Karl Löwrick

Karl Löwrick (8 November 1894 – 8 April 1945) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II, and a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves of Nazi Germany. Löwrick was killed on 8 April 1945 in an accident in Pillau.

Karl Löwrick
Born(1894-11-08)8 November 1894
Podlechen, East Prussia
Died8 April 1945(1945-04-08) (aged 50)
Pillau, East Prussia
Allegiance German Empire
 Weimar Republic
 Nazi Germany
Service/branchArmy
Years of service1912–20 & 1936–45
RankGeneralleutnant
Commands held93 Infantry Division
542 Infanterie Division
542 Volksgrenadier Division
Battles/warsWorld War II
AwardsKnight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Awards and decorations

References

Citations

  1. Thomas 1998, p. 35.
  2. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 241.
  3. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 61.

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.
  • Thomas, Franz (1998). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 2: L–Z [The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 2: L–Z] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2300-9.
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