Gerhard Lindemann

Gerhard Heinrich Lindemann (2 August 1896 – 28 April 1994) was a German general (Generalmajor) in the Wehrmacht during World War II, and a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, awarded by Nazi Germany for successful military leadership.

Gerhard Lindemann
Born(1896-08-02)2 August 1896
Verden an der Aller
Died28 April 1994(1994-04-28) (aged 97)
Bremen
Allegiance German Empire (to 1918)
 Weimar Republic (to 1933)
 Nazi Germany
Service/branchArmy
Years of service1914–20
1934–45
RankGeneralmajor
Commands held361st Infantry Division
Battles/warsWorld War II
AwardsKnight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Lindemann surrendered to the Red Army in the course of the Soviet July 1944 Lvov–Sandomierz Offensive. Convicted as a war criminal in the Soviet union, he was held until 1955.

Awards and decorations
  • Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (5 October 1915) & 1st Class (25 April 1918)[1]
  • Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
  • Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class & 1st Class (10 June 1940)[1]
  • German Cross in Gold on 7 March 1942 as Oberstleutnant in 216th Infantry Regiment[2]
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
    • Knight's Cross on 25 January 1943 as Oberst and commander of 216th Infantry Regiment[3]
    • 580th Oak Leaves on 10 September 1944 as Generalmajor and acting divisional commander of 361st Infantry Division[4]
gollark: I want a 2G SAltkin, and have an IOU for one going, but I've not gotten any on my ND trade unfortunately.
gollark: Kill it.
gollark: See, NDs involve *skill*.
gollark: Ignoring SAlts, I mean.
gollark: I actually think NDs should be rarest.

References

Citations
  1. Thomas 1998, p. 29.
  2. Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 279.
  3. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 239.
  4. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 74.

Bibliography
  • Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (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] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
  • 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] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
  • Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
  • Thomas, Franz (1998). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 2: L–Z [The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 2: L–Z] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2300-9.
Military offices
Preceded by
Generalleutnant Siegmund Freiherr von Schleinitz		 Commander of 361st Infantry Division
30 May 1944 – 22 July 1944		 Succeeded by
Generalmajor Alfred Philippi
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