Karl Löwrick

Karl Löwrick (8 November 1894 – 8 April 1945) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II, and a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves of Nazi Germany. Löwrick was killed on 8 April 1945 in an accident in Pillau.

Karl Löwrick
Born	8 November 1894 Podlechen, East Prussia
Died	8 April 1945 (aged 50) Pillau, East Prussia
Allegiance	German Empire  Weimar Republic  Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Army
Years of service	1912–20 & 1936–45
Rank	Generalleutnant
Commands held	93 Infantry Division 542 Infanterie Division 542 Volksgrenadier Division
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (9 May 1915) & 1st Class (18 September 1917)[1]
• Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (14 June 1940) &1st Class (20 June 1940)[1]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 5 August 1940 as Oberstleutnant and commander of III./Infanterie-Regiment 272[2]
  • 247th Oak Leaves on 17 May 1943 as Oberst and commander of Grenadier-Regiment 272[3]

References

Citations

1. Thomas 1998, p. 35.
2. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 241.
3. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 61.

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.
• 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.