Ludwig Kirschner Explained

Ludwig Kirschner
Birth Date:	12 June 1904
Birth Place:	Bayreuth, German Empire
Death Place:	Saybusch, Poland
Branch:	Army
Serviceyears:	1936–45
Rank:	Generalmajor
Commands:	320. Volksgrenadier-Division
Battles:	World War II Vistula–Oder Offensive
Awards:	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Ludwig Kirschner (12 June 1904 – 11 February 1945) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II who commanded the 320. Volksgrenadier-Division. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. Kirschner was killed on 11 February 1945 in Saybusch, Poland.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (31 December 1940) & 1st Class (14 September 1941)^[1]
• Honour Roll Clasp of the Army (8 February 1942)^[1]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 18 January 1942 as Major and commander of the I./Infanterie-Regiment 436^[2]
  • Oak Leaves on 28 October 1942 as Oberstleutnant and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 72^[3]

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: Thomas , Franz . 1997 . Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 1: A–K . The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 1: A–K . German . Osnabrück, Germany . Biblio-Verlag . 978-3-7648-2299-6.

Notes and References

1. Thomas 1997, p. 366.
2. Fellgiebel 2000, pp. 257, 494.
3. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 55.