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
- Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
- Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
- 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 [1]
- 247th Oak Leaves on 17 May 1943 as Oberst and commander of Grenadier-Regiment 272[2]
References
- Citations
- Bibliography
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 – Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtsteile [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.
- 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 [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
- Thomas, Franz (1998). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 2: L–Z [The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 2: L–Z] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2300-9.
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| Military offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by General der Artillerie Horst von Mellenthin |
Commander of 93. Infanterie-Division 1 October 1943 - 20 June 1944 |
Succeeded by Generalleutnant Erich Hofmann |
| Preceded by None |
Commander of 542. Infanterie-Division 15 July 1944 - 9 October 1944 |
Succeeded by Renamed 542. Volksgrenadier-Division |
| Preceded by Previously 542. Infanterie-Division |
Commander of 542. Volksgrenadier-Division 9 October 1944 - 8 April 1945 |
Succeeded by None |
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