Generalmajor Gerhard Lindemann Born: 02 Aug 1896 in Verden, Aller Died: 28 Apr 1994 in Bremen Promotions:
Leutnant (00 Aug 1915); Hauptmann (01 Jul 1934); Major (01 Aug 1938); Oberstleutnant (01 Aug 1941); Oberst (01 Apr 1942); Generalmajor (01 Jul 1944) Career:
Entered Army Service (00 Aug 1914)
War Volunteer in the 7th Field-Artillery-Regiment (00 Aug 1914-00 Jan 1915)
Fahnenjunker in the 158th Infantry-Regiment, later Platoon-Leader in the 158th Infantry-Regiment (00 Jan 1915-?? ??? 1916)
Platoon-Leader in the 29th MG-Detachment (?? ??? 1916-Summer 1917)
Company-Leader in the 29th MG-Detachment (Summer 1917-?? ??? 1919)
Transferred back into the 158th Infantry-Regiment, lastly Regiments-Adjutant (?? ??? 1919-31 Mar 1920)
Retired (31 Mar 1920)
Reactivated to Army Service (01 Jul 1934)
Company-Chief in the 16th Infantry-Regiment (01 Jul 1934-01 Oct 1934)
Company-Chief in the 65th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1934-03 Jan 1939)
Commander of the Replacement-Battalion of the 47th Infantry-Regiment (03 Jan 1939-01 Sep 1939)
Battalion-Commander in the 489th Infantry-Regiment (01 Sep 1939-01 Jan 1941)
Battalion-Commander in the 102nd Infantry-Division (01 Jan 1941-00 Dec 1941)
Commander of the 216th Infantry-Regiment (00 Dec 1941-16 Nov 1943)
F�hrer-Reserve & Detached to the 8th Division-Leaders-Course, D�beritz-Elsgrund (16 Nov 1943-14 Dec 1943)
Temporary Leader of Corps-Detachment C (00 Apr 1944-01 Jun 1944)
Delegated with the Leadership of the 361st Infantry-Division (00 May 1944-01 Jul 1944)
Commander of the 361st Infantry-Division (01 Jul 1944-22 Jul 1944)
Captured near Brody, in Soviet Captivity (thought dead in close combat, and was 'posthumously' awarded Eichenlaub zum Ritterkreuz) (22 Jul 1944-07 Oct 1955)
Co-Signatory of the call 'An Volk und Wehrmacht' of the Federal German Officers in the National Committee of Free Germany (08 Dec 1944)
Released (07 Oct 1955)
Awards & Decorations:
- Ritterkreuz (1457): am 25.01.1943 als Oberst und Kommandeur des Grenadier-Regiment 216
- Eichenlaub (580): am 10.09.1944 als Generalmajor und F�hrer der 361. Infanterie-Division
- Deutsches Kreuz in Gold: am 07.03.1942 als Oberstleutnant und Kommandeur des Infanterie-Regiment 216
- 1914 EK I: 25.04.1918
- 1914 EK II: 05.10.1915
- Ehrenkreuz f�r Frontk�mpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. Klasse
- Spange zum EK II: 24.05.1940
- Spange zum EK I: 10.06.1940
- Medaille �Winterschlacht im Osten 1941/1942�
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