(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalleutnant Karl Löwrick
Born: 08 Nov 1894 in Podlechen, District Rastenburg, East Prussia (Ostpreußen)
Died: 08 Apr 1945 near Pillau (Fatal Accident)
Promotions:
Obergefreiter (01 Oct 1913); Unteroffizier (04 Nov 1914); Vizefeldwebel (07 Nov 1916); Offiziers-Stellvertreter (01 Dec 1918); Polizei-Wachtmeister (19 Mar 1920); Polizei-Hauptwachtmeister (24 Jul 1920); Polizei-Leutnant (01 Apr 1923); Polizei-Oberleutnant (15 Dec 1925); Polizei-Hauptmann (09 Nov 1933); Hauptmann (16 Mar 1936); Major (01 Jan 1937); Oberstleutnant (01 Jul 1940); Oberst (01 Apr 1942); Generalmajor (01 Dec 1943); Generalleutnant (01 Jun 1944)
Career:
Entered Army Service (17 Oct 1912)
Volunteer in the 1st Foot-Artillery-Regiment (17 Oct 1912-07 Jan 1919)
Transferred to the 2nd Training-Battery with the Replacement-Battalion of the 1st Foot-Atrtillery-Regiment (07 Jan 1919-20 Jan 1919)
Transferred to 2nd Battery of the 1st Heavy Artillery-Regiment (20 Jan 1919-19 Mar 1920)
Transferred to Police Service (19 Mar 1920)
Transferred to the Security Police Department Tilsit (19 Mar 1920-01 Jun 1923)
Detached to the Higher Police School Eiche (12 Jan 1922-12 Apr 1922)
Detached to the Police School Spandau (05 Apr 1923-04 May 1923)
Transferred to the Protection Police Cottbus (01 Jun 1923-01 Feb 1926)
Detached to Course for Signals Service in Berlin (19 Oct 1925-09 Jan 1926)
Transferred to the Police Administration Münchengladbach (01 Feb 1926-01 Feb 1927)
Transferred to the Police School Treptow am der Rega (01 Feb 1927-01 Jan 1928)
Transferred to the Police School Bonn (01 Jan 1928-17 Jan 1933)
Detached to Course A in Berlin-Spandau (02 Apr 1930-21 Jun 1930)
Detached to Course D/B 2 at Berlin-Spandau (07 Jun 1932-16 Jul 1932)
Transferred to the Police Administration Düsseldorf (17 Jan 1933-29 Oct 1933)
Transferred to the State Police Department Düsseldorf (29 Oct 1933-16 Mar 1936)
Transferred to Army Service (16 Mar 1936)
Company-Chief in the 77th Infantry-Regiment (16 Mar 1936-06 Oct 1937)
Company-Chief in the 37th Infantry-Regiment (06 Oct 1937-07 Nov 1938)
Detached to the Staff Department of OKH (07 Nov 1938-10 Nov 1938)
Transferred to the Staff Department of OKH (10 Nov 1938-11 Sep 1939)
Führer-Reserve OKH (11 Sep 1939-25 Sep 1939)
Commander of III. Battalion of the 272nd Infantry-Regiment (25 Sep 1939-21 Aug 1941)
Commander of the 272nd Infantry-Regiment (21 Aug 1941-13 Sep 1942)
Commander of the 43rd Infantry-Regiment (13 Sep 1942-03 Sep 1943)
Führer-Reserve OKH (03 Sep 1943-27 Sep 1943)
Detached to the Leader School in Antwerp (27 Sep 1943-01 Oct 1943)
Delegated with the Leadership of the 93rd Infantry-Division (01 Oct 1943-01 Dec 1943)
Commander of the 93rd Infantry-Division (01 Dec 1943-20 Jun 1944)
Führer-Reserve OKH (20 Jun 1944-15 Jul 1944)
Commander of the 542nd Grenadier-Division (15 Jul 1944-12 Aug 1944)
Commander of the 542nd Infantry-Division (12 Aug 1944-09 Oct 1944)
Commander of the 542nd Volksgrenadier-Division (09 Oct 1944-08 Apr 1945)
Fatal Accident (08 Apr 1945)

Awards & Decorations:
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes (05 Aug 1940)
Eichenlaub zum Ritterkreuz (17 May 1943, 247th recipient)


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