Karl Löwrick

Karl Löwrick
Born	(1894-11-08)8 November 1894 Podlechen
Died	8 April 1945(1945-04-08) (aged 50) Pillau
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1920) Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1912–1920 1936–1945
Rank	Generalleutnant
Commands held	93. Infanterie-Division 542. Infanterie-Division 542. Volksgrenadier-Division
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Siege of Leningrad Battle for Velikiye Luki (1943) Leningrad–Novgorod Offensive East Prussian Offensive
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Karl Löwrick (8 November 1894 – 8 April 1945) was a Generalleutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II, and one of only 882 recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Karl Löwrick was killed on 8 April 1945 in an accident in Pillau.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1914)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Cross of Honor
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Eastern Front Medal
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 5 August 1940 as Oberstleutnant and commander of III./Infanterie-Regiment 272
  • 247th Oak Leaves on 17 May 1943 as Oberst and commander of Grenadier-Regiment 272

References

Citations

Bibliography

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945. Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
• Scherzer, Veit (2007). Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.

External links

• Lexikon der Wehrmacht
• Ritterkreuztraeger 1939-1945

Military offices
Preceded by General der Artillerie Horst von Mellenthin	Commander of 93. Infanterie-Division 1 October 1943 - 20 June 1944	Succeeded by Generalleutnant Erich Hofmann
Preceded by None	Commander of 542. Infanterie-Division 15 July 1944 - 9 October 1944	Succeeded by Renamed 542. Volksgrenadier-Division
Preceded by Previously 542. Infanterie-Division	Commander of 542. Volksgrenadier-Division 9 October 1944 - 8 April 1945	Succeeded by None