Gerhard Lindner
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Gerhard Lindner (26 December 1896 – 3 June 1982) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. After the war, he was taken prisoner and interned until 1947.
Awards and decorations
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 5 May 1945 as Generalmajor and commander of 346. Infanterie-Division
Citations
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.
| Military offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded byStandartenführer Hans Lingner | Commander of 17. SS-Panzergrenadier-Division "Götz von Berlichingen" 9 January 1945 – 21 January 1945 | Succeeded byStandartenführer Fritz Klingenberg |
| Preceded byGeneralleutnant Walter Steinmüller | Commander of 346. Infanterie-Division 1 February 1945 – 8 May 1945 | Succeeded byNone |