Kurt Lottner
Kurt Lottner (born October 30, 1899 in Hamm , † March 15, 1957 in Bad Schwartau ) was a German officer , most recently major general in World War II .
Life
He served in the Wehrmacht as a general staff officer a . a. in the 239th Infantry Division and in the XII. Army Corps . Lottner led the 111th Infantry Regiment as commander in World War II . After being seriously wounded in 1943, he was initially unable to work in his hometown Bad Schwartau after hospital stays and from the beginning of April 1945, as a disabled man, he was the combat commander of Lübeck . On May 2, 1945 he surrendered Lübeck to the British troops without a fight and was taken prisoner by the British at Iceland Farm until 1947 .
Awards
- Iron Cross (1914) 2nd and 1st class
- Clasp for the Iron Cross, 2nd and 1st class
- German cross in gold on October 7, 1943
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on October 14, 1943
literature
- Arthur Geoffrey Dickens : Lübeck Diary . Victor Gollancz Ltd., London 1947
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ 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. 242 .
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| SURNAME | Lottner, Kurt |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German officer, most recently major general in World War II |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 30, 1899 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hamm |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 15, 1957 |
| Place of death | Bad Schwartau |