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Years of service
  
1924–45

Rank
  
Generalmajor


Name
  
Karl Lorenz

Service/branch
  
German Army

Karl Lorenz

Born
  
24 January 1904Hanau (
1904-01-24
)

Allegiance
  
Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany

Battles/wars
  
World War IIInvasion of PolandBattle of FranceOperation BarbarossaDemyansk PocketEast Prussian Offensive

Died
  
October 3, 1964, Bad Godesberg, Germany

Awards
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Commands held
  
Panzer-Grenadier-Division Grosdeutschland

Battles and wars
  
Invasion of Poland, Battle of France

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Karl Lorenz (24 January 1904 – 3 October 1964) was a German general during World War II who commanded the Panzer Division Grossdeutschland. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves of Nazi Germany.

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Awards and decorations

  • Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (23 September 1939) & 1st Class (24 June 1940)
  • German Cross in Gold on 2 January 1942 as Major in Pionier-Battalion 290
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 17 December 1942 as Major and commander of Pionier-Battalion "Großdeutschland"
  • Oak Leaves on 12 February 1944 as Oberst and commander of Grenadier-Regiment "Großdeutschland"

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