(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalmajor Karl Lorenz
Born: 24 Jan 1904 in Hanau
Died: 03 Oct 1964 in Bad Godesberg, North Rhine-Westphalia
Promotions:
Fähnrich (00 000 1926); Oberfähnrich (00 000 1927); Leutnant (01 Apr 1928); Oberleutnant (01 Jan 1932); Hauptmann (01 Oct 1935); Major (01 Jan 1941); Oberstleutnant (01 Feb 1943); Oberst (01 Aug 1943); Generalmajor (01 Nov 1944)
Career:
Entered Army Service (01 Apr 1924)
Offiziersanwärter in the 3rd Pioneer-Battalion (01 Apr 1924-01 Apr 1928)
Company-Officer then Signals Officer in the 3rd Pioneer-Battalion (01 Apr 1928-01 Apr 1931)
Adjutant of the 3rd Pioneer-Battalion (01 Apr 1931-01 Oct 1934)
Company Chief in the 3rd Pioneer-Battalion (01 Oct 1934-01 Oct 1935)
Adjutant of Higher Pioneer Officer 2 (01 Oct 1935-10 Nov 1938)
Company Chief in the 18th Pioneer-Battalion (10 Nov 1938-01 Feb 1940)
Commander of the 290th Pioneer-Battalion (01 Feb 1940-01 Mar 1942)
Wounded, in hospital (01 Mar 1942-01 Aug 1942)
Commander of Pioneer-Battalion Großdeutschland (01 Aug 1942-01 Dec 1942)
Commander of Panzer-Grenadier-Regiment Großdeutschland (01 Dec 1942-01 Aug 1944)
Führer Reserve (01 Aug 1944-01 Sep 1944)
13th Division Leaders Course in Hirschberg (07 Aug 1944-02 Sep 1944)
Commander of Panzer-Grenadier-Division Großdeutschland (01 Sep 1944-10 May 1945)
In British captivity (10 May 1945-19 Mar 1948)
Released (19 Mar 1948)

Awards & Decorations:
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes (17 Dec 1943)
Eichenlaub zum Ritterkreuz (12 Feb 1944, 395. recipient)
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold (02 Jan 1942)


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