Years of service 1926–45 Service/branch German Army | Name Bernhard Lorenzen Rank Oberst | |
Allegiance Weimar Republic (to 1933)
Nazi Germany Commands held Grenadier-Regiment 1042 Battles/wars World War II
Invasion of Poland
Battle of France
Battle of Greece
Operation Barbarossa
Siege of Odessa (1941)
Siege of Sevastopol (1941–1942)
Battle of the Caucasus
Lower Dnieper Offensive
Siege of Dunkirk (1944) Died July 17, 1983, Sylt, Germany Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Battles and wars Invasion of Poland, Battle of France | ||
Bernhard Lorenzen (1 March 1907 – 17 July 1983) was a highly decorated Oberst der Reserve in the Wehrmacht during World War II and a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Bernhard Lorenzen was captured by British troops on May 1945, and was held until November 1946.
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