Karl Loewrick
Karl Löwrick (born November 8, 1894 in Podlechen in the Rastenburg district , † April 8, 1945 in Pillau ) was a German officer , last lieutenant general in World War II .
Life
Löwrick served as an officer in the First World War . In the Wehrmacht , Löwrick led the 93rd Infantry Division and the 542nd Infantry Division as commander in World War II .
Awards
- Iron Cross (1914) 2nd and 1st class
- Clasp for the Iron Cross, 2nd and 1st class
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Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with oak leaves
- Knight's Cross on August 5, 1940
- Oak leaves on May 17, 1943 (247th award)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Veit Scherzer : Knight's Cross bearers 1939-1945. The holders of the Iron Cross of the Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and armed forces allied with Germany according to the documents of the Federal Archives. 2nd Edition. Scherzers Militaer-Verlag, Ranis / Jena 2007, ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2 , p. 583.
- ↑ Walther-Peer Fellgiebel : The bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939-1945 - The holder of the highest award of the Second World War of all parts of the Wehrmacht . Dörfler Verlag, Eggolsheim 2004, ISBN 3-7909-0284-5 , p. 61, 241 .
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| SURNAME | Löwrick, Karl |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German officer, most recently lieutenant general in World War II |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 8, 1894 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Podlechen , Rastenburg District , East Prussia Province |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 8, 1945 |
| Place of death | Pillau |