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	2 August 1896 Verden an der Aller
Died	28 April 1994 (aged 97) Bremen
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918)  Weimar Republic (to 1933)  Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Army
Years of service	1914–20 1934–45
Rank	Generalmajor
Commands held	361st Infantry Division
Battles/wars	World War II Lvov–Sandomierz Offensive (surrendered)
Awards	Knight'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]

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.