Gerhard Lindemann

Gerhard Lindemann
Born	2 August 1896 Verden an der Aller
Died	28 April 1994 (aged 97) Bremen
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918)  Weimar Republic (to 1933)  Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1914–20 1934–45
Rank	Generalmajor
Commands held	361. Infanterie-Division
Battles/wars	World War II Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Smolensk (1941) Battles of Rzhev Battle of Kursk Lvov–Sandomierz Offensive
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Gerhard Heinrich Lindemann (2 August 1896 – 28 April 1994) was a highly decorated Generalmajor 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. Gerhard Lindemann was captured by Soviet forces in July 1944 during the Lvov–Sandomierz Offensive. He was released from captivity in 1955.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1914)
  • 2nd Class (5 October 1915)^[1]
  • 1st Class (25 April 1918)^[1]
• Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
• Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (24 May 1940)^[1]
  • 1st Class (10 June 1940)^[1]
• Eastern Front Medal
• German Cross in Gold on 7 March 1942 as Oberstleutnant in Infanterie-Regiment 216^[2]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 25 January 1943 as Oberst and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 216^[3]
  • 580th Oak Leaves on 10 September 1944 as Generalmajor and acting divisional commander of 361. Infanterie-Division^[4]

References

Citations

1. Thomas 1998, p. 29.
2. Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 279.
3. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 239.
4. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 74.

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.
• 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.

External links

• World War 2 Awards.com
• Lexikon der Wehrmacht