|
Kurt Lottner (30 October 1899 – 15 March 1957) was a highly decorated Generalmajor 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. Kurt Lottner was ''Kampfkommandant'' of Lübeck in April/May 1945. On 2 May, British troops prepared to conquer Lübeck. Lottner, NSDAP-Kreisleiter Bernhard Clausen, mayor Otto-Heinrich Drechsler (1895-1945 (suicide)), Police chief Walther Schröder (1902-1973) and officers in place agreed that a fight against the advancing 11th Armoured Division was hopeless and senseless. They gave orders to remove the explosive charges already put in place at bridges and harbour facilities.〔Gerhard Meyer (Hrsg.):''Lübeck 1945 - Tagebuchauszüge von Arthur Geoffrey Dickens.'' (diary excerpts) Lübeck 1986, p. 96, ISBN 3-7950-3000-5.〕〔Antjekathrin Graßmann (ed.): ''Lübeckische Geschichte''. 2. ed. Schmidt-Römhild, Lübeck 1989, ISBN 3-7950-3203-2, p. 730.〕 Lottner was taken Prisoner of war by British troops May 2, 1945, held in Island Farm and was released in 1947. ==Awards and decorations== * Iron Cross (1914) * * 2nd Class * * 1st Class * Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 * Iron Cross (1939) * * 2nd Class * * 1st Class * Wound Badge (1939) * * in Black * * in Silver * Infantry Assault Badge * German Cross in Gold (7 October 1943) * Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 14 October 1943 as ''Oberst'' and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 111〔Fellgiebel 2000, p. 242.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kurt Lottner」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
|