Karl Lorenz

Karl Lorenz
Karl Lorenz in 1944 (center)
Born	(1904-01-24)24 January 1904
Died	3 October 1964(1964-10-03) (aged 60)
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Army
Rank	Generalmajor
Commands held	Panzer Division Grossdeutschland
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Karl Lorenz (24 January 1904 – 3 October 1964) was a German general during World War II who commanded the Panzer Division Grossdeutschland. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves of Nazi Germany.

Awards and decorations

Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (23 September 1939) & 1st Class (24 June 1940)^[1]
German Cross in Gold on 2 January 1942 as Major in Pionier-Battalion 290^[2]
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- Knight's Cross on 17 December 1942 as Major and commander of Pionier-Battalion "Großdeutschland"^[3]
- Oak Leaves on 12 February 1944 as Oberst and commander of Grenadier-Regiment "Großdeutschland"^[4]

Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (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.
Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
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.

Military offices
Preceded by Generalleutnant Hasso von Manteuffel	Commander of the Panzer-Grenadier-Division Großdeutschland 1 September 1944 - April 1945	Succeeded by None

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the Division Grossdeutschland
Helmut Beck-Broichsitter Walter Hörnlein¹ (Oak Leaves) Karl Lorenz (Oak Leaves) Oldwig von Natzmer Otto-Ernst Remer (Oak Leaves) Horst Niemack³ (Oak Leaves & Swords) Hyacinth Graf Strachwitz⁵ (Oak Leaves, Swords & Diamonds)
¹ Knight's Cross with the 34th Infantry Division. ³ Knight's Cross and Oak Leaves with the (5th light Infantry Division). ⁵ Knight's Cross and Oak Leaves with the 16th Panzer Division, Diamonds with Army Group North.

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