Ludwig Kirschner (General)

Ludwig Kirschner (born June 12, 1904 in Bayreuth ; † February 11, 1945 near Saybusch ) was a German officer , most recently major general in World War II .

Life

Kirschner was employed as a police lieutenant in the police service of the Bavarian State Police from 1925. In 1934 he was appointed police lieutenant and in 1935 he was accepted into the armed forces as first lieutenant. In 1936 he became captain and from 1939 commander of the 2nd company of the 104th Infantry Regiment, which at the beginning of the Second World War took up positions on the western front as part of the 33rd Infantry Division.

1940 in October he became the commander of the 1st battalion of the 436 infantry regiment in the Landshut area and was promoted to major in 1941. On January 18, 1942, he was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and in the same year he became Lieutenant Colonel and Commander of the 72nd Infantry Regiment. In 1943, he was appointed Colonel. In Antwerp he was allowed to take over the battalion leadership school as commander in the same year.

At the end of his career, he was promoted to major general on January 30, 1945 and commanded the 320th Volksgrenadier Division .

Kirschner died on February 11, 1945 near Saybusch in Poland.

Awards

Iron Cross (1939) 2nd and 1st class
Wound badge (1939) in gold
Infantry assault badge in silver
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with oak leaves
- Knight's Cross on January 18, 1942
- Oak leaves on October 28, 1942 (135th award)

literature

Peter Stockert: Die Eichenlaubträger 1940–1945 , 9 volumes, 4th revised edition, Bad Friedrichshall 2010–2011.

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 .

personal data
SURNAME	Kirschner, Ludwig
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German officer, most recently major general in World War II
DATE OF BIRTH	June 12, 1904
PLACE OF BIRTH	Bayreuth , Bavaria
DATE OF DEATH	February 11, 1945
Place of death	Saybusch , Upper Silesia Province

[1] 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 .