Gerhard Lindner

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Gerhard Lindner
Born26 December 1896
Died4 June 1982(1982-06-04) (aged 85)
AllegianceFlag of Germany (1935-1945).svg  Nazi Germany
Service/branch Army
Rank Generalmajor
Commands held SS Division Götz von Berlichingen
346th Infantry Division
Battles/wars World War II
Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Gerhard Lindner (26 December 1896 – 3 June 1982) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. After the war, he was taken prisoner and interned until 1947.

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Citations

  1. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 240.

Bibliography

  • Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile[The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN   978-3-7909-0284-6.
Military offices
Preceded by
Standartenführer Hans Lingner
Commander of 17. SS-Panzergrenadier-Division "Götz von Berlichingen"
9 January 1945 – 21 January 1945
Succeeded by
Standartenführer Fritz Klingenberg
Preceded by
Generalleutnant Walter Steinmüller
Commander of 346. Infanterie-Division
1 February 1945 – 8 May 1945
Succeeded by
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