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 | |
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| Born | 8 November 1894 Podlechen, East Prussia |
| Died | 8 April 1945 (aged 50) Pillau, East Prussia |
| Allegiance |  German Empire  Weimar Republic  Nazi Germany |
| Service/ | 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 edit
- 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]
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Bibliography edit
- 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.
