Bernhard Lorenzen

Bernhard Lorenzen
Born	1 March 1907 Keitum
Died	17 July 1983(1983-07-17) (aged 76) Keitum
Allegiance	Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1926–45
Rank	Oberst der Reserve
Commands held	Grenadier-Regiment 1042
Battles/wars	World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Battle of Greece Operation Barbarossa Siege of Odessa (1941) Siege of Sevastopol (1941–1942) Battle of the Caucasus Lower Dnieper Offensive Siege of Dunkirk (1944)
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Bernhard Lorenzen (1 March 1907 – 17 July 1983) was a highly decorated Oberst der Reserve in the Wehrmacht during World War II and 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. Bernhard Lorenzen was captured by British troops on May 1945, and was held until November 1946.

Awards and decorations

Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class (20 June 1940)
- 1st Class (?)
Wound Badge (1939)
- in Black (25 August 1940)
Crimea Shield (1 September 1942)
German Cross in Gold (5 May 1942)
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 3 April 1943 as Hauptmann of the Reserves and commander of I./Grenadier-Regiment 121^[1]
Mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht on 12 June 1942

References

Citations

↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 242.

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 [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.
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.

External links

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the 50th Infantry Division

Stab	Paul Betz Karl-Adolf Hollidt¹ (Oak Leaves) Friedrich Sixt² (Oak Leaves)

Infanterie/Grenadier-Regiment 121	Wilhelm Borchert Ernst Bunge Bernhard Lorenzen Werner Neumann Hans Richter Walter Salzmann

Infanterie/Grenadier-Regiment 122	Erich Borchardt Heinz-Georg Haase Ernst-August Hübner Dr. Wolfgang Meinhold Erich Reuter³ (Oak Leaves)

Infanterie/Grenadier-Regiment 123	Erich Bärenfänger (Oak Leaves & Swords) Dr. Karl Brocks Gerhard Giesen Josef Ippisch Heinrich Kodré Karl-Otto Leukefeld Willy Marienfeld (Oak Leaves) Walter Rudolph

Panzerjäger-Abteilung 150	Rudolf Suhr

Pionier-Bataillon 150	Walter von der Heiden

from attached units	Hans Dally⁴ Johann Rast⁵ Werner Streck⁶

¹ Oak Leaves with the 6th Armay ² Oak Leaves with the 5th Jäger Division ³ Oak Leaves with the 46th Infantry Division ⁴ Flak-Abteilung 5 (L) ⁵ Gebirgs-Pionier-Bataillon 85 ⁶ Feldersatz-Bataillon 81

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