Wilhelm Lorenz

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Wilhelm Lorenz
Born	25 April 1894 Hamburg
Died	2 January 1943(1943-01-02) (aged 48) Demyansk
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1930) Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1912–1930 1938–1943
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^[1]

References

Citations

↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 242.

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.

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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

Persondata
Name	Lorenz, Wilhelm
Alternative names
Short description	German General and Knight's Cross recipients
Date of birth	25 April 1894
Place of birth	Hamburg, Germany
Date of death	2 January 1943
Place of death	Demyansk, Russia

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