Joachim-Friedrich Lang

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Joachim-Friedrich Lang
Nickname(s)Fritz
Born14 September 1899
Montigny-lès-Metz, Imperial Territory of Alsace-Lorraine, German Empire
Died16 April 1945 (1945-04-17) (aged 45)
Pillau, Samland District, East Prussia
AllegianceFlag of the German Empire.svg  German Empire (to 1918)
Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Weimar Republic (to 1920)
Flag of Germany (1935-1945).svg  Nazi Germany (to 1945)
Service/branch Imperial German Army
Freikorps
Provisional Reichswehr
Heer
Years of service1918–1920
1937–1945
Rank Generalleutnant
Unit 95th Infanterie-Division (Teufel-Division)
Commands heldCommander of the 95th Infanterie-Division
Battles/wars World War II
Awards German Cross
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Joachim-Friedrich Lang was a German officer, finally Generalleutnant of the Wehrmacht during World War II.

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Biography

Born on 14 September 1899 in Montigny-lès-Metz, Alsace-Lorraine, Joachim-Friedrich Lang joined the Imperial German Army during World War I. Following the outbreak of World War II, Lang took part in the invasion of France and then served on the Eastern Front. He had by then reached the rank of Oberst. Lang served in the Field in the 481st Grenadier-Regiment. In this regiment, Lang was awarded the German Cross on 14 June 1942. Soon after, Joachim Lang was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 4 September 1943. Lang was appointed the commander of 95th Infanterie-Division on 30 June 1944. He was promoted to the rank of Generalmajor (Major General) on 1 October 1944, near Königsberg. Then, Lang fought near Pillau, before being killed in action on 16 April 1945. On 20 April 1945, he was posthumously promoted to Generalleutnant, although the promotion had been decided on while he was still alive. [1]

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