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Lothar Ambrosius

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Years of service
  
1923–45

Service/branch
  
German Army

Name
  
Lothar Ambrosius

Rank
  
Oberst

Allegiance
  
Weimar Republic (to 1933)  Nazi Germany

Commands held
  
Divisions-Kampfgruppe 268

Battles/wars
  
World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Bialystok–Minsk Battle of Smolensk

Died
  
January 9, 1971, Hildesheim, Germany

Awards
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Battles and wars
  
Invasion of Poland, Battle of France

Dr. Lothar Adolf Heinrich Ambrosius (11 May 1903 – 9 January 1971) was a highly decorated Oberst der Reserves in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also 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.

Awards and decorations

  • Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (2 October 1939)
  • 1st Class (22 May 1940)
  • Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black (2 October 1941)
  • Infantry Assault Badge (30 November 1941)
  • Eastern Front Medal (22 August 1942)
  • Honour Roll Clasp of the Army (19 September 1943)
  • German Cross in Gold on 25 March 1942 as Major in the II./Infanterie-Regiment 12
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 24 January 1944 as Oberst der Reserves and commander of Divisionskampfgruppe 268 / 36. Infanterie-Division

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