Karl Lorenz Explained

Karl Lorenz
Birth Date:	24 January 1904
Birth Place:	Hanau
Death Place:	Bad Godesberg
Branch:	Army
Rank:	Generalmajor
Commands:	Panzer Division Grossdeutschland
Battles:	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]

References

Bibliography

• Book: Fellgiebel , Walther-Peer . Walther-Peer Fellgiebel

. Walther-Peer Fellgiebel . 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 . German . Friedberg, Germany . Podzun-Pallas . 978-3-7909-0284-6.

• Book: 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 . German . Norderstedt, Germany . Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall . 978-3-931533-45-8.
• Book: Thomas , Franz . 1998 . Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 2: L–Z . The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 2: L–Z . German . Osnabrück, Germany . Biblio-Verlag . 978-3-7648-2300-9.

Notes and References

1. Thomas 1998, p. 38.
2. Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 285.
3. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 242.
4. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 67.